Guest guest Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 KEERTANA sravanam keertanam vishnoho smaranam paadasevanam | archanam vandanam daasyam sakhyam aatmanivedanam Meaning, just listening to keertans takes one towards good and prevents him from going towards the evil. pravruttischa nivruttischa pumsaam yenopadisyate | taddharmaaschopadisyante saastram saastravido viduhu Meaning, whatever is of utmost interest, stable, eternal, non-corrupt, unaffected by the passage of time, and is the eternal truth, is described as a Science. Science is generally inviolable but the skillful application of the same is an Art. The word keertan has been derived from Sanskrit (kat-lyut) meaning "thereby generally telling, praising, celebrating" etc. There are usual discussions in seminars about the issue, whether keertan is Science or an Art? . The general trend of the discussions shows that it's an instrument of social education of a common man especially in the rural world. The words Art and Science are so much interrelated that it becomes very difficult to define keertan either as an Art or as a Science. But at the same time, if we try to define the said words in its proper perspective, it will give us the nature of the concept of keertan as an Art or a Science or both. The are few books that can be cited as the literature of the keertan : Keertana Chintamani Poorvaranga Taranga Poorvaranga Tarangini and many more. The keertan is divided into two sections, namely, Poorvaranga and Uttaranga (story-telling).Normally the person authorized to do such type of keertan is one from a learned group or anybody else who has the religious aptitude or appetite of such activity. The practice of such art gives mental satisfaction and happiness and helps acquire the four-fold objectives of human life - Dharma (charity), Artha (wealth), Kama (love) and Moksha (liberation/salvation). The speciality of Harikeertan has been well expressed in the following stanza: vaagvaidagdhyaviraajitham navanavonmesha arthakavyaanvitam |gitaalapakalaapitam cha bhagavalleelaavilaaseekritam || yatsyadyatra kilaavalambya mahataam padyam subodhapradam | tasminschedupasamhritam bhuvi varam proktam hareh keertanam || Meaning: That type of keertan is the best, which includes select words and sentence constructions, newer and modern poetical construction, methodical singing and describing God, taking the advise of saints as the basis. To conclude, keertan leads to a spiritual life. One must consider the limitations laid down for keertan: Keertane Vaacha Pavitra |Keertane Hoye Satpatra|Harikeertane Pranimaatra |Susila Hoti || (Dasabodha) Meanning:Singing the praise of God makes speech pious and one eligible for attainment of the eternal Truth. Pranam, I do hope you enjoy reading the above. As one is aware there are a lot of Keerthanas . Hope that someone from the group would like to share few stanzas. Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with FareChase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 Dear all, Hope all of you enjoyed Babithaji's posting regarding keerthanas. I have the following link in my internet favourites, which allows access to a lot of sthothras. To be frank, I do not remember if I got it from anyone of our group.If so, please excuse the redundancy. Anyway, enjoy the sthothras: http://www.geocities.com/ramya475/GeneralIndex.htm?200718 With prayers Radhakrishnan Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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