Meaning Of Sangeet

[Jagmeet]

Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

Sangat ji, I need some information.

I need to find out the definition of the the word 'Sangeet'

The word is derived from Sanskrit.

I need a in depth meaning of the actual word, not what it represents or is used in. More about the meaning of the word.

If anyone can help, you appreciate it a lot. Also articles are welcome. I have searched the web, but very limited information.

[Barfi n Mithai]

I suppose you have already looked at this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangeet

[Khaalis]

If you are interested in an academic viewpoint, then 'sangeet' is first mentioned and it's origin/usage described in the monumental arts treatise written in the late Vedic Era (over 2,000 years ago) called Natya Shastra.

Sangeet is described as the 'celestial song' which is sung in Ghandarva (a word repeatedly mentioned in Mahabharata) - the realm of the Gods. Brahma Ji is said to have given this gift to teh great sage Narada - who was the first human to receive this divine gift. His objective was given - to spread the gift to humanity to ease our suffering and create the practice of divine worship in it's highest form.

So we see that the word sangeet, which today has more art/entertainment based meaning, was originally used to mean divine song - and thus sung in the house of God (Mandhirs).

Today in India we have 3 main forms of sangeet - Hindustani sangeet (North Indian - which is a fusion of Indic and Persian traditions - to which Gurmat Sangeet belongs), Carnatak Sangeet (South Indian - a more pure form of ancient Indic Sangeet as it has not been tampered by Islamic or British influence/rule) and Rabindra Sangeet - created by the genius, poet, artist, musician, novelist and mystic (1st ever Asian winner of the Noble Prize) Rabindranath Tagore - who fused ancient Sufi Bengal folk styles with traditional Indic Sangeet.

Very simplified ABC explanation, but I hope it helps.

[Jagmeet]

If you are interested in an academic viewpoint, then 'sangeet' is first mentioned and it's origin/usage described in the monumental arts treatise written in the late Vedic Era (over 2,000 years ago) called Natya Shastra.

Sangeet is described as the 'celestial song' which is sung in Ghandarva (a word repeatedly mentioned in Mahabharata) - the realm of the Gods. Brahma Ji is said to have given this gift to teh great sage Narada - who was the first human to receive this divine gift. His objective was given - to spread the gift to humanity to ease our suffering and create the practice of divine worship in it's highest form.

So we see that the word sangeet, which today has more art/entertainment based meaning, was originally used to mean divine song - and thus sung in the house of God (Mandhirs).

Today in India we have 3 main forms of sangeet - Hindustani sangeet (North Indian - which is a fusion of Indic and Persian traditions - to which Gurmat Sangeet belongs), Carnatak Sangeet (South Indian - a more pure form of ancient Indic Sangeet as it has not been tampered by Islamic or British influence/rule) and Rabindra Sangeet - created by the genius, poet, artist, musician, novelist and mystic (1st ever Asian winner of the Noble Prize) Rabindranath Tagore - who fused ancient Sufi Bengal folk styles with traditional Indic Sangeet.

Very simplified ABC explanation, but I hope it helps.

This is excellent information. Can I ask where this is from? What source? Or maybe provide me with further explanation please?

Many many thanks!

I suppose you have already looked at this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangeet

Hanji I already tried it, doesn't have much info! Thanks anyways.

[Khaalis]

I have a small academic involvement in this area. There is nothing new or revelatory, it's all common knowledge which can be found in most books and specialist websites (just do some searches using key words from my post). If you have further questions, pm me, as some people on this site tend to have an Islamophic/Hinduphobic mentality (unlike our Gurus), and I don't generally provide information which is only going to be ridiculed or insulted. I have already been told to stop ranting (or something of the like) regarding my contribution to kirtan topics.

If your interested in Gurmat Sangeet, there is plenty of information available here:

http://www.sikhmusic.com/

http://www.gurmatsangeetproject.com/

http://www.sikhawareness.com/sikhawareness...wforum.php?f=42

(look through all previous pages also)

http://www.gurmatsangeet.org/

http://www.chandrakantha.com/

http://www.itcsra.org/

http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/insti...at_sangeet.html

http://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/IDF316/