Indian aesthetics, or rasa, is the study of consciousness relating to the appreciation of poetry, drama, music, and dance. The term rasa (taste, object of the tongue) was first applied by the drama theorist Bharata in Nāţyaśāstra (ca. 2nd B.C.-2nd A.D.) to indicate the aesthetic experience caused by the bhāvas (emotions) which are expressed in dramatic performance.Music is considered the means to enhance rasa and bhāva of drama. Bharata was the earliest to record Indian musical theory earliest and its application related to rasa and bhāva in Nāţyaśāstra. Abhinavagupta (ca.950-1015 A.D.) has clarified Bharata's theory of rasa and bhāva from various philosophical methods in detail as well as the theory of rasa related to the music in his Abhinavabhāratī, the only commentary of Nāţyaśāstra.Moreover, Bharata and Abhinavagupta consider the qualified musician as an important means to good musical performance and the manifestation of the rasa and bhãva which are inherent in music. Therefore, two main subjects will be discussed in this essay-the concept of rasa and how the music and musician enhance the rasa or aesthetic experience in accordance with Bharata and Abhinavagupta's vision.Comparing with western musical aesthetics which is the study of the activity of listener's consciousness while listening to the musical pieces, lndian aesthetics and music present the musical composer and listener's aesthetic experience first, and then, how music and musician are the perfect and most potential means to fulfill this experience. This essay aims to bring different dimensions in the realms of the musical aesthetics, musicology and musical performance.