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Besides these minor characters, the play has a few characters who play an assisting role but not seen on the stage. Among them, mention may be made of Buddhi, Tusti, Virakti, Titiksa, Jigupsa, Sama, Dama, Svadhyaya, Anubhava, Tosa, Maitri, Karuna and Mudita, Sahajadrsti and Sadtsadrsti. Buddhi : Buddhi is the wife of Purusa. She represents Purusa's knowledge of descrimination and intellect. Which are supposed to be rightly used. If rightly used she symbolises king Viveka and his followers; otherwise she symbolises king Mahamoha and his group. In this play, Buddhi plays a concealed role in the first Act. She is referred to in the first Act as follows: "In the course of the varied transformations wrought in her by the dominance of one or otehr of the three qualities, Sattva, Rajas and Tamas, Buddhi, the wife of the progenitor of our two races, will become subservient to some one else and will, at a certain time, give birth to that terrible demon (Parabhakti) who will cherish the cruel and wicked thought of destroying our whole race." 2

2. gunanetronmesakramaparinatanantavikrtih kvacitkale buddhih kulayugalakutasthagrhini |
atikruratyantapralayavidhidurmantraparusam pura bhimakaram srjati parabhaktam paravati S.S. 1-52, p. 109

173 Tusti, Virakti, Titiksa and Ksanti are all maid servants to Sumati. Among these unseen characters, Jigupsa representing disgust at sensible pleasures. Titiksa symbolising endurance and Atmavidya representing knowledge of Atman have been referred to in the eighth Act, spoken of by Abhinivesa as getting ready for winning Kama, Krodha and Ahankara respectively. "My love! Kama by Aversion, Krodha by Patience, Lobha by Contentment, Conceit by Spiritual Study and so on" ³ Tusti representing contentment is referred to by Narada as swallowing Lobha in the eighth Act. "Contentment with five heads came unexpectedly like another Aadisesa newly created and has swallowed up Lobha as if he were a rat." # 4 Virakti is spoken of by both Narada as well as Tumburu, and receives respects from them. Further Tumburu declares that Virakti destroys. "What can we do to the goddess of Fate who is the embodiment of boundless cruelty, for she has persuaded men in Samsara to give up wives, daughters, parents, sons and others whom it is their duty to support and to take up the role of Sanyasins? we can only bow to her." 5 "Having learnt, with great concern, that his friend, Lobha, whose loyalty had been proved to be sound by provocative tests in the form of bribes of three kinds. (dharma, artha and kama) having heard that this true friend, Lobha had been consumed in the great digestive fire of contentment, Manmatha entered into the fire of the broad vision of Virakti who was like the deity presiding over the battle field and he became deprived of his body once again."6 3. 4. kamo jugupraya kopastitiksaya, lobhastustaya, ahamkara atmavidya | saisa pancamukhi tustih sesasrstirivapara | 5. 6. S.S. VIII-p.669 atarkitamupasthaya grasate lobhamusakam || svabhartavyam bharyaduhitrpinrputraprabhrtikam visrjya pravrajyamupanihitavatyai bhavabhrtah | amusyai kim kurmoniravadhikanairdhrnyavapuse niyatyai bhuyistam bhavatu bhagavatyai nama idam || svamitramupadhatrayaprathita suddhilobhatmakam jhatityalaghutustikuksyanaladagdhamilyakulah | viraktiranadevatanipunadrstivaisvanaram pravisya makaradhvajah punaranangatamagatah || S.S. VIII-41, p.705 S.S. VIII-53, p.714 S.S. VIII-60, p.721

174 Moreover, Ksanti is praised by Narada as silencing the pride of Krodha. Again Tumburu refers to Ksanti as having levelled Krodha within a movement. "Krodha's wrathful laughter was so loud as to deaden the roar of the waves of the ocean; it rocked the great mountains and made them echo; it scattered the array of the great winds which act as charioteers to Agni in the sky; it shook the walls of Brahma's mansion and became many times louder still owing to the sound caused thereby. But with a bright and gentle smile from the lips of Ksanti, Krodha was laid low." " 7 "The horrible might of this fire called Krodha is displayed in such cruel entertainment as parricide and its destruction of men reputed noble and great. It was notoriously seen an occasions like Daksa's Yajna; Krodha is (indeed) the enemy of all happiness (on earth) and bars the way to Svarga and Moksa. He is now reduced to the position of the short-lived lightning by Ksanti." 8 Then in the last Act, Viveka refers to Sama, Dama, Svadhyaya, Tosa etc. as to create proper atmosphere for Purusa's attainment of Moksa. "May the different branches of learning abide in those who are capable of refuting the doctrines of rival thinkers! May Sama Dama, Vedic study, contentment and others who have gained their purposes give leave to Purusa to depart; for now with me as his charioteer and seated in the chariot of mind, he is starting for his goal, the Supreme Being, by the path of Arciradi without any more talk of his returning there from."9 7. rundhanah sindhughosa prathanamanibhrtam krandayanksmadharendran bhindanah skandhabhedansurapatharathinam susmanah sarathinam | suddha lokena radhah ksayamupagamitah ksantimandasmitena subhyaddaima sodhadhvanigunitaravah ko'pi kopaharah || S.S. VIII-71, p.727 8. guruvadhamukhakrura kridakathoraparakramah prathitamahitadhvamso daksadhvaraprabhrtisvasau | svayamiha sukharatih svargapavargavighatakah ksanarucipadam ksantya gacchatyamarsahutasanah || S.S. VIII-77, p.730 9. vidyabhih svavipaksabhangapatusu sthanesvavasthiyatam siddharthairanumanyatam samadamasvadhyayatosadibhih | matsutasya manorathasya rathina drstadhvana samprati pratyavrttikathojjhitena paramam bahma pratisthasyate || S.S. X 76, p. 866

175 Maitri, Daya, Mudita and Upeksa : Glancing at Purusa Visnubhakti says that Purusa is free from Kama etc. and Maitri, Daya etc. are adorning Purusa as such it is easy for Purusa to engage himself in deep meditation. "Now that kama and others have disappeared leaving only their names (in the memory), Purusa is endowed with the virtues of Sama, Dama and the like with his mind adorned with such graces as love to all beings, compassion and the like, and possessed of the wealth of faith, he attains Samadhi.10 Karuna: Karuna being one of the invisible roles is referred to by Sankalpa in the tenth Act. As Sankalpa describes : "By the mother of all the worlds, by compassion the beloved spouse of Visnu, I have been appointed to be your servant ever ready to do your bidding at the slightest movement of your brow." 11 Visnubhakti also praises Karuna by giving her privacy in connection with Narayana. She says being resorted to Karuna, Lord Narayana destroys all sins of Purusa. Thus Karuna plays important role in protecting Purusa. "The embodied being is deluded with the dance of Maya or Prakrti; and the Brahman who is the Lord of everything and whose greatness is unequalled, is besides Himself with compassion, which is bent on saving him and with the snow of the worship of His feet (Saranagati) quenches the fires of his suffering, and cancels his sins." 12 10. kamadikesvapagatesu kathavasesam sampratyasau samadamadigunopapatrah | maitridayadiparikarma vibhusitena sraddhadhanena manasa lagate samadhim || S.S. X-7, p.800 11. jananya sarvalokanam visnuvallabhaya taya | krpaya kalpitah so'ham tvadbhuvibhramakimkarah || S.S. X-27, p.818 12. svamayasailusiviharanaparibhrantatanubhrtparitranodyogapravanakarunavesavivasah | pratikseptum tapan prabhurayamaparyantamahima himanimaniya svapadanatimenah pranudati || S.S. X-30, p.820.

176 Anubhava represents experience, the father of Samskara, in the beginning of the seventh Act of the play. Sahajadrsti and Sadrsadrsti are represented as the servants of Samskara, in the beginning of the seventh Act. Sahajadrsti - When we happen to see one out of the two things or persons that are frequently seen together, the other comes to our memory. Sadrsadrsti - When we see one of two objects or persons that resemble each other, the other comes to the mind. It is in these two ways that remembrance or Samskara is produced. Needless to mention that all these characters belonging to the team of Viveka, have their relevance, when Viveka's victory and its auspicious consequences are taken to evaluation.