........"सर्वेपी सूखीनास्सनतु सर्वे संतु निरामया" this was a hymn that was embedded with music that i heard on a pleasant winter morning recently...... was enthralled by the composition...... so soothing ..... what a calming effect this has on a chaotic mind like of mine. As usual the same old haunting ghost of the inane thought process started kicking off.....music was on my mind.... i have always had this regret of not being musician.... the one and only regret of my life so far.... as they often say that "u always need to look at the big picture and trace it backwards " probably i also feel i need share a few thoughts......
...........As we believe in India MUSIC is a derivative of one of the most esteemed set of scriptures that has been there in the HINDU - the "SAAMAVEDA" . I kind of feel that i need delve a little deeper into the VEDAS at this point. There are basically four of them - the "RIG" "YAJUR" "SAAMA" & "ATHARVANA". These are considered to be "APOURUSHEYA" meaning no human is a cause for this. These evolved during the epic churning of the sea what is known as "SAMUDRA MANTHANA" and ofcourse the reason behind it would be the ALMIGHTY himself. Well, the first two of them deal with the hymns and prayers while the third deals with art and music and the fourth would deal with medicinal and black magic traits .... kind of voodoo.
Guess I am digressing from what i intend to write about. This happened a few days back when me and a couple of friends were just awake through a long lasting nightout plan. We were discussing on an issue that was related to do with a portal for music. Here, I come across some wonderful portals already existing and the amount of information i gathered was just simply incredible. The next that happened to me the next morning was the hymn. I was literally enthralled by the coincidence of the events. I was telling myself the most beautiful thing that ever the world could hear to was the music and nothing else.
.............I was thinking about the preferences of people who listen to various kinds of music...... classical, fusion, karnatick, hindustani, rock, pop, jazz, metal, heavy metal, death metal, thrash, black and what not.... of course there are innumerable kind of music that is soothing, enthralling and exciting every one every single day.
.........quite debatable but the fact is that any music is based on the Indian classical note " sa..ree..ga...ma..pa...da...ni" and on the other hand if one ever looks at the western classical one can see the exact notes "do...re..pa...so.....". Unfortunately am not really knowledgeable enough to go on further with the technicalities of the music.
..... thinking about this i go deeper into my contemplation...... is it the state of mind that one chooses to listen to the apt kind of music?...... I personally listen to metal when i want be kind of pepped up.... karnatic classical when i want my mind to be placated.... hindustaani to feel rejuvenated.... fusion to get lively...... all these kinds do have the greatest effect internally on any human though being of an external source..... and then something else struck me.... the attitudes that the musicians possess while they perform......it was just a kick and i was high on music yet again..... the attitudes is not the behavior of an artist physically.... it's the attitude in which they perform ........when one hears to the great "BHARATA RATNA" M.S. SUBBULAKSHMI ..... the attitude of her voice is absolutely "DIVINITY PERSONIFIED".... listen to Dr. M. BALAMURALI KRISHNA notice the "ARROGANCE " in the voice .....listen to Dr.K.J.YESUDAS..... notice "HUMILITY".... listen to MAHARAJAPURAM SANTAANAM notice " KNOWLEDGE"...... like wise go west listen to BRUCE DICKENSON notice the "PLEASURE"
...listen to OZZY OSBOURNE ..... notice "PLACATION"...... i know people call him the psychopath of the first order though...... and how can i forget the one of the greatest of em' all JIM MORRISON...... notice "INTOXICATION"....... and so on.... it also shows like wise when the greatest of the greatest perform on instruments as well.... but at the end of the day music is really something that soothes, calms down, aggravates, excites and does everything that none of the other things in the world can ever do except probably emotions.... what if the human is stoic it doesnt do anything to him/her as well.......
...........Looking at the way my thoughts kept flowing....... the only thing that keeps playing in the back of my mind is "ENDURO MAHAANUBHAAVULU..... ANDARI KI VANDANAMULU" composed by one of the all time greats "SHRI THYAGARAJA".....so true after all........
i think i need to end on this note of writing. note not the music... ..... alas .....wish i were a musician....... but i still dream of becoming one..... as OZZY says " i am just a dreamer i dream of better days"
Adieos
viva la vista
Obrigado
HASTA LA VICTORIA SIEMPRE
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