सङ्गीतमकरन्द (देवर्षि नारद - प्राचीन भारतीय सङ्गीत, राग-रागिनी वर्गीकरण व नाद-ब्रह्म)

INTRODUCTION. v
above principle. In that system the Râgas are divided according
to the different scales on which they are based Sangîta Ratnâk ara,
Sangîta Pâryâta, Râgavibodha &c , follow this system
**Division of Râgas followed in the present work—**The
present book (Sangîta Makaranda) mentions two different divisions
of the Râgas into six principal Râgas and their wives¹ This
division of the Râgas suggests that the book belongs to the North-
ern India system But it must be observed that the current
Râgas obtaining in the practice of modern Music of Northern
and Southern India differ widely from the definitions given in all
the ancient Sanskrit Books such as Sangîta Ratnâkara, Sangîta
Pâryâta, Râgavibodha, Sangîta Darpana &c
**A few observations on the present work—**The text of
Sangîta Makaranda is inaccurate in many places as it is based on
only one manuscript supplied to me by the Baroda authorities
The manuscript is full of the mistakes of the copyist I have cor-
rected many of these mistakes as far as possible with the help of
Sangîta Ratnâkara, &c But in many places there are apparently
deviations from the rules of syntax I did not think it proper to
correct these in the absence of another copy. But in such cases I
have given the suggested readings in brackets or in footnotes or
made a query against the words of the text
Our author seems to have been different from the Nârada
Rishi of the Purânas as his name is mentioned by our author in the
Mangala verse 2 on page 1
Our author divides musical sounds into five kinds viz 1 नखज
sound produced by playing Vînâ strings with nails, 2 वायुज sound
produced by means of wind through wind instruments, 3 चर्मज sound
produced by means of leather through instruments, such as drums,
&c , 4 लोहज sound produced by metal pieces, such as cymbals &c ,
5 शारीरज sound produced by the human throat As far as I know
none of the printed ancient works introduce this peculiar division of
Musical sounds
1 Vide verses 68 to 78, pages 19 and 20
2