To Linda on Chandi Meters

[Guest guest]

Linda said :

> Dear Nanda ~ do you know if these different meters have different

beats. I

> know when I hear Swami chant, it sounds like music to me, and the

meters are

> lovely, but I would like to know a bit more about them. Shanti ~

Linda

 

Dear Linda,

I would like to know more too, and request anyone who is well

informed about this subject to post on the group.

 

I was talking to a Sanskrit teacher this weekend and she said that

each meter could be sung in different Raagas - ie Indian classical

music tunes.

 

Once Swamiji said that there were different ways to chant a text.

One would be to sing it, and that would be more for enjoyment and

entertainment. The other is to chant it with pranayam.

 

As a person that has enjoyed both styles, I would like to say that

while it is nice to be able to chant it in a sing-song tune, NOTHING

BEATS THE SHEER PUNCH OF CHANTING WITH PRANAYAM - MANY VERSES TO THE

BREATH.

 

Chanting with pranayam , IMHO, gives me a feeling of pure

exhilaration , like breathing mountain air.

 

Jai Chandi Maa

Nanda

[Guest guest]

Dear Linda,

The following is a wonderful recording of the Chandi Path

(recorded "live" in Benaras). I think it may have been mentioned

here already? but you will be able to pick up the different ragas

and changes in meter from this recording. When I listen to it, I am

grateful that we also have Swamiji's recording, as I think it would

be really difficult to begin with this recording and try and also do

the pranayam that Swami recommends! Hope this is useful for you. The

information is copied from Khazana website (importers of Indian

music).

 

"

Music - Durga - Chandi Path - Part 1 and 2 - 700 Powerful Mantras

recorded on the banks of the Ganges

 

 

 

 

 

Durga - Chandi Path - Part 1 and 2 - 700 Powerful Mantras recorded

on the banks of the Ganges

by Multiple Artists (pandits)

 

INMU6383

Contents: Chandi Path / In India, the tradition of Mother

Goddess, the creative, feminine form of the Eternal Supreme Being

goes back centuries. One of the famous scriptures, the Markandeya

Puran has detailed description of the various forms, incarnations,

and immortal acts of Shakti, known by different names in Her

different forms. With 700 select Shlokas of this Puran, a special

Saptashati was created. This Durga Saptashati is also known as

Chandi Path, which we have presented in this album. Essentially, it

covers three main incarnations of the Goddess, namely- Mahakali,

Mahalakshami and Mahasaraswati. These three respectively represent

the three basic traits or Gunas, which are Tamoguna, Rajoguna and

Satvaguna.

 

 

Ninaad NCCD0079/80

CD(DDD)

 

set of 2 volumes

 

Vocal

 

List Price (26.00US)

 

best regards,

sadhvi