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Vocal music means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the VisnudharmottarapuranaVocal music (in Sanskrit: Gīta) refers to one of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kamasutra of Vatsyayana.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The history of Indian Art covers approximately five thousand years which presents a rich and almost continuous record. The references of sixty four kinds of Kala (कला, kalā) are found in the Bhagavatapurana, Shaiva-Tantras, Kamasutra of Vatsyayana etc.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
1. A Note on Music < [Chapter 2 - Music]
3. Vocal Music (Gīta) < [Chapter 2 - Music]
4. Instrumental Music (Vādya) < [Chapter 2 - Music]
Some Aspects Of Hindu Music < [January-February 1931]
The Essentials of Karnatic music < [April – June, 2004]
The Essentials of Karnatic Music < [March-April, 1929]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 59 - Greatness of Ajādevī < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 3 - Hariścandra Coronated as King < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 8 - Curse to Devendra < [Section 9 - Vāsudeva-māhātmya]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCCXIV < [Mokshadharma Parva]
Section X < [Lokapala Sabhakhayana Parva]
Section LIV < [Anusasanika Parva]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter CIV - Story of a magic scene < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
Chapter VI - Elysium of bhargava < [Book IV - Sthiti prakarana (sthiti prakarana)]
Chapter XXIV - The aerial journey < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]