Bhavas and Rasas in Indian Aesthetics
Finally, rasas are considered aesthetic ideals that are cultivated through artistic training and presentation, whereas raw bhavas may be chaotic or unrefined. In life, we experience emotions in a messy, personal manner; in art, those same emotions are heightened and purified into a rasa that gives aesthetic pleasure and insight. The Nāṭya Śāstra... See more
Bhavas and Rasas in Indian Aesthetics
The word bhāva itself means 'that which becomes' – it is a dynamic state that develops into a rasa. By contrast, rasa is something to be tasted or enjoyed (the Sanskrit root ras means to savor). Rasa is the relished experience : it is the pleasure or emotional flavor that arises when the audience witnesses the portrayal of bhavas. One scholar... See more