Shuddhamadhyama, Śܻⲹ: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śܻⲹ can be transliterated into English as Suddhamadhyama or Shuddhamadhyama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚܻⲹ (शुद्धमध्यम).—A particular mūrchana having the 4th accent (music) coming out of Marudeśa; presiding deity, Gandharva.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 86. 38, 53.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Gitashastra (science of music)
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (gita)Śuddhamadhyamā (शुद्धमध्यम�) refers to one of the Seven ū belonging to ⲹ峾, according to the վṣṇܻdzٳٲܰṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The Mūrcchanās represent the “ascending (dzṇa) and the descending (dzṇa) movement of the seven svaras (i.e., the scale) in successive order�, according to the Saṃgītaratnākara. In the վṣṇܻdzٳٲܰṇa twenty-one types of ū [e.g., śܻⲹ] are accepted and those are said to be related to seven svaras and are dependent on each of three 峾.
Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, īٲśٰ) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
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Starts with: Shuddhamadhyamargi.
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Arts in the Puranas (study) (by Meena Devadatta Jeste)
5. Music in the Vayu Purana < [Chapter 1 - Music in the Puranas]
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2. History of Music from the Vedic period < [Chapter 1 - Music in the Puranas]
Musical Compositions of Muthuswami Dikshitar on Planets < [April � June, 1982]