Devanagari) – describes the significance and merits of worshipping Shiva, with proscribed rituals, citing extensively from the Puranas. Gaṅgāvākyāvalī (Sanskrit) – a text glorifying the religious significance of Ganga, with citations from the Puranas. (Sanskrit, Tirahuta script) – a dharmaśāstra focusing on property law, with citations from many Smritis. (Sanskrit, Devanagari script) – a guide to types of ritual donations and their spiritual merits (Sanskrit, Devanagari script) – a guide to the proper worship of Durga, especially during Navaratri or in the month of Asvin. Gayāpattalaka (Sanskrit, Devanagari script) – a text about funerary rituals. (Sanskrit) – a text describing the festivals that are to be observed through the year (probably the festivals that were observed in Mithila at that time). Padāvalī (Maithili, Tirahuta/Bangla/Devanagari scripts depending on version) – a compilation of Vidyapati's songs in praise of Krishna, likely not put together by him. Translations His works have been translated to several languages, including English. Vidyapati's love songs were translated into English as part of the UNESCO Collection of Representative Works. Notes Bibliography Further reading External links Vidyapati at Encyclopædia Universalis Vidyapati at the Great Soviet Encyclopedia 27 poems transl. Deben Bhattacharya, from Love Songs of Vidyapati, (UNESCO) 1963 1350s births 1440s deaths Hindu poets 14th-century Indian poets People from Madhubani district Culture of Mithila Writers of Mithila Maithili poets 15th-century Indian poets Maithil Brahmin