What is the distinctive trait of the Abhisarika Nayika?
1) Patience in waiting for the beloved.
2) Complete independence and self-sufficiency.
3) Hastening to meet the beloved despite facing hazards.
4) Teasing and playful nature towards the beloved.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option 3- 3 (Hastening to meet the beloved despite facing hazards.)
The Abhisarika Nayika is characterized by her boldness in hastening to meet her beloved, even in the face of challenges.
Even though describing Ashta Nayikas remained a favourite among poets and painters, none of them is treated with as much flair as the Abhisarika, one who hastens to meet her beloved braving all hazards. The situation conceived is, generally, full of bizarre and dramatic possibilities with the passion and steadfastness of the nayika, triumphing against the opposing elements of nature.