Srngaramanjari Katha

Author(s): Bhojdev, Kalpalata K Munshi
Publisher: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

Page 89

RĀGA
5. Kusumbha
6.
Lākṣā
7. Akşība
8. Mañjiṣṭhā
SP
SMK
Samayamātṛkā
SKĀ
Sahityadarpana
SP
SMK
Samayamätṛkā
SP
SMK
WORK
SP
SMK
Samayamātṛkā
SKĀ
Sahitya-darpana
CLASS AND NATURE
Rājasa
Kusumbha-varga
Colour-class
Rājasa
Kusumbha-varga Colour-class
Rājasa
Nili-varga
Rājasa
Manjistha-varga
Colour-class
CHARACTERISTICS
Vanishes at a slight cause; dipped Vasudeva's love for the gopis in in kāma. Harivamsa
Becomes detached and works evil; Madhava's love for Kuvalayavali cannot tolerate flattery. (3rd tale)
Remains safe when protected; vanishes on negligence. Resplendent though vanishes soon.
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Can vanish at a slight cause.
Less steady than Kusumbha. When stimulated, becomes attached; when cold, detached.
ILLUSTRATION
Difficult to dissolve even when there is a substantial cause. Does not get detached but fades.
Can enjoy for a long time under
favourable
or unfavourable
conditions.
Does not vanish but shines.
Pururavas's love Vikramorvasiya
....
for
Can fade only when there is a Vatsaraja's love for Vasavadattă in
great cause.
Tāpasavatsaraja
Less steady than Nili-rāga.
Urvasi in
Kuvalayaśva's love for Madalasă in Madalasopakhyāna
Vikramasimha's love for Malatikā (2nd tale)