Navasandhi muadras

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 20 Oct 2007, 13:49

can someone please tell me where i can get the verses of natya shastra describing the mudras of ashta dikpalakas online.

thanks

nrityam · Post by **nrityam** » 25 Oct 2007, 22:05

I am not sure about online.
But Laghu Bharatham Volume II by Smt. Sudharani Raghupathy has the verses in Sanskrit and English with references to the Natyasastra and Abhinaya Darpanam.
Hope this helps.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 26 Oct 2007, 06:56

Krishnaa,
They are all sung/expressed and danced to in this DVD: navasandhi kauttuvam - Prof. Sudharani Raghupathy has preserved these and presented them as taught to her by her guru, Sri Kittappa Pillai. They include the mudrAs to represent the deities of the 8 diSAs and the central brahma sandhi to make a total of nine. The verses also include the particular rAga/paNN to invoke each of these deities, their favorite form of nATyavandana and finally their consort(s)....Each piece is lovely, and together, truly a piece de resistance!

http://store.nehaflix.com/bhnakasodvd.html

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 02 Nov 2007, 23:05

Thanks Nrityam,
i will look for the book when i have a trip to India....

Ravi, thanks for the info. I managed to get the cd over here from someone. you are right, it is a very wonderful and unique piece. really, it is a feast for the eyes. actually, i've watched it so many times since i got it.

are the verses sung exactly as they are and is it complete?? i am just trying to be sure

what about the deva mudras and dashavatara mudras, is it possible to trace those from somewhere?

meena · Post by **meena** » 02 Nov 2007, 23:41

krishnaa

Again for Devatha hastha / Dashavatara hasta , Laghu Bharatham Volume I has the verses.
Just a thought: contact Anjali Nandan - http://onlinebharatanatyam.com/ She may help and post it on her site.

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 03 Nov 2007, 18:37

Thanks Meena! I will try that.