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SrI:
 
Dear Sriman Padmanabhan :
 
PaNN is the precursor to the Raagaa system
of Karnatic Music . It evolved from a Pentatonic scale
and the folk songs of the 5 Kinds of Land classfied in
Sangam Literature : Kurunji ( Hills ) , Marutham ( arable land) ,
Mullai ( Pastoral) , Neythal ( coastal land ) and Paalai
( water land) . 
 
PaNN from its pentatonic scale evolved over time
into Seven note ( heptatonic) Carnatic music rich 
in mictrotones as well .
 
PaaNars played PaNNs with their Yaazh to the accompnimnet of 
unique TaaLams ; The seven notes of  of " Tamil Music "
at the time of Sangam literature are :Kural , Tuttham , KaikkiLai ,
Uzhai  , iLi , ViLari and Taram . There are night PaNNs and 
Day PaNNs just as in Carnatic Music ( BhUpALam , Revagupthi
for early Morning , DhanyAs and SaavEri before Mid Morning etc ).  
PaNN Peyartthal ( slight shift in svarAs of a Raaga to create
new RaagAs or to shift and return from one Raaga to
the other ( Svara bhEdham) are common to both
Tamil and Carnatic Music . 
 
ThiruppANAzhwaar among AzhwArs was a great exponent of
Yaazzh Music . Swamy Naathamuni set the dhivya Prabhandham
to Music and TaaLam for singing at temples . During the Uthsavams,
( Bali SamarpaNam , Nava Sandhi Nruthyam as UpachAram ) ,
specific TaaLams like Megha Nandanam were used . Panchamukha
Vaadhyam was sounded in Saivite Temples . The TevAram tradition
maintained by OthuvArs is a rich tradition maintained even today
thanks to the Aadheenams like Dharmapuram near Maayavaram
( MayilAdithuRai) .
 
A few more observations on the links between OaNNs and
CarnAtic Music RaagAs :
 
Mullai PaNN is Raagam Mohanam ; Padhumalai Paalai is
the Mela Raagam of Nada Bhairavi ; IndhaLam is
Naadha Naamakriya; Kurunji is Malahari ; TakkEdu is
KaambhOji ; Kousikam is Bhairavi ; Natta Paadai is Gambheera
Naattai ; ArumpAlai or Pazham Panjaram is Dheera SankarAbharaNam ;
Panchamam is the Raagam Ahiri known for its pathos ; mERcchempAlai is
the 65th Mela Raagam of ( Mesa) KalyANi .
 
Thirujn~Ana Sambhandhar and Thirumangai AzhwAr were
contemproaries and hail from KaazhiccheerAma ViNNagaram
( SeerkAzhi ) .
 
There are thus a lot of links between the Tamil ( PaNN based )
Music and today's Carnatic Music put to use in worship of
the Dhivya Dampathis directly or indirectly .
 
NamO SrI VenkatEsAya ,
V.Sadagopan   
 
 
 
---- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 1:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Oppiliappan] Kaisika Mahaatmiyam

                                                   Sri:
 Dear Dr.SADAGOPAN SWAMY,
       Can you give more details on KAISIKA paN  said to be a
"ragaa"
    dhasan,
N.PADMANABAN
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