MUSIC
September 2011
NADA VISION-NADA SATCHATKARAM and
BRAHMANANDA
- Sandhyavandanam Madhva Muni Rao, Bangalore
email: munirao2001@hotmail.com /
munirao2001@yahoo.com
"None of us did experience of 'brahmananda'. But, we
all use this word frequently even without any
experience" opined brother-member M.S.Akella garu
The opinion stirred me and thinking on the
experience of 'Brahmananda'. I am posting the
topic on 'Nada Vision/ Nada Satchatkaram' leading to
'Brahmananda'.
Mundaka Upanishad, Chapter-3, Section 1, expounded
by Sage Angirasa on Brahma/Self Vision or
Satchatkaram is equally applicable to Nada Brahma
Vision-Nada Brahma satchatkaram. M.U. says:
1) M.U.-3.1.8:
"Na caksusa grhayate napi vaca nanair devaih
tapasa kamana va
Jnana-prasadena visudha-sattvas tatas tu tam
pasyate,
Niskalam dhyayamanah"
"He is not grasped by the eye, not even by speech,
nor by other sense organs, nor by austerity nor by
work but, when one's(intellectual) nature is
purified by the light of knowledge, then alone he,
by meditation, sees Him, who is without parts".
2) M.U.3.1.9:
" Eso nur atma cetasa veditanyo yasmin panch, pancha
samvinesa,
Pravasi cittam sarvam otam prajnanam, yasmin
visuddhar vibhavaty esa atma".
"The subtle self is to be known by thought in which
the five senses in five different forms are
centred. The whole of men's thought is
pervaded by the senses. When it (thought) is
purified, the self shines forth".
Veda/sacred knowledge comprise - Rc/verses/pure
and perfect lyric; Sama/chants/pure and
perfect melody/Nada; Yajur/formulas/pure
and perfect laya/rhythm. Five elements
and five senses are- anna/body/mouth;
prana/breadth/two nostrils; manas/mind/two ears and
heart; vijnana/chitta/intellect. With five
senses centered in perfect meditation- of
performer/nadopasaka and contemplation - contemplative
quality nada of performer/nadopasaka, Brahma
Vision/Satchatkaram-Nada Brahma Satchatkaram is
verily, attained, leading to Brahmananda/Nada
Brahmananda, which leaves behind the
discursive reason and contemplates the One/pure Nada
(AUM) and is lost in ecstasy - sharpened by
meditation and engaged in contemplation.
"prano hy esa yah sarva bhutair"-M.U.3.1.4.
"Truly it is life that shines forth in all
beings". Life giving Nada-fresh and new
experience, with high potential for total
recall experiences and its enjoyment,
Shines-energetic performer's/nadopasaka's Nada/pure
and perfect and Shines forth-energizes- rasikas - results
in "transcendental consciousness, being all
inclusive and ultimately, Real/Brahma/Nada Brahma"-Nrsimha-purva-tapniya
Upanishad, chapter IV, section 1.
Truly, many of us have experience of Nada Brahma
but, may be fail to recognize and register, while
listening to pure and perfect Nada of Great
Maestros/Maestros. Just to cite one example of
my experience of listening to Great
Maestros-Ariyakudi, Musiri, Maharajapuram Viswanatha
Iyer, Madurai Mani Iyer, GNB, Chembai, Semmengudi
Srinivasa Iyer, Alathur Bros rendition of "Endaro
Mahanu bhavulu" of immortal classic of
Thyagaraja's pancha ratnam composition(one of ) at
Thiruvayyar Thyagaraja Samadhi/Sannidhi, all
to-gether - 'hridayaravindamunu juchi, Brahmananda
monde". .
Truly, Nada Vision-Nada Satchatkaram is Real and not
elusive!
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