A Comparative Study of Some of the Leading Music Systems of the 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries c12.8

c12.8

I may state at the very outset that Somnath like all his predecessors whether southern or northern recognised the wellknown twenty two srutis, which again were the same as those of the older writers. The orthodox rule for the location of swaras on the srutis, was also accepted by him. He says:—