Volume-XII, Special Issue, April 2026 |
বাংলা মঙ্গলকাব্যে বন্দর সপ্তগ্রাম প্রসঙ্গ মানিক দাস, গবেষক, বাংলা বিভাগ, কোস্টাল এনভায়রনমেন্টাল স্টাডিজ রিসার্চ সেন্টার, এগরা সারদা শশিভূষণ কলেজ, বিদ্যাসাগর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত |
Received: 06.04.2026 | Accepted: 07.04.2026 | Published Online: 10.04.2026 | Page No: 62-69 | ||||
DOI: 10.29032/ijhsss.vol.12.issue.specialW.269 | |||||||
The Port of Saptagram in Bengali Mangal-Kavya Manik Das, Research Scholar, Coastal Environmental Studies Research Centre, Egra Sarada Shashi Bhushan College, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
Since ancient times, India’s overseas trade enjoyed remarkable prominence. This is evident not only in ancient religious texts but also in the accounts of various travellers and historians. From early periods, the ports of Bengal—such as Tamralipta, Harikela, Dandabhukti, and Saptagram—were widely celebrated in different strands of literature. In Medieval Bengali literature, poets offered rich and vivid descriptions of these ports and maritime routes, often portraying the trading voyages of local merchants. After the eighth century, when the course of the Saraswati River shifted, Tamralipta gradually lost its significance. At the same time, Saptagram rose to prominence as a thriving center of commerce. The Poets of the Mangal-Kavya tradition frequently referred to the commercial glory of Saptagram in the “Banijya Pattan” (mercantile episode) sections of their works. Through their narratives, they depicted the prosperity, wealth, and vibrant mercantile life of its trading community. To the merchants, Saptagram was not merely a trading hub—it held a special allure. Together with Triveni, it was often regarded almost as a sacred space, a destination imbued with a sense of pilgrimage and spiritual fulfilment. | ||
Keywords: Saptagram, The Merchant, Trading, Port, Tribeni, Saraswati River, MangalKavya, Medieval Bengali Literature, Hooghly |