What to do if upasana is broken? -Karnatic Music JR

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could anyone here explain a little about Karnatic music and its use?

 

, Radhakrishnan J

<jayaarshree wrote:

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> About chanting of LSN, SL, LT etc., the traditional view point is

that one must receive it from a guru even for reciting it without

proper nyasa. These compositions are part of mantrashaastra and can be

used in prayogas for kaamya purposes. Simply acquiring it from a book

and reciting especially if one wants any of his desires fulfilled will

be futile.

>

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_music

 

http://www.carnatic.com/

 

hope these help in getting a basic knowledge of what it is.

 

G

 

, " ecjensen_us " <ecjensen_us

wrote:

>

> could anyone here explain a little about Karnatic music and its use?

>

> , Radhakrishnan J

> <jayaarshree@> wrote:

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > About chanting of LSN, SL, LT etc., the traditional view point is

> that one must receive it from a guru even for reciting it without

> proper nyasa. These compositions are part of mantrashaastra and can be

> used in prayogas for kaamya purposes. Simply acquiring it from a book

> and reciting especially if one wants any of his desires fulfilled will

> be futile.

> >

>

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, " ecjensen_us "

<ecjensen_us wrote:

>

> could anyone here explain a little about Karnatic music and its

use?

 

 

 

I have not read what others been writting about this topic. Just an

experience to share.

 

It's been almost a year now since I started my Karnatic classes. My

karnatic teacher hails from a family of musician in India. It all

begin with my daughter. I used to send her for her classes, sat

there quietly listening to them sing, and for a moment I thought it

would be easy. Singing the Sa Pa Sa etc and the various composition

by St Shree Thyagaraja. Muthuswamy Dikshithar, Shyaama Shaashtree

and the great likes of them would be simple.

 

I used to sing along with my daughter hyms of Ganesha in our pooja

room etc. Then one day I told the teacher of my desire to learn

karnatic too, and she accepts me. She agrees to give me private

lesson. On my first day, she gave me the same Ganesha song i've been

singing with my daughter, but somehow I cant even pronounce it.

Suddenly my tongue just went stiff. My teacher smile, and she said ;

that is why you need to begin from the basic. And so it all

started : The Sa Ri Ga Ma etc.. She said, for children she does not

explain the significance of all these notes, but since I'm an adult

and I'm familiar with the cakras etc, she explains that each note

represents the cakras of our body.

 

S = Muladhara

R = Swadhisthana

G = Manipuraka

M = Anahata

P = Vishaddha

D = Agjnana

N = Sahasra

 

and the last S is the highest note is above all the other cakras ;

as I understand it represent the space above the head.

 

So when we sing these notes, it is also the sound travels up and

down the cakras, fine tuning our senses and the body. Each note has

a specific sound, and one needs to sing it in a proper note. You can

only learn this from a teacher. As she sings, you follow along. She

will be able to tell you weather you're pronounciation is correct.

 

 

I'm being told to memorise all these [ the basic she says] : theres

about 15 groups of combined of them and another 9 groups. Once you

are able to memorise all these and able to sing them into first,

second or third speed at ease, only then you are ready. And so I

did, everyday.

 

Few months ago she gave me the same Ganesha song, and suddenly I am

able to sing them at ease. Not only that, other beautiful pieces

like the Tulasi Dala, compose by St Sri Thiagarajar comes easy for

me. As you sing all these, they bring forth feeling of goodness and

comfort. You need to experience it to understand what I'm talking

about. Karnatic music I believe has such healing effect on a

person.

 

As I'm being told: Music is the language of emotion. It is one of

the fine arts and is the finest of the fine arts. It is concern with

sounds which are calculated to excite pleasant feelings of us. In

the case of fine arts like Painting, Sculpute and Architecture,

Nature provide manwith plentiful ideas. The profuse variety of

colours in the plant, animal and mineral kingdom, the rising sun and

the setting sun, the azure sky, the inspiring colours of the

rainbow, the dark, deep blue waters of the ocean, the natural

formatio nand the numerous landscapes of architectural beauty on th

ehillsides and the fascinating shapes of crystals gave him the

necessary materials to develop and work upon. But the system of

music was developed by the genius of man himself. And for this

reason among other, music is entitled to be ranked as the greatest

of the fine arts.

[Guest guest]

thanks for the links G. i had seen these and looked through them but

my music knowledge is not Indian based so the technical explanations

seemed confusing. but will look through them further when i have time.

 

, " ganpra " <ganpra wrote:

>

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_music

>

> http://www.carnatic.com/

>

> hope these help in getting a basic knowledge of what it is.

>

> G

>

> , " ecjensen_us " <ecjensen_us@>

> wrote:

> >

> > could anyone here explain a little about Karnatic music and its use?

> >

> > , Radhakrishnan J

> > <jayaarshree@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Hi everyone,

> > >

> > > About chanting of LSN, SL, LT etc., the traditional view point is

> > that one must receive it from a guru even for reciting it without

> > proper nyasa. These compositions are part of mantrashaastra and can be

> > used in prayogas for kaamya purposes. Simply acquiring it from a book

> > and reciting especially if one wants any of his desires fulfilled will

> > be futile.

> > >

> >

>