नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

-V. 131 ] THE PRELIMINARIES OF A PLAY 93

performing the Walking-round, he should with his face towards the front withdraw backwards with steps described before.

The Mahācārī

127-128. And after placing the Jarjara in the hands of one of the Assistants he should perform the Mahācārī in accordance with the rules laid down below.

128-130. During this Cārī the Dhruvā song should be of the Caturasra type and in quick tempo, and it should have four Sannipātas and eight Kalās. This Dhruvā song should have feet of eleven syllables of which the first, fourth, seventh, tenth and the last are long and the remaining ones short.

130-131. (An example of the Caturasra Dhruvā) :

pādatalāhati-patita-śailaṃ
kṣobhita-bhūta-samagra-samudraṁ ।
tāṇḍava-nṛttam idaṁ pralayānte
pātu harasya sadā sukhadāyi ॥

Tr. Let the ever-pleasing Class Dance of Hara (Śiva) after the destruction of the world, which smashed the hills by the impact of his feet and agitated the ocean with all creatures living in it, always give you protection.

130-131. Then he should step towards the drums (bhāṇḍa) and afterwards perform the Sūcī Cārī followed by a change of the Vikṣepa.

132-133. Afterwards he should move his feet gracefully with a quick tempo, and keeping them three Tālas apart, he should go five steps. There again he should perform the Sūcī (Vedha) Cārī with his left foot put forward first and the right one afterwards.

134-135. And with the foot movement [described above] he should move backwards with his face towards the front, and again he should go three steps forward in a similar manner, and then he

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127-128 (B.129, G.126). 128-130 (B.130-131, G.127-128).
130-131 (B.132, G.129). 131-132 (B.133, G.130).
132-133 (B.134-135a, G.131-132a). 134-135 (B.135b-136, G.132b-133).