Yoyam bhagavata samyaggrathito vedasammitah|Natyavedam katham brahmannutpannah kasya va krte|| Summary: O best of Brahmins! How did this science of dance, which is perfectly composed and equal to the Vedas, come into existence? For whom (for ...

Munayah paryupaasyainamaatreyapramukhaah puraa |Paprachchhuste mahaatmaano niyatendriyabuddhayah || Summary: The great sages, led by Atreya, controlled their senses and intellect, gathered around Bharata Muni, and asked him questions.

Samaptajapyam vratinam svasutaih parivaritam |Anadhyaye kadachithu bharatam natyakovidam || Summary: Once, Bharata Muni, the expert in the science of dance, during a break from Vedic studies (a period of non-study), after completing his daily prayers, ...