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 |
������� ! ����� 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� ���. 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� ��� ���� ��ϙ��� ��ϙ� ��ϙ� .... ��� pattern ������ ���������Ϟ�. Suppose ��� ��� ��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����. � ����ũ� ����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� ��!! ������� ��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��¨ ������ ����ũ� 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 ����� ��� 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. -- �¥���ǫ�� |