Essay name: Arts in the Puranas (study)
Author:
Meena Devadatta Jeste
Affiliation: Savitribai Phule Pune University / Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute Pune
This essay studies the Arts in the Puranas by reconstructing the theory of six major fine arts鈥擬usic, Dance, Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, and Literature鈥攆rom the Major and Minor Puranas. This thesis shows how ancient sages studied these arts within the context of cultural traditions of ancient India.
Chapter 1 - Music in the Puranas
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. The "Textes des Purana Sur la theorie musicale" accepted these names as of the tanas of the Madhyama-gr膩ma. It is likely that after the verse "啶椸ぞ啶ㄠ啶оぞ啶班啷嵿ぐ啶距え啶苦啶距啶氞ぞ 啶ㄠ啶ぞ 啶曕啶班啶む啶ぎ啶距え啶� [g膩ndh膩ragr膩nik膩峁僣膩 ny膩 k墨rtyam膩n膩 ] P-TaTERI" the two lines namely. 啶嗋啶距お啶� 啶曕啶む啶班た啶ぞ 啶氞啶� 啶む啶む啶ぞ 啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦え啷� 啶むぅ啶� 啷� 啶むぅ啶� 啶掂た啶多啶о啶︵啶距え啷嵿ぇ啶距ぐ啷� 啶椸ぞ啶ㄠ啶оぞ啶班 啶氞啶む啶むぐ啶� 啶啶ㄠ 啶粪ぁ啷嵿え啶� 啶啷嵿啶距く啶むぞ [膩峁環膩p膩 k峁泃rim膩 caiva t峁泃墨y膩 nandin墨 tath膩 | tath膩 vi艣udhdag膩ndh膩r墨 g膩ndh膩r墨 cottar膩 puna岣� 峁岣峮膩 pa帽c膩yat膩 ] #a" are omitted by the copyist and then the verses -- 'Agnistomika' etc. follow which give the names of 49 t膩nas in that long paragraph. By accepting this there does not remain the question of explaining the ten murcchan膩s of the Gandhara grama instead of seven. This view is supported by Sangita Ratnakara of Sarangadeva also. 63 The Purana has given the presiding deities of murcchan膩s
and the significance of their names. The presiding deity
of Sauviri is Brahma. The notes (tats) of this murechan膩
are Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni, S膩, R1, Ga. Harinasva is said to be
special for the Hari country and the deity is Indra.
notes are Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni, Sa, Ri).
The deity of the murcchana Kalopanata is Maruts.
The notes are Ri, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni, s膩).
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The Suddhamadhyama is said to be peculiar to Maruddesa
or desert region and its deity is Gandharva. (The notes are
Sa, Ri, Ga,Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni).
Mrgendra is the presiding deity of Margi (Its notes
are Ni, Sa, Ri, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha) Pauravi is the murcchana of
the Yogi. The deity is Vidhi or Brahma. (The notes are Dha,
N1, Sa, Ri, Ga, Ma, Pa).
