Fundamental of Ancient Indian Music and Dance

Author(s): Sureshchandra Benarji
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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Vocal Music
Vasanti
(Ragini of Sriraga) sikhandivarhoccaya-baddha-cūḍā
karṇāvatamsa-kṛtaśobhnāmrā indivaraśyamatanuḥ sucitrā vasantika syadali-mañ julaśriḥ ||
[ Vasantikā, adorned by bees, exquisitely beautiful, having her body blue like the lotus, is wearing a crown of peacock's plumes and decked with ear-ornaments of mango-blossoms.]
Karṇāta rāga
kṛpaṇapanis-turagadhirūdḥo
sphurat-snigdha-rasah-prasantaḥ
mayurakaṇṭhāti-sukaṇṭha-kāntiḥ
karnaṇa-rago haritalavarṇaḥ |||
[Karṇāta rāga, sword in hand, with a complexion more radiant than the peacock's throat, is riding a horse; he is very quiet, scintillating, lovely and has the tinge of haritala (yellow orpiment). ]
Velāvali
(Ragini of Hindola-rāga) samketa-dikṣām dayite ca datvā
vitanvati bhūṣaṇaman akeṣu
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muhuḥ smaranti smaram iṣṭadevam velavali nila-saroja-kāntiḥ ||
[Velavali, possessed of a complexion like the blue lotus, having instructed the husband about assignation, while adorning her slim limbs with ornaments, is repeatedly remembering her desired deity, Cupid.]
Bhairava
gangadharaḥ sasikala-tilakas-trinetraḥ
sarpairbhuṣita-tanur-gaja-kṛttivāsāḥ bhasvat-triśula-kara esa nṛmundḍadhari subhrambaro jayati bhairava adirāgaḥ |||