Vasantatilaka – A Meter that rocks

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Asal
How old is Rock music? 45 years? 60 years? …. 100? 200?

I would say even more,.. now, How is that??

Vasantatilaka meter is one of the old meters or Chhanda being used in Sanskrit Literature and verses,

The famous example of this is a prayer called ‘Shakradaya Stuti’, in Chandipaatha or the prayer of goddess..

This has been metered in Vasantatilaka. If you hear this, it is a meter in which the emphasising or main beat is not the 1st 3rd 5th and 7th but the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th one…

shaKradayAsuragaNanihaTetivEEryai..
1    2    3   4    5     6    7   8  9  10 …..

which is a peculiar and basic characteristic of Rock..

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3 Responses to Vasantatilaka – A Meter that rocks

  1. sharada raman says:
    January 22, 2018 at 4:44 pm

    very nice rendition. I searched in my book, and found it in Fourth Adhyay !

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  2. ruchir says:
    January 22, 2018 at 4:44 pm

    That's correct! Glad that you liked it.. Feel free to download a copy.. just need to click the download arrow on top right of the picture..

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  3. sharada raman says:
    January 22, 2018 at 4:44 pm

    Liked the rendition very much This is in fourth Adhyay of Chandi Paath !

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