नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

.V. 89 ] THE PRELIMINARIES OF A PLAY 87

round the centre of the stage (i.e. Brāhmamaṇḍala)¹ and ending with the taking-up of the Jarjara should be performed in a quick tempo.

The fourth Walking-round

84-87. After taking up the Jarjara to ward off evils he should mutter [some Mantras] in eight Kalās. Then he should perform the Sūcī (Vedha) Cārī by putting forward the left foot first and the right foot afterwards, and then, move five steps towards the musical instruments. And then again he should observe the Sūcī (Vedha) Cārī by putting forward the left foot first and the right foot afterwards. The fourth Walking-round which begins with the taking up of the Jarjara and ends¹ with an approach to the musical instruments should be made in a quick tempo.

87-88. In this [pūrvaraṅga which is of the Caturasra type] movements of hand and feet in it will occupy sixteen Kalās while it being of the Tryasra type such movements will occupy Twelve Kalās only.

88-89. [The Director and the two Assistants] should make three salutations by touching the ground, with the hand and before this they are to sprinkle themselves with water, but in case of the Tryasra [Preliminaries such sprinkling] has not been prescribed¹.

The Parivartanī Dhruvā

89-90. In this manner they should perform the Utthāpana (lit. raising). Then comes the Parivartanī (Walking-round) Dhruvā

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¹ See NŚ. III, 23-30 note.
84-87 (B.86-88, G.84-86). ¹ B. reads kutapo nigamāntakaḥ.
87-88 (B.89, G.87).
88-89 (B.90, G.88). ¹ This and the preceding (87-88) passage should properly go after NŚ. 64 for they relate to the Utthāpana which should come before the Walking-round ; see before 22-23.
89-90 (B.91, G.89). ¹ For caturasre, B. G. caturasram.