Swara Yoga!

In one of my earlier post I had shared that as per Yoga Philosophy there exist 7 Energy Centers in our body.  These Energy Centers are called Chakras in the Vedas.

The energy flows through these chakras via 3 Channels.  A Lunar Channel , a Solar Channel and a Channel that passes through Spinal Cord.

The breath drawn through left nostril passes through IDA - LUNAR CHANNEL OF OUR BODY and is connected to right brain.
Right Brain is responsible for Imagination and Intuition. 

The breath drawn through right nostril passes through PINGALA - SOLAR CHANEL OF OUR BODY and is connected to left brain.
Left Brain is responsible for Logic and Analysis.

There is a periodic alternation of Nostrils every hour. 

The periodic alternation of the nostrils is balanced every 2 hours when both the nostrils operate simultaneously which usually last for a short time. When both the nostrils operate simultaneously the Sushumna Channel along Spinal cord becomes active. This is called as Optimal Breathing.

The ultimate objective of  any Yoga practice is to BALANCE the airflow between both the nostrils most of the time through Sushumna channel so that you could BALANCE your energy centers.

As per Natya Veda these energy centers could be activated with the help of Swara Yoga.
Swara means a musical note that produces certain sound called NADA.
Nada is produced when air flows through nostrils.

Optimal Breathing occurs when air flow passes through Sushumna Channel most of the time, rather than every alternate 2 hours - which means you are trying to keep both the nostrils active most of the time.

In Swara Yoga one could achieve this by singing  or listening to a combination of musical notes.
A combination of Musical Notes is called RAGAM.

Each chakra can be activated by a particular Ragam.

And the evolutionary story brings us up to date to HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS seen in the last and top most chakra.

All the above Ragam seen in the picture are present in Sama Veda.
Over the centuries many music scholars have extracted these Ragam's from Sama Veda and have introduced the same to the world.

Darbari Kanada is a Ragam that was introduced to the world by Sri Purandara Dasar from Karnataka who is known as "The Grand father of Indian Carnatic Music".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purandara_Dasa

Here i introduce you all to Darbari Kanada.
Darbari Kanada is a Ragam that is full of UNDERSTANDING. This Ragam is a grave Ragam that is played in the night and is very difficult to master. This Ragam has the potential for Profound Emotional Impact.

This Ragam has the potential to activate the last Chakra - Consciousness and Divine Energy.
This Ragam or this combination of Musical Notes has helped a patient come out of Coma.
Article : https://www.deccanherald.com/state/raag-darbari-kanada-brings-708530.html

A popular Keerthanam on Lord Shiva  and Lord Maha Vishnu composed by Sri Purandara Dasar.

Language : Kannada

Ragam : Darbari Kanada.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darbari_Kanada

Meaning of the song,

A Parama Vaishnava is the beloved (Prana Priya) of Maha Vishnu. To become a Parama Vaishnava one has to wear ashes on his/her body, wear Rudraksha Mala and praisa Lord Hara.

Iam presenting a few Bharatanatyam steps for this song.

I had earlier presented the same, but this is an Updated Version of my Dance.

Part 1 :

Part 2 :