King of Ikshvaku dynasty son of Srinjaya and father of Somadatta. Ancient emperor of Ayodhya son of Asitha and father of Aswamanja. Virtuous, wise aspirant pious or righteous person. Sadhana chathushtaya ( saadhana chathushthaya). Spiritual discipline or exercise self effort. A woman ascetic living in the hermitage of her teacher, Sage Mathanga Rama gave her salvation. Particular kind of sacred hymn song from the Sama-veda. Worship of the feminine aspect of the divine.
Use the following link to go to the homepage of the new website. Sage Yajnavalkya in his smriti shows the way to liberation: ‘‘The person well-versed in veena vadana and possessing deep know- ledge of shruti, jati and tala of music, very easily obtains moksha’’.You are viewing the old website of the Sathya Sai International Organisation. Brahma taught this Veda to Bharata, who in turn instructed his hundred sons who became authorities on music, dance and drama. So Brahma, taking the recitation from the Rig Veda, songs from the Sama Veda, histrionic representation from the Yajur Veda and the sentiments from the Atharva Veda, created the new Veda. According to Bharata, its author, the gods urged Brahma to compose a new Veda which would contain the teachings of all the scriptures. Natya Shastra, the first comprehensive treatise on Indian musical arts, is considered to be the fifth Veda. Music came to be divided into two categories: Marga or Vedic sangeet, the sacred music which pleased the gods and Desi or Laukik, the profane or popular music serving human beings. Parvati, his consort, contributed the sixth, Natnarayana.
Shiva is believed to be the originator of five principal ragas: Bhairav, Shri, Vasant, Pancham and Megh. For example: Shiva — damru, Vishnu — shankh, Saraswati — veena, Ganesha — mridang, Krishna — flute and Narad — ektara. In Hindu mythology, each God is associated and identified with a particular musical instrument or some aspect of music. The apasaras were the dancers the kinnaras were the instrumentalists and the gandharvas, celestial singers. Indra’s musicians in Swargalok excelled in various forms of this art. To this day, the chants are in three accented musical patterns called swaras, precursor of the present seven-note musical system. Vedic chants are set in a musical pattern, collectively known as Samgan. Lord Krishna in the Gita identifies himself with the Sama Veda: ‘‘Of all the Vedas, I am the Sama Veda’’. It serves as a textbook for priests officiating at Soma sacrifices. It is a compendium of melodies, chants and rules required for the recitation of sacred hymns. Indian musical traditions trace the origin of music to the Sama Veda. Ordinary human beings are engaged with the ahat nada. It is the internal sound they hear, after prolonged meditation and arduous yogic discipline. The anahata nada is most significant for yogis who have reached the highest level of consciousness. When the gross form of sound emanates from the vocal chord and is sweet and soothing, it is called sangeetam or music. It evolves first in a causal form as anahata and then in a gross form, ahat. Sound originates in living beings from the friction between air — pran vayu or vital breath and agni or heat energy (will power). The ahat or struck sound is audible whereas the anahata orunstruck sound is inaudible. According to Vedic literature music originated from nada or sound, which is the product of akash or ether. This is evident in the Bhagavad Gita where Lord Krishna says: ‘‘I am the syllable Om in all the veda and sound in ether’’. It refers to all that is manifest and beyond. Om is the principal name of the Supreme Being. Since Om is related to the beginning of the universe, Hindus consider it the most sacred syllable with which Vedic mantras commence. Vedic rishisbelieved that the evolution of the Brahmand or universe was caused as a result of Bindu Visphot or an atomic explosion, that produced infinite waves of sound, which represent cosmicascent and expansion. In Vedic parlance it is called Nada Brahma or the Sound Celestial. V K RangraAccording to the Hindu view of creation, it was sound and not light that appeared first.