Sankalpa Suryodaya of Venkatanatha (Critical Study)
by R. Laxmi | 1998 | 94,004 words
This is an English study of the Sankalpa Suryodaya—an allegorical Sanskrit drama by Venkatanatha, a distinguished philosopher-poet and dramatist of the Vishishtadvaita Vedanta tradition. This work of Venkata-natha (or, Vedanta Deshika). stands out for integrating allegory to convey moral and philosophical truths. The thesis examines its place in Sa...
Delineation of Bhayanakarasa or Terrible Sentiment
Bhaya or fear is Sthayibhava of Bhayanakarasa; its deity is god Yama. The thing from which fear arises is Alambana; actions of dreadful person are Uddipanavibhavas; paleness, stumbling speech, swooning, swetting, horripilation, trembling, looking towards different directions are Anubhavas; Following is the verse showing that delineation of Bhayanaka-rasa. patalaksiptasindhuh prasakalitakulaksmabhrdutkilanumi- rnirdhutadityacandradyutigananibidadhvantanirandhradikkah | vedhah sodhaprabhedi vighatitapavanaskandhaparyastatarah prarabdho'sau vivekapratirathini mahanahave mohavegah || S.S. VIII - 96, p. 740 "The great battle against Viveka, in which Mahamoha displays his terrific. strength has begun. As a result of it, the oceans have been cast into the nether regions (Patala); the great mountains have been broken to pieces and the earth shows extensive cavities where they stood; the Sun, the Moon and the Stars have disappeared leaving all the quarters in dense darkness; the mansion of Brahma being subjected to cracks and the Stars have fallen on account of the destruction caused by the wind." Here fear on account of Mahamoha is Sthayibhava; Mahamoha who is the source of fear is Alambana; plightful conditions of ocean, mountains, the earth, the sun, the moon, the stars, different horizons and of the mansion of Brahma are Vyabhakaribhavas. Here Anubhava is silent. Therefore this is an apt example where Bhayanakarasa is developed.