Performance of Abhiṣhekanataka of Bhasa in Kerala

Dr. R NAGARAJU

doi:10.71097/IJSAT.v16.i1.1828

Performance of Abhiṣhekanataka of Bhasa in Kerala

Author(s)	Dr. R NAGARAJU
Country	India
Abstract	It is worth noting that Bhasa has written two dramas, both of which include Rama of Valmiki as the primary protagonist. Among the two, the Abhiṣhekanataka and the Pratima nataka are the two categories. Within the sixth acts of Abhiseka, he provides an explanation of the story of three kandas, namely Kiskindha, Sundara, and Yuddhakanda. The story begins with Rama's death of Balin and the crowning of Sugriva as the king of monkeys. It then follows the conflict with Ravana throughout its whole, culminating in Rama's personal abhiseka and victory. Rupaka-Svapnavasavadattam, Pratijnayaugandharayanam, Pancaratram, Carudattam, Dutakhatotkacam, Avimarakam, Madhyamavyayogam, Balacaritam, Karnabharam, and Urubhangam are some of the plays that are contained within the palm-leaf that was discovered by M.M.T. Ganapatisastri in 1909. The palm-leaf was found in the house at Manalikkara matham, which is located near Padamanabhapuram. Following that, he discovered two dramas, namely Ahiseka and Pratima, which were part of a private collection that was located in the palace library as well as in Kailasapuram, Haripad, Chengannur, and Manganam. There were thirteen plays that were published under the name of the thirteen Trivandram plays, and they were written in Malayalam respectively. Ascaryacudamani, which was written by Abhiseka, Pratima, and Saktibhadra, has been played throughout the Ramayaanatakas in the Kerala theatre. Abhiseka means “coronation” and as such the tittle is more than significant for this play as it refers to three contains in all. In this first act “सुग्रीवस्याभिषेकःकल्प्यचाम।In fourth act “विभीषणअद्यप्रभृतिमद्वचनात्लंकेश्वरोभव।In sixth act “प्राप्ताभिषेकःकृतः”
Keywords	References Abhisekanatakam of Bhasa – Ramachandra Misra (ed) Chowkhambha vidyabhavan, Varanasi,1976 Abhisekanatakam of Bhasa-Mohan dev Panth(ed) Motilal Banarsidas, Varanasi, 1974. Bhasa a study - Pusalker A. D. Munshiram manoharlal Oriental publishers, Delhi, 1940. Bhasa’s Plays-Ganapathisastri, M.M.T.Bharateiya Vidya Prakasan, Varanasi, 1985. New problems of Bhasa’s plays- Unni.N.P. College Book House, Trivandram, 1978. Productions of a play in Kutiyattom-Venu.G, A Natanakairali Publication, Amanuur Cakyar Matham, Irinjalakkuda - 680121, Thrissur, 1989. Traditional Indian Theatre - Kapila Vatsyan Multiple streams,National Book Trust, New Delhi, 1980.
Field	Arts
Published In	Volume 16, Issue 1, January-March 2025
Published On	2025-02-11
Cite This	Performance of Abhiṣhekanataka of Bhasa in Kerala - Dr. R NAGARAJU - IJSAT Volume 16, Issue 1, January-March 2025. DOI 10.71097/IJSAT.v16.i1.1828
DOI	https://doi.org/10.71097/IJSAT.v16.i1.1828
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g85dmb

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