Sunday, June 7, 2015

Mythological Classification


Conformably to the genius of mythological classification, the Rasas are by some authorities considered to be personified of various hues, and subject to the influence of different divinities, as follows:-

Sringara, ..... black subject to Vishnu.
Hasya, ...... white ....... .... Rama.
Raudra, ..... red ..... ...... Rudra.
Vira, ......... red ..... ........ Sakra.
Karuna, ....... grey ..... .... Varuna.
Bhayanaka, .... black ... ... Yama.
Vibhatsa ..... blue ... ........ Mahakala.
Adbhuta ..... yellow ... ..... Brahma.

(Excerpts from "Select Specimens of the Theatre of the Hindus, Translated from the Original Sanscsrit. by Horace Hayman Wilson, Esq. in 1827)

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