Srngaramanjari Katha

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

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THE PURPOSE OF THE WORK
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dition of Devadattā's household. Compassion is the motive here, as SP says:
स हि तथा न कामेन बाध्यते यथा सत्त्वोद्रेकात्करुणादिभिः ।40 The Samayamātskā does not give any explanation for the rāga but only the colour of Haridrā is taken into consideration.
The next rāga of this class is the Rocana-rāga. Rocana is a bright yellow shining pigment. A nāyaka of the rocana-rāga is a sättvika type of man who possesses sattva-guņa in a greater degree. His attachment does not obstruct his other activities prompted by dharma, etc. Therefore it is not difficult to forget it, but a great cause is necessary to give it up. As for instance Duşyanta's love for Sakuntala, which was forgotten due to the curse of Durvāsas. SMK gives no illustration but includes it in the Haridrā class.
Kāmpilya is a tree which has bright red seeds. As a colour it is deeper than Rocana. Not only a great cause is necessary to remove it, but a great effort is to be made as well. Therefore it is said to belong to a nāyaka of ati-sättvika nature. The example in the SP is that of Hariscandra in the Hariscandra-carita where Hariscandra forced himself to forget his love for his wife to free himself from the clutches of Viśvāmitra. SMK has no example but places it in the Haridrārāga-varga.
The last of the Sättvika-rāgas, Rīti, is the fastest. It belongs to the ati-mahāsāttvika nāyaka. The example in the SP is from the Rāmāyana. Rāma continued to love Sitä even after driving her out due to the people's criticism. SMK offers no example, but places Riti-rāga in the Nilirāga varga. Samayamātskä says: FGTEET मालिन्यं स्नेहेनाप्युपजायते।
Now we come to the rāgas of the Rājasa hero. The characteristic of these rāgas is that when another rāga happens to influence them, the original rāgas only deepen further but do not vanish altogether. Of these the first is Kusumbha. Kusumbha is saffron, bright red in colour. The nayaka possessing the Kusumbharāga is smart. He has no consideration for Dharma or Artha, but only Kama. As soon as this person gets attached to another person of greater merit, his attachment for the first person vanishes. SP gives Vāsudeva's love in Harivansa as an instance, in which case Väsudeva's love for the gopis becomes less on meeting the ladies of Dvārakä. In the SMK Madhava possesses the Kusumbharăga. After enjoying Kuvalayāvali's company he desires to go away. When she and her mother follow him he forgets his attachment,
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