The vibrations of sound formulas of the Vedas work through the
chakras to increase the flow of beneficial energy throughout the
subtle body where these latencies and tendencies ore stored. Mantra
therapy starts by increasing the total amount of energy available
for all of our activities. Certain Mantras used singly or in combination
can greatly accelerate the quality and quantity of energy used in
the healing process. It guards the World against all ills. Our ancestors
devised remarkable methods of chanting to protect the original form,
their tonal and verbal purity against change and distortion.
They laid down rules to moke sure that not a syllable was changed
in chanting, not a svara was altered and ensured that the full benifits
were derived from intoning (he mantras. According to this the words
of a mantra are braided together in different patterns like 'vakyo", "poda", "krama", "iota", "mala", "sikha", "rekha", "ghana".
The intonation of a few words of a mantra in different ways, back
and forth is most delightful to the ear. In krama patha the first
word of a mantra is joined to the second, the second to the third,
the third to the fourth, ans so on, until we come to the final word "kramo
tu ca caturgunom. "This krama chanting bestows Four times the effect
of normal chanting of the Mantra.
Hence, this Compact Disc presents "Rudram" a popular and effective
vedic portion extolling the greatness of Siva, chanted to word off
evils, sins etc and to gain security and strength. This Rudram is
chanted in the kroma format, by the traditional Pandit, Thanjavur
Brohmasri S.Radhakrishna Sastrigol.
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