![]() ![]() In that composition, the following verse occurs: Saint Thyagaraja and other devotees, who surrendered their hearts to God through the musical medium, are witnesses to this truth.Īmong compositions in praise of the Divine Mother, Soundarya Lahari of Sri Sankara, occupies a pre-eminent place. ![]() The God realization achieved through the hard path of Vedic study, yoga, dhyaana, etc., is also achieved, when the mind gets soaked and lost in divine music. Kuchabhara-taantaam namaami siva-kaantaam.īy surrendering ourselves to Siva Kaanta, radiating peace and bliss, in an atmosphere permeated with celestial music, our souls also find peace and happiness. The verse that gives expression to this sentiment is: While She is immersed in that bliss, the devotee who conceives of and concentrates of Her in that attitude of bliss, experiences the mercy (Karuna, करुण) that flows from Her tender heart. ![]() The bliss that flows as a result of that internal peace is indescribable. In this form in which She is conceived, Ambika is known as Syaamala. In that state of ecstasy, Her heart is tender (mridula, मृदुल) as a delicate flower, and she becomes the embodiment of peace (saanti, शान्ति). But in the Navaratnamaala of Kalidasa, the Divine Mother, whom he addresses as Siva Kaanta, is also depicted as playing on the veena, and as being immersed in the melody produced by the flight of the musical notes, sa, ri, ga, ma, pa, dha, and ni, as the tips of Her charming fingers glide over the strings of the veena. The divine musical instrument, Veena, is usually associated with Saraswati, the Goddess of Learning. Let us listen to Maha Periyava’s Upanyasam on “God-Realization through Music” On February 7th 1958… ![]()
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