This is the continuation of the HSMAU101 where the student will delve deeper into the philospohy of the Mandukya Upanishad. The students will learn Shlokas 2 to 5 and Sant Vanis that relate to these Shlokas.
Objectives
- To understand the meaning of Shloka 2
- To listen to the story of the Devas and Asuras and discover its link to Ramana Maharishi’s verse
- To sing Shloka 2 in Raga Vardhini and Ramana Maharishi’s verse in the same Raga
- To understand how a verse by Akka Mahadevi reflects Shloka 2
- To sing Akka Mahadevi’s verse in Raga Vardhini
- To express Akka Mahadevi’s poetry in movement/painting/sketching/writing
- To understand the meaning of Shloka 3
- To sing Shloka 3 in Raga Chhayanat
- To create a labelled sketch of Vaishvanara
- To understand how a verse by Lal Ded connects with Shloka 3
- To sing the verse in Raga Chhayanat and understand its meaning
- To understand how a verse by Kabir connects with Shloka 3
- To sing Kabir’s verse in Raga Chhayanat and understand every word
- To express Kabir’s poetry in movement/painting/sketching/writing
- To understand the meaning of Shloka 4
- To sing Shloka 4 in Raga ShrutiVardhini
- To understand the meaning of Shloka 5
- To sing Shloka 5 in Raga ShrutiVardhini
- To see how the verse by Lal Ded reflects both Shlokas 4 and 5
- To review Lal Ded’s verse in Raga Dhani (In advanced appreciate the similarity and difference between Raga Dhani and Raga ShrutiVardhini)
- To listen to the story of Bhadragiri
- To understand how a verse by Bhadragiri describes a state beyond deep sleep
- To sing Bhadragiri’s verse “Mei gnana pulambal” in Raga Tilak Kamod
The Philosophy pf Mandukya Upanishad reflected in Sant Vani
- Mandukya Upansihad and Ramana Maharishi
- Mandukya Upansihad and Akka Mahadevi
- Mandukya Upansihad and Lal Ded
- Mandukya Upansihad and Kabir
- Mandukya Upansihad and Dream Vs Reality
- The student will be able to illustrate the overall import of the Shlokas and Sant Vanis in this course through drawing/ movement/ discussion.
- The student will be able to understand the outline of the Raga in which these Shlokas and Sant Vanis are sung.
- The student will be able to recognize how Dhrupad music is similar/ different from other genres of Hindustani Classical music.
- The student will be able to write or narrate a more detailed understanding of each Shloka/Sant Vani after reading or listening to the recommended video clips/ commentaries.