Month April 2014

How To Chant The Vedas

Svara, Note is very important.

Equally important is the Akshara, the syllables constituting the Swara..

The Swara and the letters are to rendered as grasped initially by the Rishis and expressed through the Vedas.

The recitation of Vedas is also conditioned by the Matras, the time taken to recite a Syllable and the pauses one makes while rendering the Vedas.

Neither the Sruthi, the syllable nor the intonation Swara should be in disharmony.

The synchronized rendering of Sruthi (Syllable) and Swara,Tone makes the rendering of the Vedas effective.

There are different ways/types of rendering the Vedas.

Rules have been set forth to combine words and syllables so that they are not altered.

Where Rama Quenched Hanuman’s Thirst Hanuman Dhara

After Hanuman had set fire to the entire Kingdom of Lanka with his tail, his whole body was consumed in flames and he was burning in pain and was very thirsty.

Lord Ram pierced a Rock with an arrow in a mountain to create a spring .

Since, then the spring is known as Hanuman Dhara.

A narrow stream of water emerges from the rock crevice and falls directly on the idol.

Apart from that, there is a nearby well that never dries up, which is also considered sacred.