Shrngaraprakasa (2 Vols) |Mm Prof Rewaprasada Dwivedi|HB|Mlbd Publications

The Srngaraprakasa (SP) of Bhoja Paramara bears an encyclopedic and Agamic nature of Indian aesthetics unlike Dhvani School. It follows the canon of Agnipurana, the only source of the aesthetic Agama. Called otherwise Sahityaprakasa it is the exponent of deepest thoughts on human ego termed as Srnga, in 36 chapters, composed in 1005-1062 AD. This is the first treatise which bears the credit of presenting the theory of Sahitya alongwith all its 12 components in Sanskrit poetics followed by Sahityamimamsa, Bhavaprakasana Camatkaracandrika. This is the work which gives importance to the term Alamkara in its widest sense covering all the poetic devices like Rasa etc. All the poetic experiences are one and the literary taste evolves in the ego of a cultured spectator called Sahrdaya. In this way ego alone is able to be called as rasa and therefore is common for all its varieties. A comprehensive theory of the experience of aesthetic beauty is the main subject of SP. This is the first critical edition of SP with 2068 pages in almost two equal volumes with text printed in 1630 pages and remaining 438 pages Introduction, subject-index and various appendices. Necessary corrections have been made in Prakrit-Gathas the text printed in earlier editions.