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ŚRNGĀRAMANJARIKATHA
a person's mind is known, how he should be pauperised and then driven out. How the same person should be contacted again in affluence; how a person should first be attracted, how he should be made constant when after once uniting he wishes to be separate; how he should be won over again by unequivocal love once he is displeased, and how his mind should be drawn towards you once he is attached to another. The dispositions of the mind of all beings are difficult to understand. Men have different minds and
...... If there is a timid person he exhibits valour; if he is greedy he becomes charitable; if he is generous he becomes a miser; if he is unfortunate he acts like a fortunate man. A merchant acts like a Vita and a Vița like a merchant. A poor man even acts like a richman. One man is inclined towards Dharma, another is intent on wealth, and a third is predominantly sensuous. Thus when minds are of such diverse dispositions you must properly understand the working of the mind first.. First, without becoming attached to a person, he should be dispossessed of all his wealth by either encouraging, flattering, spurning, frightening or pleasing him according to his bent of mind, then he should be driven out. Under the circumstances, the rāga of a person should first be considered. When harlotry is practised without knowing the natue of rāga it is fruitless. But when it is used after the rāga is known it happily yields fruit. Rāga is of 12 kinds: Nili lāga. Riti räga. Akşiba rāga, Mañjisthā rāga, Kāṣāya rāga, Sakala rāga, Kusumbha räga. Läksā rāga, Kardama rāga. Haridrā räga, Rocanā rāga and Kāmpilya rāga. (19) The Nīli rāga, the Riti rāga avd Akşiba rūgi form one group. The Manjişthā rāga, the Kāsāya räga and Sakala rāga another. The Kusumbha rāga, the Lākṣā rāga and the Kardama rāga yet another, and the Haridrā rāga, the Rocanā rāga and the Kāmpilya rāga a fourth class. In the first group of Nili rāga, the Riti and the Akşiba rāgas are less steady than the Nīli rāga, still on the manifestation of the Nili rāga they are seen. In the Manjişthā class the Kāṣāya and the Sakala rāgas are less steady than the Man jişthā rāga yet they come to light on the appearance of the Manjiştha rāga. In the Kusumbha rāga class, the Lākşā rāga and the Kardama rāgas are less steady than the Kusumbha rāga, yêt due to the manifestation of the Kusumbha lāga they are reflected. In the Haridrā rāga class though the Rocanā rāga and Kāmpilya rāga are less steady than the Haridrā raga still due to the shining of the Haridrā räga they are reflected. Thus though raga is described to be of twelve shades. as the other become merged in these four, to satisfy your curiosity, I shall explain it to you only in its four kinds: Nīli rāga. Manjişthā rāga, Kusumbha rāga and Haridrā rāga.
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