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Bāṇeśvara was from Guptipāṛā (Guptipallī) became sequentially the court-poet of Krishna Chandra of Nabadwip, Chitrasen of Burdwan [Bardhaman], Nawab Alivardi Khan and Naba Krishna Deb of Shobhabazar. The manuscript is a modern notebook. The scribe wrote on one side of the pages. This text is a poetry in 20 cantos. This manuscript is a copy of an edition of this text that is based on a manuscript of Śaka 1695 (1773 CE) written by Śrīrāmaśaṅkara Śarman; Complete / Incomplete: Complete MS; Place of composition: Guptipallī, Bengal; Date of copying: Not mentioned. Custodial history: One of the oldest libraries in the Hooghly district. Sisir Bani Mandir was established at Guptipara in 1917. The library has a good collection of old Sanskrit and Bengali manuscripts and some rare books in different languages. Cuncura Bartabaha is one of the rarest collections of the library. Administrative context: The CSSSC, on realising the importance of copying the collection applied for a grant to the EAP against which EAP921 has been awarded. Calendar: Common Calendar. Extent and format of original material: One Manuscript of 137 folios. Physical characteristics: Extremely fragile. The original size of the folios are 24X20 cm. Owner(s) of original material: Sisir Bani Mandir Pathagar. Author(s) of original material: Bāṇeśavara Vidyālaṅkāra, son of Rāmadevatarkavāgīśa Bhaṭṭācārya. Scribe of original material: Not mentioned.