159. ABHINAVAGUPTA'S THEORY OF ÆSTHETICS 179

ABHINAVAGUPTA'S THEORY OF ÆSTHETICS 179

while writing his commentary. The reasons in support of this view may be stated as follows :- 1. The introductory portion of the text on Santa "Šama sthāyibhāvātmako moksa pravartakah," was not there in the text that Abhinava had before him. Because on page 340 (A.Bh.) he says :- Tathā ca cirantanapustakeșu Sthāyibhāvān Rasatvam upaneşyāmah ityasyānantara Šāntonāma śamasthāyibhāvātmaka ityādi śānta lakșaņam pațhyte" The Vibhava, Anubhava and Vyabhicaribhava, as given in this edition, were omitted in Abhinava's text. Because, the Vibhava etc., as given by him in his commentary, are very different from those given in the published text. It runs as follows :- Sa tu tattvajūāna-vairagya-āśayaśudhyādi- bhih vibhavaih samutpadyate ---- Vyabhicāriņaścāsya nirveda-smrti-dhrti- sarvāśramaśauca-stambha-romāncādayaḥ". Abhinava states the Vibhava etc. of the Santa as follows :- "Tattvajnana-laksanasya ca sthayinah samastoyam laukikālaukika-cittavrtti kalāpo vyabhicāritāmeti --- vibhava api kathamīśvaranugraha prabhrtayah". II. If the subsequent portion of the prose passage of the Natya Sastra, as given in G. O. S. existed in the manuscript that he had before him, he would not have mentioned other Vibhava etc. of Sama, than those given in the original. III. He quotes two of the Sangraha Karikas in full in his commentary, namely, "Mokşādhyatma Samutthaḥ" and "Svam Svam nimittamadaya" which are found as