Divya Buddha

Saint Thyagaraja, South India (1767-1847) Saint Tyagaraja - Carnatic Music Composer “Naadaloludai brahmanandam andhave” Meaning: By becoming a lover of Nada attain eternal bliss. “Nada sudharasa panamu chesi rajillave Manasa yAga yOga tyAga bhOga phala mosange SadAsiva mayamagu nAdOnkAra Swara Vidhulu jIvanmukthulani tyAgarAju teliyu” Meaning: Drinking the ever tasteful essence of raaga, why don’t you rejoice, O mind! It gives the fruit of ritual, mediation (union), sacrifice, and enjoyment...

A Gem in India’s Crown Classical music in India stands as one of the brightest gems adorning the nation’s cultural crown. At a time when many nations were still rooted in folk music traditions, India had already evolved a complex and magnificent system of art-music. The Seven-Note Foundation: Sa, Ri, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni One of the most profound markers of that system is the set of seven basic notes — sa, ri (or re), ga, ma, pa, dha (or da), ni . These are analogous to solfège in the West...

The Divine Language of Sound One of India’s greatest saint-composers, Sadguru Tyāgarāja, revealed a profound truth through his compositions — that one can experience ultimate bliss through Nāda, the eternal vibration of sound. The Upanishads affirm this ancient wisdom: The entire Universe exists through Nāda. Where there is vibration, there is sound. And where there is sound, there is life. The “Omkāra” — the primordial sound — is the seed of creation. When we chant upon this sacred syllable,...