The Night Train at Deoli
Dr.K.R.Seethalakshmi
Asso. Professor & Head
Dept of Music
Queen Mary’s College
Chennai – 600 004.
INDALA PAN & MIRACLES IN TEVARA TIRUPPADIGAMS
Abstract: gz;ZsPuha; ghl;Lk; MdPh;’
PANNULIRAI PATTUM ANIR gj;jh; rpj;jk; gutpf; nfhz;Bh;
PATTAR CHITTAM PARAVIKKONDIR
(TIRUVENKADUPADIGAM – SUNDARAR)
‘PAN’ is the divine gift endowed with the power of miracles. It is the language of pure sound, capable of expressing subtle thoughts, delicate shades of feelings, sublime ideas effectively portrayed through the medium of Music.
The Saiva saint Sundaramurthy Nayanmar in the above Padigam mentions that the Lord Himself is in the form of ‘Pan’ and the Pattu that praises the Lord is by itself the embodiment of the Almighty for the ardent worshipper.
This article is pertaining to the illustration of efficacy of ‘Indalappan’ - ,e;jsg;gz; in enacting miracles.
Introduction: ‘Pan’ (gz;Zjy;) is that which is rendered with embellishment confined to the Lakshana that brings out the colour of the raga. The ancient Tamil literary works Tolkappiyam, Sanga Ilakkiyam, Kappiyams, Bakti Ilakkiyam, Chitrilakkiyam deals with four main Pans, Palais and their derivatives. gz; Ruq;fis epwk; Njhd;w PAN SURANGALAI NIRAM TONDRA mirj;Jk; tOf;fpAk; ce;jpAk; ASAITTUM VAZHUKKIYUM UNDAIYUM Ez;xypkq;fs; $l;bf;Fioj;J NUN OLIMANGAL KUTTIK KUZHAITTU ,irj;jy; ,d;wp aikahjd ISAITTAL INDRIYAMAIYADHANA (TAMIL ISAI IYAL – V.P.K.SUNDARAM)
The Tamil scholar V.P.K.Sundaram in the above verse emphasizes the ‘Pan’ should not be rendered as mere scale (or) Ascent & descent. It should be rendered as Pan-raga in its full form.
The sixty three Saiva Canons contributed the Tirumurais to propagate the Cult of Bhakti. The Saiva Tirumurais are twelve. Of these the first three Tirumurais are of the divine child Tirugnana Sambandar who has composed his first padigam at the age of
Asso. Professor & Head
Dept of Music
Queen Mary’s College
Chennai – 600 004.
INDALA PAN & MIRACLES IN TEVARA TIRUPPADIGAMS
Abstract: gz;ZsPuha; ghl;Lk; MdPh;’
PANNULIRAI PATTUM ANIR gj;jh; rpj;jk; gutpf; nfhz;Bh;
PATTAR CHITTAM PARAVIKKONDIR
(TIRUVENKADUPADIGAM – SUNDARAR)
‘PAN’ is the divine gift endowed with the power of miracles. It is the language of pure sound, capable of expressing subtle thoughts, delicate shades of feelings, sublime ideas effectively portrayed through the medium of Music.
The Saiva saint Sundaramurthy Nayanmar in the above Padigam mentions that the Lord Himself is in the form of ‘Pan’ and the Pattu that praises the Lord is by itself the embodiment of the Almighty for the ardent worshipper.
This article is pertaining to the illustration of efficacy of ‘Indalappan’ - ,e;jsg;gz; in enacting miracles.
Introduction: ‘Pan’ (gz;Zjy;) is that which is rendered with embellishment confined to the Lakshana that brings out the colour of the raga. The ancient Tamil literary works Tolkappiyam, Sanga Ilakkiyam, Kappiyams, Bakti Ilakkiyam, Chitrilakkiyam deals with four main Pans, Palais and their derivatives. gz; Ruq;fis epwk; Njhd;w PAN SURANGALAI NIRAM TONDRA mirj;Jk; tOf;fpAk; ce;jpAk; ASAITTUM VAZHUKKIYUM UNDAIYUM Ez;xypkq;fs; $l;bf;Fioj;J NUN OLIMANGAL KUTTIK KUZHAITTU ,irj;jy; ,d;wp aikahjd ISAITTAL INDRIYAMAIYADHANA (TAMIL ISAI IYAL – V.P.K.SUNDARAM)
The Tamil scholar V.P.K.Sundaram in the above verse emphasizes the ‘Pan’ should not be rendered as mere scale (or) Ascent & descent. It should be rendered as Pan-raga in its full form.
The sixty three Saiva Canons contributed the Tirumurais to propagate the Cult of Bhakti. The Saiva Tirumurais are twelve. Of these the first three Tirumurais are of the divine child Tirugnana Sambandar who has composed his first padigam at the age of
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