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Abhinavagupta (c. 950 – 1016 AD) was a symbol of
symbiosis of the intellect and spirit. Forty four works pertaining to
different fields such as Kashmiri Saivism, Tantra Sastra, Poetics and
Aesthetics, are attributed to him. Abhinavagupta’s commentaries ranged
from those on esoteric tantras and philosophy of Kashmiri Saivism to
poetics in literature and dramatics in performing arts. His renowned
commentary on Anandavardhana’s Dhvanyaloka named Lochana and that of
Bharata’s Natyasastra named Abhinavabharati are of eternal value in the
fields of literature and performing arts. (‘Philosopher and aesthete,’ Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam, The Hindu Friday Review, Jan 20, 2017) |
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Abhinavagupta was a psycho analyst with a spiritual bent of mind, that
he established the importance of the ninth rasa namely Shanta. There was
a controversy during his times in this inclusion. But he has shown how
it is the base for all the other eight rasas. (‘Philosopher and aesthete,’ Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam, The Hindu Friday Review, Jan 20, 2017) |
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 (Courtesy ‘Dances of the world on postage stamps,’ Alkis Raftis) |
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