Guest guest Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 A MS titled BharataSAstra grantha from BORI (published by TMSSML as a part of an Appendix to the BharatArNava of NandikeSvara) and a MS BharataSAtrasarvasa-Ngraha from the British Library (unpublished) both contain detailed description of abhinaya (means of representation in dance) for pa~Ncamukha. There is also a Thanjavur inscription mentioning that a pa~NcamukhamUrtI has been installed at the BRhadISvara temple by RAjarAja Cola. There is (or, at least, there was) also a pa~Ncamukhali-Nga near the entrance of one of the older temples in Raichur. The li-Nga is made out of combination of five li-Ngas (four on the sides and one at the top). I believe, in pa~Ncamukha the images face the four principal directions and the zenith. The mukhas' names are aghora (facing the south), vAmadeva (north), sadyojAta (west), tatpuru.Sa (east) and ISAna (zenith). Hope, this helps. Best regards, Marina Orelskaya Dr Marina Orelskaya Dpt of Performing Arts University of Pune Ganeshkhind Road Pune 411007 Maharashtra India --- Okazaki Yasuhiro <kappa-y wrote: > Dear members > > I am now reading Sangiitaratnaakara. In that text, > there are some > descriptions about paaTa(a kind of sound of > drum). Sangiitaratnaakara says that a kind of paaTa > classified into five > are produced from iizvara's paJcamukha > named sadyaajaata, vaamadeva, aghoora, tatpuruSa and > iizaana. This > description seems to be unique. I can not > find any similar description in other > Sangiitazaastra. > I don't know iizvara's paJcamukha except the simple > description in > zabdakalpadamaru(a famous Sanskrit Encyclopedia), > and can not access the text cited in > zabdakalpadamaru. > If anyone know about iizvara's paJcamukha named > sadyaajaata, vaamadeva, > aghoora, tatpuruSa and iizaana, please > give me some information about it. > > Best Regards > > Yasuhiro Okazaki > Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam./tools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 Dear Dr Marina Orelskaya I am thanking for your kindness and some useful information. I will be able to imagine the general concept of pa~Ncamukha through your advice, I appreciate you, while I can not realize the reason why some kind of paaTa is related with pa~Ncamukha. I will investigate the relation between p~Ncamukha and paaTa more. It might be, I think, related with some tantric tradition. In anyway your information offers an important key for my study. Thank you. -- Yasuhiro Okazaki Ph D. 613-2 Arima, Chiyoda-cho, Hiroshima-ken 731-1503 Japan Office: Hiroshima prefectural Takamiya Senior High School Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 This is very illuminating.It is interesting to note that Tyagaraja, the saint composer of South India refers to theses five faces in his classic Kirtana, naadatanum anisam in the Raaga Chittaranjani set to aditala. The line is sadyojaatadi panchavakrajasarigamapadhani varasaptasvara With regards, Rajendran Dr.C.Rajendran Professor of Sanskrit University of Calicut Calicut University P.O Kerala 673 635 Phone: 0494-2401144 Residential address:28/1097,Rajadhani Kumaran Nair Road, Chevayur, Calicut Kerala 673 017 Phone: 0495-2354 624 Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 Dear Dr. Rajendran Thank you. Your information is illuminating. But I know Karnatak music very little, since my study is beginning with philological study of ancient sangiita text. Is Tyagaraja a famous composer living in 18 - 19th c.? Although I don'tknow modern (before Muslim period) system of music well, I'll examine the passage you cited. Thank you Best Regards Yasuhiro Okazaki At 5:03 AM -0800 04.2.20, Rajendran C wrote: >This is very illuminating.It is interesting to note that Tyagaraja, the >saint composer of South India refers to theses five faces in his classic >Kirtana, naadatanum anisam inthe Raaga Chittaranjani set to aditala. >The line is sadyojaatadi panchavakrajasarigamapadhani varasaptasvara >With regards, >Rajendran > > >Dr.C.Rajendran >Professor of Sanskrit >University of Calicut >Calicut University P.O >Kerala 673 635 Phone: 0494-2401144 >Residential address:28/1097,Rajadhani Kumaran Nair Road, >Chevayur, Calicut Kerala 673 017 Phone: 0495-2354 624 > > > > Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. > Links > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 Dear Dr.Okasaki, Tyagaraja, Muttuswami Diksita and Syamasastri constitute the great musical trinity of the South, all belonging to the same period. Tyagaraja's llifetime is 17567[1759?] - 1847 If you want to learn more about him, the following book is recommended The Spiritual Heritage of Tyagaraja Sri Ramakrishan Math, Mylapore, Madras [Chennai]600004 Of course there are many many other books, but I do not have all the bibliographical details right now. Rajendran Dr.C.Rajendran Professor of Sanskrit University of Calicut Calicut University P.O Kerala 673 635 Phone: 0494-2401144 Residential address:28/1097,Rajadhani Kumaran Nair Road, Chevayur, Calicut Kerala 673 017 Phone: 0495-2354 624 Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 Dear Dr.Rajendran Thank you for your information. Best Regards Yasuhiro Okazaki > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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