प्रो. वीरेन्द्र कुमार अलंकारः, संस्कृत विभाग, पंजाब विश्वविद्यालय, चण्डीगढ नाट्यकृद् भक्तिविल्लोकसंस्कारकृत् गीतसंगीतकाव्येष्वधीती सुधीः। धर्मविद् भेदभिन्नृत्यकृद् गायकः देवदेवो हृदा स्तूयते शङ्करः।।१।। लेभे यो वै जनुः श्रीप्रसिद्धेऽसमे घोरकालेऽपि यो भास्वरो भायुतः। मेने ह्येकं हि धर्मं सदा जीवने देवदेवः स वै स्तूयते शङ्करः।।२।। वर्गविद्वेषहीनं…
by Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti The Thân or Sattrainstitution is a living heritage bequeathed to the posterity by Srimanta Sankaradeva (1449 AD - 1568 AD). Unlike most heritages, which are long dead, the Thân or Sattrainstitution continues to be a vibrant…
Srimanta Sankaradeva (1449-1568), the founder of the Vaishnavite order Eka Sarana Nāma Dharmawas a multi-faceted person whose works had different dimensions. In spite of being a religious preceptor, he included aesthetic activities like Sattriyādance, Bargeetsong, Sankari music, Ankiyāplays, painting and…
by Rohit Venkateshwaran (Continued from part I) भकतेसेमोरहृदिजानिबानिश्चयभकतजनरजानाआमिसेहृदयमइबिनाभकतेनिचिन्तेकिछुआनभकततपरेमइनिचिन्तोहोआन ll १८२९I forever am enshrined in the heart of My devotees. Devotees, forever are enshrined in My Heart! My devotees think of nothing but Me, and I, nothing but them!" Now compare the above with…
by Rohit Venkateshwaran Sant Eknath was an epoch-making saint, social reformer as well as literary figure in the Vaishnavite Bhakti Movement of Maharashtra. Like our Mahaguru Srimanta Sankaradeva, he too was a poet par excellence who rendered the essence of the Srimad…
by Dr Pabitrapran Goswami, We find altogether 36 ragas attached to the Bargits and the Ankar gits: Ahir, Asowari, Barari, Basanta, Belowar, Bhatiyali, Bhupali, Dhanasri, Gandhar, Gauri, Kalyan, Kamod, Kanara, Kau, Kau-Kalyan-Sindhura, Kedar, Karunyakedar, Lalit, Mahur or Maur, Mahur-Dhanasri, Mallar,…
by Dr Pabitrapran Goswami Prabandha Gana: Dhrupadaand Kirttana or Kriti are the earliest forms of music extant today in the Hindusthani and the Karnatik systems. The Prabandha Gana evidently represented a stage in the evolution of Indian music prior…
by Dr Pabitrapran Goswami Nothing can be definitely said about the exact form of Assamese music in the pre-Sankaradeva time. However, scholars have often tried to trace back the lineage of classical art and music…
By Dr Pabitrapran Goswami The name Bargit is popularly ascribed to a special set of devotional songs composed during the late 15th and the early 16th centuries A.D. by Srimanta Sankaradeva and his disciple Sri Sri Madhavadeva, the two chief…
by Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti Srimanta Sankaradeva is generally remembered as a religious preceptor, who founded the Eka Sarana Nâma Dharma order. But that is not his only identity. His activities were not confined to the realm of religion alone…
