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Music is a fine art which excels other forms of fine arts in many respects. Music can broadly be said to be the sweet and soothing sounds that vibrate and create an aesthetic feeling and beauty that overcome the feelings and beauties of the nature. The Indian authors of music are of the opinion that music of all nations of the world has its root in a supreme sound which is known as sphota or sabda-brahma.1 The Upanisad's say that god is the greatest poet and ordainer: Kavim puranam anusasitaram -and this gigantic universe is a poetical piece, composed by him. The intrinsic beauty and glory of this wonderful poetical piece is expressed by music and so it can be known as the greatest art.2 The people of Vedic as well as the classical age acquired the habit of singing and dancing to enhance their own pleasure and enliven their society and culture. The tradition of ancient music passed in different ways in the ancient and mediaeval times and the same is maintained even to these days with same new innovations. The people still find happiness and peace in spite of the toils, turmoils and trials in their earthly lives.³ According to Manasollasa, an encyclopedia of the twelfth 3 century A.D, a composition where svaras, padas and talas have been blended together is called gita. 4 1. Svami Prajnanananda, Historica! development of Indian music, p.14 2. Ibid, p.468 3. Ibid, p.469 4. Panigrahi, Nilamadhava, "Music", Jayadeva and Gitagovinda in the Tradition of Orissa, A Collection of Articles, Ed. 203

Samgitaratnakarah of Sarngadeva is a very important work on music. The term samgita denotes the triple art of vocal music, instrumental music and dance. While treating the topic of svara and sruti in accordance with the view of Abhinavagupta, i.e. sruti is the sound produced when a string is strung, in the first instant, having no resonance, while svara is the charming, and resonating sound that immediately follows the sruti and delights the mind of the listener by itself. He illustrates the twenty two srutis by means of srutivina having twenty two strings. He has given seven suddha (standard) and twelve vikrta (modified) notes.