History of Sanskrit Poetics c6.76.4

c6.76.4

Śṛṅgāra also may not be liked by some people such as those who are वीतराग (who have subdued all passions) but this does not mean that शृङ्गार is not a rasa. Some said that if śama is held to be the sthāyibhāva of śānta, then, as the actor does not possess that quality of śama, śānta cannot be a rasa in nāṭya. The reply of the सङ्गीतरत्नाकर is quoted below.²