Jinamanjari 1995 09 No 12

Author(s): Jinamanjari
Publisher: Canada Bramhi Jain Society Publication

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Sentiments or Rasas
It is a religious epic poem so it is ‘Santa-rasa' the sentiment of quietude that dominates. But rasa like Srngara, Karuna Vira have also been emphasise and the other rasas also have not altogether been left.
Sentiment of Love
The descriptions of the water-sports of king Sahasrakirana with his wives and the amorous activities of the raksasa couple respectively. are found (10.36-43 and 70.51.59). Here the sambhoga aspect of Srngara rasu is at climax
The water sport the gestures and the activities of the damsels who are sporting with the king are sensuous. Some damel conceals her breasts with her uttariya, the king snatches it away and she has no other alternative but to take a dip into the water (10.36-43). Someone hides the scratch on her breast with her hands, out of bashfulness. Others throw water on the king to attrcact his attention. Someone gets angry with the king at the latter's negligence of her, the king then appeases her and thus follows many sweet sports[10.37-41].
There is a description of the revels of the raksasa couples. The raksasas are going to do, or die on the morrow so on the previous night they are drinking the cup of life to their fill for it may be their last sip. It is a vivid and powerful picture of extreme indulgence in flesh. Someone is embracing her beloved. Some damsel with her delicate body is lying in her husband's lap. The balas, young women are made drunken so that they might get rid of their bashfulness (70.51-57).
Similarly Rams's watersports with Sita in the Kroncarava and Pavananjaya's amorous sports with Anjana are described (42.18-22 and 16.77-80) with slight varieties here and there. The coquettish gestures of divine damsels making amorous antics are described. They were conjured up by Sita who then was a celestial being to distracı Rama from meditation. This device of diverting attention from meditation has become conventional (117-25.29). In the Kiratarjuniya also we find a similar description (10.45-63) but there it is more sensuous.
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