Swaramelakalanidhi

 

SvaramELkalanidhi" is a musicological treatise written by RamAmATya, a minister under King the Vijayanagar King Achutayaraya around 1550 AD. The King commissioned Ramamatya to write a treatise reconciling the contradictions existing at that time.It has 5 chapters - Preface, Swaraprakarana, Veenaprakarana, Melaprakarana and Ragaprakarana.

We are providing the text of the Swaramelakalanidhi in English and Sanskrit