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Hello !

This is a message I had planned to post to SCIT a long time ago. 
I sent this to Sri Prasad Chodavarapu for his comments first.
He then forwarded this to Sri Pillalamarri Ramakrishna and informed 
me about the existence of telusA and since that time I have hardly 
ever visited SCIT. I never did post this one !! So here is my chance
to let people know of my experience in learning to read padyams.
Hope you enjoy it !

Ramakrishna


 

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����� school �� 9, 10 ����Ũ�� ��Ϟ����� ��ŧ���� �ɡ���� ������ ��������, 
���� ������ ��ŧ�������� �ʧ�� �ʞ��. � �ë����¨� ���Ū� � school ����� 
�ɡ��ʥ�. ��Ü� �����ŧ¦��¨�� ��Ŝ�ƭ�� ���� �§Í� ���, ����, ������ 
���������� ��� ������ì��� ����͟��. �������Ϝ�Ũ� ����� ������Í� 
�¨� ���¨ŏ� ��ǫ� �ʳ����. ����  " ������� ���娥��¨ �¦��͜�������� 
... ���� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� ���¨� ... 10 �� ������ �� ���� �˜�� ... " ��� 
���¨� ���Ϟʬ�ō��� �¦��¨��� �¨� ������ ; ��� ���� ����� ������ ��ƙ� �ž��.

So what is the way around this ?!!

����� ������ ���������. ������ �� ����ũ����� ���љ� ���� ������Ϟ� ���љ� 
�ç����� �ʬ��� (���� ���� �ç¥�� ��� ���� ����� !) practice �ʬ�� ���Ϝ�Ϗ� 
������ �¬� ���Í� ���Ĭ�� ���¨��� ���ŏ�śϏ� ���¨� �����¦�.

The following is the way, I stumbled upon, to do this:

��� �™�� ��� ���� �¥�� � ������ ���á����Ϟ� :-

	��ϙ��� �ĥ�ř§�� ��� ��ϟ����������� �› ��ƛ ��
	��ϙ� ���� �����ϙ� ���� ��ϙ��� �ħ���� �¥� ��Ƨ������
	��ϙ��� ���� �˩��Í� �ʙ��������� ���� ����� �ʧÍ� 
	��ϙ��� ��ϙ� ��ϙ� ������ϣ� ���ϙ���� ��ϙ� ����� ��
	��ϙ���� �ɍ�� ���ɞ���� �ª����� ����ś� ������ß� !!

(yes this IS an utpalamAla padyam with 5 lines instead of 4)

�Ϟ�Ũ� �¨ŏ� �ž�� ���� ��ϙ��� ��ϙ� ��ϙ� .... ��� pattern 
������ ���������Ϟ�.  Suppose ��� �ž�� ��Ŝ��� ��� �¬�� ? ���
try �ʳ���� :

	������� ��ϙ� ��ϙ� ������� ������� ������� ����� �����
	|______ ���� �˜�� ____| 10 �� ������

Actually I am cheating here. I did not make out this total
pattern in one attempt.

���Ϟ�� "�� �� �� �� �� �� ��" ���¨ �ͬ�� ���ũ��� �� ��� 
��ŧ�ũ��� ��� ��� �³����. � ����ũœ� ����ũ����Í� �Ĩ��� 
groups �� �ʳ����.

	  ��         ��        ��      ��       ��       ��       ��
	U  I I   U  I  U   I I I   U I I   U  I I  U  I U   I U
	��ϙ��� ��ϙ���� ������ ��ϙ��� ��ϙ��� ��ϙ���� �����

	������� ��ϙ� ��ϙ� ������� ������� ������� ����� �����
	|______ ���� �˜�� ____| 10 �� ������

���� �˜�� ��Ş��¨���� ������Í� natural �� break ������Ϟ�, some what like 
the �ɣ� in a �®�� cycle. ������� �� ������ � pattern �� ���ŏ�śϏ� ���é� 
��ƙ�ϙ� ���� correct �� ������Ϟ� �ž�!!


	������� ��ϙ� ��ϙ� ������� ������� ������� ����� �����

	��ϙ���  �ĥ��  �§��   ������  �����������  �����  ����   ���
	��ϙ���  �¡��  ��ϙ�  �������  �����ħ�   �Íç�  ����Ƨ� �Í���
	��ϙ���  ����   �˩�  �Í���      ���������� �������� �ä�  �Í� 
	��ϙ��� ��ϙ� ��ϙ� �������    �Ũ���   �������� ������ ����
	��ϙ����  �ɍ�� ����  ����Ş�    ������     ����ś�   �����  �ß� !!

�������� ��� �ç��� �¬���Ϟ�ō��, ��������������Ϟ�ō�� ������¨�. 
���� ��� �§� ������ ������ ��Ü� ��� �ç������ϙ��� ������ ��ǜ���
��� ��ŧ����� ������.

� pattern ��� �ϙ¨�� ���� "��ϙ���" �� �™¨�� ���� ��� �ʞ��.
�č�� ���������� �� �¬�ō��� ������� � pattern �� ������ ������. 
Just make sure that you get a natural pause at the ����  position

��­������:  "�� �� ��" �� �™�Ŝ�� ���娥��¨��� ��� ���� ������:

	������ ���� ���� ���� ������ ������ ���� ������
         |____ ���� �˜��  ___|  10 �� ������


��� ���娥��¨ ������ ����ũœ�  natural �� ��ϡ������¨ try �ʳ����. 
And I stumbled upon another interesting fact:
There is NO difference between the two patterns (!!), except for the 
initial ��ŧ�ũ�� (U) of ���娥�¨ becoming two ���ũ���� (II) in ��ϡ������¨.

On further investigation I realized that the ��ǜ��� of  ��Ϟ����� have been 
grouped into pairs such that the beginning ��ŧ�ũ�� (U) of one is made into
2 ���ũ���� (II)  in the other, the other ��ŧ�ũ�� , ���ũ���� and ���� ������ 
remaining the same - i.e at the same position in the pattern, which is now 
displaced by one ������.

The co-��ǜ��� of ���娥��¨ is ��ϡ��� ���¨. So while ���娥��¨ is 

	������ ���� ���� ���� ������ ������ ���� ������
         |____ ���� �˜��  ___|  10 �� ������

��ϡ������¨ :  (�� � �� � � � ��) is 

	���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ������ ������ ���� ������
         |____ ���� �˜��  _____|  11 �� ������

(for the Doubting Thomases (:-) :-

          ��       �       ��      �     �       �      ��
        I  I  I   I U I   U I I  I U I  I U I   I U I  U I U 
	������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ������  ������ 
        |____ ���� �˜�� _____|  11 �� ������
)

the ���� ������ is not disturbed.

Similarly  the patterns for the co-��ǜ��� ������� and �§����  are 

�§���� :   �� �� � �� �� �� �� 

	�����ϙ�� ���� ��ϙ� ��ϙ� ������� �����ϙ� ��ϙ�ϙ� ���
        |_________ ���� �˜�� _________| 13 �� ������

������� :   �� �� �� �� �� �� ��

	���� ��ϙ�� ���� ��ϙ� ��ϙ� ������� �����ϙ� ��ϙ�ϙ� ���
        |_________ ���� �˜�� __________| 14 �� ������


Again the co-vRttAs ������͍è and ������ are :

������͍è :  �� �� � � �� ��

	����� �͍è ����� �͍è ����� �͍è �͍è� 
         |____  ���� �˜��  ____| 11 �� ������

	����  ������ ���� ������ ����  ������ ������
         |____  ���� �˜��  ____| 11 �� ������ 

������ :   �� �� �� �� � � ��

	������  ������ ���� ������ ����  ������ ������
         |_____  ���� �˜�� _____| 12 �� ������
 

So I made myself out these patterns and started reading poems 
breaking the syllables according to these patterns I made.
Thus I can now recognise whether or not a ����� �ž�� is 
"CandO" tically correct by testing it against the pattern as I
read it. 

I am not saying that this is the only method to gain mastery over
����� ������ but this is the one I discovered. I would like to 
know if anybody else made a conscious effort like I did (or were
they fortunate enough to develop a feel for the poems without any
such conscious effort ?) and if so what technique they used.


If you liked this I will write next time about the other metres -
�Ĭ�, �Ĝ�, and ��Ϟ�.


Thanks for y'alls attention.

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