II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II
की परमधाम प्रकट I सर्व विद्यांचे मूळपीठ I शास्त्रजातां वसोट अशेषांचे II 30 II
ना तरी सकळ धर्मांचे माहेर I सज्जनांचे जिव्हार I लावण्यरत्नभांडार I शारदेचे II 31 II
नाना कथारूपे भारती I प्रकटली असे त्रिजगतीं I आविष्करोनि महामती I व्यासाचिये II 32 II
म्हणोनि हा काव्यां रावो I ग्रंथगुरुवतीचा ठावो I एथोनि रसां झाला आवो I रसाळपणाचा II 33 II
"The sublime wisdom of Mahabharat enable an aspirant to understand the problems of his life in the light of the primary duty of his existence - the attainment of liberation or Self-realization. Moksha or Liberation is the ultimate goal of an individual and is defined as freedom from the eternal cycle of life, death, and rebirth.
The inherent value of Mahabharat lies in the detailed exposition about the goals of mankind, the Purusharthas — dharma, artha, kama and moksha. The text captures the essence of the philosophy and difficult to understand truths of life contained in the Vedas that are not easily accessible to all.
Mahabharat is an exposition of dharma (codes of conduct), including the proper conduct of a king, of a warrior, of an individual living in times of calamity. It repeatedly demonstrates that the conflicting codes of dharma are so “subtle” that, in some situations, one cannot help but violate them in some respect, no matter what choice he makes.
Mahabharat is a powerful and amazing text that inspires awe and wonder. It is one of those creations of human language and spirit that has traveled far beyond the place of its original creation and takes its rightful place on the highest shelf of world literature.
It was Vyasa’s genius to take the whole great Mahabharat epic and see it as metaphor for the perennial war between the forces of light and the forces of darkness in every human heart.
Ras is a concept in Indian arts denoting the aesthetic flavour of any visual, literary or musical work that evokes an emotion or feeling in the reader or audience, but cannot be described. It implies the emotional flavors/essence crafted into the work by the writer or a performer and relished by a 'sensitive spectator.'
The nine rasas, or emotions, in the Mahabharat are:
Shringar: Love or beauty
Hasya: Laughter
Karuna: Sorrow
Raudra: Anger
Veer: Heroism or courage
Bhayanakar: Terror or fear
Bibhatsa: Disgust
Adbut: Surprise or wonder
Shanta: Peace or tranquility
In Mahabharat each of these rasas
transport the audience into another, parallel reality full of wonder and bliss, where they experience the essence of their own consciousness, and reflect on spiritual and moral questions."
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