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"Concept of Rasa" as seen in Anandavardhana and......
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If it is asked that how can these vibhāvā"dis be held as 'a-laukika' or extra ordinary?, then it is stated (S.D. III. 13, pp. 81, ibid) -
vibhāvanā"di-vyāpāram alaukikam upeyuṣām,
a-laukikatvam eteṣām
bhūṣaṇam na tu dūṣaṇam.
'adi'sabdad anubhava-sañcaraṇe. tatra vibhāvanam ratyā"der viseṣena asvädánkuraṇa-yogyatā-nayanam. anubhāvānam evambhūtasya ratyā"deḥ samanantaram eva rasă"di-rūpatayā bhāvanam. sañcāraṇam, tathābhūtasyaiva tasya samyak caraṇam." - (pp. 83, vṛtti, S.D. III. 13)
These vibhāvā"dis attain to a power called 'vibhāvana' i.e. "asvada-yogyikarana" or making themselves suitable of being relished. This vibhāvana-vyāpārais a-laukika i.e. extra-ordinary, i.e. it is seen in the context of art only. This attainment of `vibhavana-vyapara is, so to say, an ornament a "bhisang", and no a blemish i.e. 'dūṣaṇa'. By 'ādi' in the term "vibhāvanā"di" is meant 'anubhavana' with reference to 'anubhavas' and 'sañcaraṇa' with reference to vyabhicārins. 'Vibhavana', as explained already, is 'making itself an object of relish', and this goes with the basic emotions such as 'ratya"di'. 'Anubhavana' is experiencing such. 'vibhāvita' - ratyä"di in form of rasa, simultaneously. 'sañcāraṇa' is supporting and enhancing 'paripustī-karana' of the basic emotions.
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Viśvanatha takes an interesting note that worldly cause, effect and assessories are termed vibhāva etc., with reference to the apprehension of rasa, and they are all taken as "causes" - "kāraṇāny eva" only. The three taken together are to be understood as "cause" for 'rasa'-bodha. He observes: (pp. 82, ibid): (vṛtti, S.D. III 13; and S.D. III. 14)
"vibhāvā"dīnām yatha-samkhyam kāraṇa-kārya-sahakāritve katham trayāṇām api rasódbodhe karaṇatvam ity ucyate
"kāraṇa-kārya-sañcāri
rūpā api hi lokataḥ,
rasódbodhe vibhāvā❞dyāḥ
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kāraṇāny eva te matāḥ." (S.D. III. 14)
If it is asked that in the rasa-experience if vibhāvā"dis are 'kārana'-cause, then how is it that there is identical cognition of vibhāvā"dis and rasa simultaneously?
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