Note 71 — Chapter XXVIII · A PHILANTHROPIST.
G. D. (George Devereux) Oswell translation
Kankan, the name of the poet, the author of the Bengali Version of the Chandi, or Hymn to Durga: in the poetical effusion in the Tale the poetaster assumes the name of Kankan. Valmiki, the reputed author of the Ramayana. Vyasa, the reputed author of the Mahabharat.