Rasa-kalpa-druma (RKD) - a wish-yielding tree of Rasa a
pleasant and fascinating title to suggest a mine of contents that the work throws open for any discerning critic. Any literary composition or art in general has no significance if it is devoid ofrasa. Bharata has emphatically pointed it out by saying, 'na hi rasad rte kascid arthah pravartate'} This statement made about dance and drama has proved to be so momentous as to become the creed or essence for any literary composition. In the realm of Sanskrit Poetics, rasa is considered to be the height ofperfection of any poetic creation. It is a deep-rooted tradition which has been built around this firmly established concept under the shelter of the Upanisadic line - Rasovai sah2 as authority ofinviolable nature.

Rasakalpadrumasya samekshanam, Samanya shrungara varnanam.