Essay name: Musical Instruments in Sanskrit Literature
Author:
S. Karthick Raj KMoundinya
Affiliation: University of Madras / Department of Sanskrit
The essay studies the Musical Instruments in Sanskrit Literature and its relationship with the South Indian musical tradition. The study emphasizes the universal appeal of music and documents how it pervades various aspects of life, art, literature, painting, and sculpture.
Chapter 2 - Origin and evolution of Music and Musical instruments
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啶撪 啶む啷嵿啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶掂啶｀啶す啷� 啶椸ぞ啶む啶� 啶啷嵿啶距く
[o峁� taccha峁� yor膩v峁涐箛墨mahe g膩tu峁� yaj帽膩ya
] S
s n S sr sss ns ns r
啶椸ぞ啶む啶� 啶啷嵿啶い啶 啷� 啶︵啶掂 啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿い啶苦ぐ啶膏啶む 啶ㄠ 啷�
[g膩tu峁� yaj帽apataye | dev墨 svastirastu na岣� |
] n snsr ss srg sssrss S
啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿い啶苦ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶距え啷佮し啷囙き啷嵿く啶� 啶娻ぐ啷嵿ぇ啷嵿さ啶� 啶溹た啶椸ぞ啶む 啶啶粪啶 啷�
[svastirm膩nu峁bhya岣� 奴rdhva峁� jig膩tu bhe峁jam |
] n s nrs s ns S S S S S S
啶多 啶ㄠ 啶呧じ啷嵿い啷� 啶︵啶掂た啶う啷� 啶多 啶氞い啷佮し啷嵿お啶む 啷�
[艣a峁� no astu dvipade 艣a峁� catu峁ate |
] sr ss srgs S r s s
戮脙 MAA: MA: ma: 1
s s n S n S r s
Puru峁s奴ktam (Taittriya 膧ra峁噛akam III)
We pray for that which shall remove all our ills.
We pray for a proper direction in our worship.
We pray for the worshipper.
May we have the real divine.
May all men be happy.
May their ills be cured more and more.
May the birds be happy.
May the beasts be happy.
In the name of the Eternal,
May there be Peace, Peace and Peace everywhere.
In ancient Indian thought, music as an esoteric experience was
integral to human existence. In its role as spiritual link, music needed to
be more than just uplifting. It needed to be vimuktida i.e. of such stature
that it could liberate the listener from the birth-death-reincarnation
cycle.
This towering quality was and is best illustrated by OM, the
syllable that is believed to represent Lord Siva himself (and is therefore,
a means to salvation). OM is positioned in Indian philosophical and
religions thought as being one with the rhythms of the universe. The
correct rendition of it requires a particular breath-process, and as such is
believed to clear the system and the cycle of karma and rebirth.
The Bible says "In the beginning was the word; and the word was
with God". John - Chapter 1- Verse 1
