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"Concept of Rasa” as seen in Anandavardhana and......
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(B.P. pp. 47, ibid) :
"kecin navā"tmikām āhur
manovrttim vicaksaņāḥ tataś śānto raso nāțye'py astīti pratijānate.” nāțakā'di nibandhe tu tapaś carana-vastuni abhinetum aśakyatvāt
tad-vākyártha-padárthayoḥ.” Śā. observes that sama-sthāyin, being enhanced by determinants that may be proper to it, is termed 'śānta-rasa' by some experts.
But sama is marked by absence of mental digressions. So it can not rise to the capacity of 'rasa'. Hence 'śānta' cannot be accepted as rasa (B.P. pp. 47, ibid) -
"samas sthāyī vibhāvā”dyair yathāsthāna-nivesitaiḥ vardhitaś ced rasaḥ śāntaḥ asti'ty udbhāvyate kvacit. asya sarva-vikārāņām śünyatvād rasā"tmanā, pariņetum na śaknoti
tasmāt śāntasya nódbhavaḥ." Hence, holds Šā., nātyarasa-s are only eight. This is the opinion of "Padmabhū” i.e. Brahmā also,
"tasmān nāļyarasā
astāv iti padmabhuvo matam." Śā: now records the origin of these concepts, not recorded elsewhere. This is in 'pauraņika' style - He observes :
In ancient times the origin of rasas was narrated by Vāsuki. Nārada narrated the same differently.
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