Varadambika-parinaya Campu (Study)
by Bhagavant. L. Nadoni | 1994 | 45,770 words
This is a study in English of the Varadambika-parinaya Campu—a 16th-century Sanskrit poem written by the poetess Tirumalamba. The text itself narrates the marriage of the Vijayanagara King Achyutaraya with Varadambika. This essay emphasizes the literary merit of the Campu by analyzing its narrative style, character portrayals, use of descriptions, ...
The depiction of Bibhatsa Rasa
Bibhatsa Rasa with disgust (Jugapsa) as its sthayibhava has been depicted to a considerable extent in the Varadambika-parinaya Campu. This consists of the durable psychological state of disgust. Anything creating disgust or aversion by a mere thought or sight is the Alambana Vibhava. In geneal, it occurs only in the descriptions of filthy object, obscene sights and loud talk. Flesh, blood, entrails, the disfigured dead body, foul smell Canitavikasana) produce disgust in the minds of men. Bhaya,
193 of this Avega, Vyadhi, sentiment 51 Apasmara etc., are the Sancaribhavas Since the Varadambika-parinaya campu, is full of terrific fights, There is ample scope for the depiction of Bibhatsa Rasa. There are many occasions for the delineation of Bibhatsa Rasa on the battle field. The battle field crowded with somany dead bodies with blood flowing out from them, creates disgust and aversion in the mind of the every reader. Here is an example given below: "It was a veritable mighty ocean of the glory of illustrious warriors multi whose seraglios were constantly being replenished with rivers of blood, which had attracted herds of huge elephants, in which the resembalnce of tortoises had been produced by a tude of shields fallen from (the hands of warriors), in which boats of bodies of elephants were being rowed in sports in their hands, and in which surging waves were flowing fast with tumultuous noise." In this way Tirumalamba has shown her ability in delineating all the Rasas. Except in the case of Srngara Rasa, the principal sentiment, and vira Rasa, one of the subsidiary sentiments, She has been very brief. In the sentiment of Srngara, her depiction of the scenes is in keeping withdecorum and
194 the propriety. Since she has not given long descriptions, situations of Rasas other than Srngara and vira are brief but effective.