The story of 办腻惫测补-辫耻谤耻峁 by 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 [Part 23]

Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study)

by Debabrata Barai | 2014 | 105,667 words

This page relates 鈥榮tory of kavya-purusha by Rajashekhara鈥� of the English study on the Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara: a poetical encyclopedia from the 9th century dealing with the ancient Indian science of poetics and rhetoric (also know as alankara-shastra). The Kavya-mimamsa is written in eighteen chapters representing an educational framework for the poet (kavi) and instructs him in the science of applied poetics for the sake of making literature and poetry (kavya).

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Part 23 - The story of 办腻惫测补-辫耻谤耻峁 by 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补

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The third chapter [of the 碍腻惫测补尘墨尘腻峁僺腻] incorporate a mythical account on the fable of the 碍腻惫测补-辫耻谤耻峁 from 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 (Goddest of learning) with a critical description of poetical paradise. The story of 办腻惫测补-辫耻谤耻峁 by 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 is based on myths (辫耻谤腻峁嘺蝉). Though we have found many others Sanskrit literature gives the various accounts of origin of 办腻惫测补-辫耻谤耻峁 like: 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, Buddhacharita and Har峁charita. 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 gives a legendary account of the origin of 办腻惫测补 brings into light the paramount importance attached to expression in poetry.

The story is following:

The 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 (Goddess of learning) was performed penance in the 贬颈尘腻濒补测补蝉 with the desire of having a son. Pleased with her devotion, 叠谤补丑尘腻 (The supreme creator) granted her a son and thereafter got a son, who afterward called the named kavya-purusa. As soon as possible after 办腻惫测补-辫耻谤耻峁鈥檚 birth, he got up, touched his mother鈥檚 feet and addressed own self to his mother in metrical speech as Supreme speech鈥搕he Eternal verbum, which is the material as well as the capable cause of the universe.^[1] The 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 (Goddess of learning), hearing metrical composition in familiar language by the boon of progenitor of metrical compositions and therefore you are to be appreciated:

May word (sound) and meaning (sense) be your body, Sanskrit your mouth, 笔谤腻办峁泃 dialects your limbs (arms), 础辫补产丑谤补尘艣补 your thighs (legs), 笔补颈艣腻肠补 your feet and 惭颈艣谤补 (mixture of different language) your bosom (breast). You are complete, happy, sweet, and large-hearted. Your chiseled expressions is constitute its speech, the delectable state of Rasa is the soul^[2], Metrical composition the pores (hair), the jugglery of words its play and the poetic figures of Alliteration and Simile its means of embellishment^[3].

In the continuing of 办腻惫测补-辫耻谤耻峁 the mother 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 went to take a dip in the 骋补峁単别蝉 after placing the child on a slab of stone under a tree. The great saga 鲍艣补苍补, on his routine walk to collect faggots (grass and wood for fuel) witnessed the sad plight of the baby due to the heat of the rising sun. Not seeing anyone around the baby, the sage took pity on the child; he picked up the infant and brought it to his hermitage (腻艣谤补尘补). Sometime later where the infant baby inspired in metrical utterance to the astonishment of the seer 鲍艣补苍补. He referred to the 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 as the milch cow of fine expression; the one who is forever constantly being milked by poets, her store of milk shows forever fresh and no sign of decline^[4]. As the seer 鲍艣补苍补 was the first to compose a metrical composition, he was renowned as a poet (kavi) in this world.

Return from her bath, the 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 not finding her son was disconsolate. Just then, the seer 痴腻濒尘墨办颈 pass that way, sympathizing with 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 described the matter and he took her to 鲍艣补苍补sa鈥檚 hermitage (腻艣谤补尘补) close by. Seeing the infant baby in the hermitage (腻艣谤补尘补) the mother 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨, overflowing the milk in her breast, picked up the baby and kissed him on the forehead. Thereafter 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 gratitude blessed 痴腻濒尘墨办颈 with the power to create verses. 痴腻濒尘墨办颈, while returning to his own hermitage (腻艣谤补尘补) hearing the pathetic cries of a male heron at his mate鈥檚 death from a nisada鈥檚 arrow. 痴腻濒尘墨办颈鈥檚 grief-stricken heart broken out in a verse, 鈥�Nised ! Yourfane will not be eternal, you who killed one heron, of the two in union blissful^[5], and thus attained fame as 膧诲颈办补惫颈.

Once upon a time in Brahmaloka, the 叠谤补丑尘补谤峁蝉 and Gods engaged themselves in a Vedic debate. Than the Brahama directed 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 to be the judge. While 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 was going to the celestial assembly as a judge, this child 办腻惫测补辫耻谤耻峁 persisted in following her. 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 told to the 办腻惫测补-辫耻谤耻峁 that the gates of Brahmaloka are open only for him, without Brahma鈥檚 desire he should not go to Brahmaloka. The 办腻惫测补-辫耻谤耻峁 become angry and left the place in a hurry. This conduct of 办腻惫测补-辫耻谤耻峁 agitated his friends 碍耻尘腻谤碍腻谤迟迟颈办别测补, who reported the whole things to his mother Gouri and she also in order to prevent him created 厂腻丑颈迟测补惫颈诲测腻惫补诲丑奴 as 办腻惫测补-辫耻谤耻峁鈥檚 bride and asked her to follow him. Then the bride 厂腻丑颈迟测补-惫颈诲测腻惫补诲丑奴 had to adopt various sorts of dressed and performed dances by the songs and music to captivate the mind of her husband 办腻惫测补-辫耻谤耻峁, who was completely won over at the end of the journey. The 办腻惫测补-辫耻谤耻峁 was then married to 厂腻丑颈迟测补-惫颈诲测腻惫补诲丑奴 in Vatsagulma by the 骋腻苍诲丑补谤惫补 manner.

The concept of 办腻惫测补-辫耻谤耻峁, which is incorporate in whole literature is owes certainly developed to the concept of Veda-purusa^[6], which is represented in the Vedas and its treatises on the philosophy of Sanskrit grammar^[7].

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[1]:

碍腻惫测补尘墨尘腻峁僺腻 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补. Ch-III

鈥�yadetadv膩峁卪aya峁� vi艣vamartham奴rtt测腻 vivarttate |
so'smi 办腻惫测补pu尘腻namba p膩dau vandeya t膩vakau || 鈥�

[2]:

The Sanskrit aesthetic theory of Rasa as the soul of 办腻惫测补, it was first time conceived and developed by Bharata in his 狈腻迟测补-艣腻蝉迟谤补 for the purpose of dramatic art. - The 狈腻迟测补-艣腻蝉迟谤补 of Bharatmuni. Ed. By A Board of Scholar, Ch- VI and Ch- VII.

[3]:

碍腻惫测补尘墨尘腻峁僺腻 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补. Ch-III

鈥� 艣avd膩rthau te 艣补谤墨谤补峁� , 蝉补峁僺办峁泃补峁� 尘耻办丑补峁�, 辫谤腻办峁泃补峁� 产腻丑耻箩补驳丑补苍补尘补辫补产丑谤补峁兣沘岣�, 辫补颈艣腻肠补峁� p膩dau, uro mi艣ram | 蝉补尘补岣� prasanno madhura 耻诲腻谤补 ojasv墨 c膩si | uktica峁嘺峁� ca te vaco, rasa 腻迟尘腻, ro尘腻峁噄 chandsi, pra艣nottarapravalhik膩dika峁� ca v膩kke li岣�, anupr膩sopa尘腻daya艣ca tv膩mala峁卆ku rvanti | bhavi峁atoharthas测腻bhidh膩tri 艣rutirapi bhavantamabhistauti 触鈥�