The story of Maynamati and Gopichandra is a part of which of the following literary works?

The correct answer is Nath literature.

Key Points

• The story of Maynamati and Gopichandra is a part of Nath literature.
• Maynamati-Gopichandrer Gan is the story of Queen Maynamati and her husband, Manik Chandra, that propagates yoga guidelines.

Important Points

• Nath Literature
  • It is a branch of medieval Bangla literature.
  • It is based on the Nath cult or yoga-sadhana.
  • The main god of the Naths is shiva, who is also called Adinath.
  • The five Nath siddhas (or enlightened)- Minanath, Goraksanath, Hadipa, Kanupa and Chauranginath, are described as having been born from different parts of the body of Adinath.
  • Nath literature was of two types, didactic and narrative.
  • Didactic literature was in the form of doha, prahelika or chara, where secrecy was observed with the abundant use of code words and sentences.
  • Narrative Nath literature was based on legends and stories about the siddhas. The aim of the stories was to attract people to the cult.