Brahma went into a deep and lengthy meditation. Swirling through his mind were slokas and mantras from the Rig Veda, chants and sruthis from the Sama Veda, histrionics and expression from the Yajur Veda and emotions and sentiments from the Atharva Veda. And all of these came together in a brilliant amalgam, and thus was born the Natya Veda, the holy scripture of dance, music and drama.
Kamini has an excellent and extensive summary of the evolution of Bharatnatyam. [hat tip: Aditi].
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