Essay name: Bhasa (critical and historical study)
Author: A. D. Pusalker
This book studies Bhasa, the author of thirteen plays ascribed found in the Trivandrum Sanskrit Series. These works largely adhere to the rules of traditional Indian theatrics known as Natya-Shastra.
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Krsna. 344 of child Kṛṣṇa. At a place called Janmabhūmi or
KÄrÄgÄra near Potarakunda, Kṛṣṇa was born. YogamÄyÄ
was dashed to the ground by Kamsa at Jog-ghat. The
hunch-back KubjÄ was cured at KubjÄ's well and the fight
with Caṇūra and Mustika was staged at Mallapura
adjoining the temple of Keśavadeva. Kaṃsa was killed at
Kamsa-ka-Tila outside the southern gate of the present city.
MathurÄ is also associated with the penance of
Dhruva.
Madura the famous South Indian temple-city is
known as Daká¹£iṇa MathurÄ. The reference in our plays
is only to Mathura of Lord Krsna.
Rajagá¹›ha. Rajagá¹›ha, also known as Girivraja, was
the ancient capital of Magadha. The RÄmÄyaṇa tells
that Girivraja was known by the name of Vasumati and the
Mahabharata that it was also called BÄrhadrathapura and
Magadhapura. RÄjagá¹›ha was surrounded by five hills
and the river Sarasvati flowed through the city passing out
by the side of the northern gate, and the river BÄṇagangÄ
lay to the south of the city. At the time of the RÄmÄyaṇa
the river Sona flowed through Rajagá¹›ha. BimbisÄra
commenced fortifying and laying out the new town of
Rajagá¹›ha one mile to the north of the old site, and the
operations were completed by his son AjÄtaÅ›atru who
transferred his capital to new Rajagá¹›ha. The new capital
enjoyed supremacy for a short period till the headquarters
were removed to PÄtaliputra in the reign of Udayi or
UdayÄÅ›va. Rajagá¹›ha had a gate which used to be closed
in the evening after which no body, not even the king,
could be admitted into the city.
RÄjagá¹›ha corresponds to Rajagir in Bihar, sixty two
miles from Patna among the hills near Gaya.
VeṇuvanavihÄra was the monastery in the bamboo grove
near Rajagá¹›ha which was presented by king BimbisÄra
to Buddha, who resided there when he visited RÄjagá¹›ha. It
was situated just outside the north gate of the city at the foot
of the Baibhara hill. At a hill named Suvarnagiri near
1 Cunningham, Anc. Geog, pp. 535, 721; Dey, Geog. Dict, pp. 66-69, 165;
Law, Geog. Early Bud, pp. 9, 11; Ray Chaudhury, Pol. Hist. Anc. Ind, 3rd Edn.
p. 78. 2 Dey, Geog. Dict, p. 29. Venuvana mentioned by BhÄsa in the PratijñÄ
(p. 8, 1st Edn.) is certainly different from this VenuvanavihÄra. It was situated
either near Narmada or near Yamuna.
