Carnatic hymns

Sublimeness and power of music

The word music means to tune. Music is an instrument that harmonizes and harmonizes humans and other creatures, and even God. The word music comes from the Greek word mousa. An art favored and encouraged by the Greek goddess Arlanala, later called music.

Music is a controlled sweet light.Light without control and without sweetness is called noise.Musical light is called natham in vernacular.

It is an old saying that God is in the form of music. Sundaramurthy Nayanar has sung "Eishai Yai Musa Payanai". Apar Lord "You are the light of sound" Today, thinking of the Lord melts his heart. Tirunnasambandar praises the Lord saying "Pannamar has wasted.We have been hearing "Sankara, Natha Sarira" on the film bottle as well.Thus we call music a divine art because we feel that music has a close relationship with God.

Music in life

From birth to death, man is engrossed in music.A baby stops crying and sleeps after listening to a lullaby.All those who are sleep-deprived feel better as a result of listening to good music on tapes.Practicing vocal music every day can also help eliminate snoring, says medical researcher Dr. Elizabeth Scott.Doctors say that patients with mental health problems and those with autism benefit from listening to good music.

A musician is said to have created fire by singing the raga 'Deepak'.In his history we find that Muthuswamy Dikshidar brought rain by singing Amritavarshini raga.Like this raga, Megaraga Kurinji (Neelampari) raga is also widely believed to bring rain even during drought if played well...We know that cows give full milk as a result of listening to sweet music.Crops are also growing well, scientists say.Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that music enriches human life.

It has been found that people who lose their memory due to aging can regain it through meditation.Students learn many rare concepts through song.Devotional songs attract people's minds towards God.Hard working laborers do their work while singing to relieve their fatigue.At the time of death and when the body of the deceased is taken for burial or cremation, by songs like oppari, People express their emotions through different types of songs and musical instruments.So we realize that from birth to death man is associated with music.

**Characteristics of Southern Music*

Indian music has two categories namely North Indian music and South Indian music North Indian music is called Hindustani music and South Indian music is called Carnatic music.Southern music is the music studied in the southern states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Mysore.It is important to know the reasons why this music is given the name Carnatic music.Some people mistakenly believe that this music got its name from what we today call the state of Karnataka.In Tamil, the word Karnataka means very ancient.So Carnatic music represents the oldest southern music.

And the name "Karnataka State" has only recently been given; Earlier people called the area as Mysore State.Another news is that in earlier times the entire south was known as "Karnataka Desam".(It is worth recalling the mention of the 'Karnataka Wars' in the history of South India).

Professor Chambamurthy says that the words Carnatic music and Hindustani music are first found in the music book "Sangita Sudagaram" written by Haripala (1309 - 1312 AD).And it is only from the reign of the Mughal emperors in Delhi that we come to know that Hindustani music and Carnatic music are clearly separated. And the music system that is presented today under the name of Carnatic music is the mother of ancient music All researchers agree that this music has evolved over thousands of years.