Maa Durga appears on Earth.

6/28/2012

Maa Durga Appears upon the earth.

This miniature renders the event most effectively. There stand around the emerging figure various gods, Brahma with Vedas and the ghata, Shiva with his trident, Kala with his sword and shield, Himavana with his lion, Varuna with his conch, Kuber with his pot, Vishnu, Indra, Sun, Maruta, Moon, Agni, Twilight, Yama, Shesh and rishis and munis in devotion andamazement.

The transmission of power and glory from their beings into the being of the created figure has been depicted by the rays of light radiating from them and terminating into her.

She has eighteen arms, except one which already has a bell, held out to receive gods' weapons. As prescribed in texts, she has been rendered as an unparalleled beauty with long hair, large eyes, long arms, fine fingers, prominent breasts, slender waist, thin slanting figure and is clad in brilliant clothes and gorgeous rich jewels. Her forehead is adorned with Shiva's third eye and her crown with three crests endows her with the cosmic attributes of the Creator, Sustainer and Destroyer.

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The Natyasatra - A treatise on Hindu Dramaturgy and Histrionics
Ascribed to Bharata Muni

Translated into English by Manmohan Ghosh
Published by Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta - 1951

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The Natya Shastra (Sanskrit: नाट्य शास्त्र, Nāṭyaśāstra) is an ancient Indian treatise on the performing arts, encompassing theatre, dance and music. It was written during the period between 200 BCE and 200 CE in classical India and is traditionally attributed to the Sage Bharata.

The Natya Shastra is incredibly wide in its scope. While it primarily deals with stagecraft, it has come to influence music, classical Indian dance, and literature as well. It covers stage design, music, dance, makeup, and virtually every other aspect of stagecraft. It is very important to the history of Indian classical music because it is the only text which gives such detail about the music and instruments of the period. Thus, an argument can be made that the Natya Shastra is the foundation of the fine arts in India. The most authoritative commentary on the Natya Shastra is Abhinavabharati by Abhinavagupta.

The text, which now contains 6000 slokas, is attributed to the muni (sage) Bharata and is believed to have been written during the period between 200 BCE and 200 CE. The Natya Shastra is based upon the much older Gandharva Veda (appendix to Sama Veda) which contained 36000 slokas. Unfortunately there are no surviving copies of the Natya Veda. Though many scholars believe most slokas were transmitted only through the oral tradition, there are scholars who believe that it may have been written by various authors at different times.

The document is difficult to date and Bharata's historicity has also been doubted, some authors suggesting that it may be the work of several people. However, Kapila Vatsyayan has argued that based on the unity of the text, and the many instances of coherent reference of later chapters from earlier text, the composition is likely that of a single person. Whether his/her name really was Bharata is open to question: near the end of the text we have the verse: "Since he alone is the leader of the performance, taking on many roles, he is called Bharata",indicating that Bharata may be a generic name. It has been suggested that Bharata is an acronym for the three syllables: bha for bhāva (mood), rā for rāga (melodic framework), and ta for tāla (rhythm). However, in traditional usage Bharata has been iconified as muni or sage, and the work is strongly associated with this personage.
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Frieze with Dancer and Musicians, c. 973
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Sikar, Harshagiri, 10th century.
Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art