A Comparative Study of Some of the Leading Music Systems of the 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries c6.10

c6.10

Here a question will arise Was Pundarik a southern or a northern musician? There is no doubt he came originally from a part of the country where the prevailing music system was the Karnatik system It is also true that in all the four books he wrote on Music, the shuddha scale on which he based his system was the Southern Mukhari or Kanakangi scale But a careful study of his books will show that the music which he actually wrote upon was undoubtedly the northern music. In the Sadraga Chandrodaya, we do find the author dealing with Ragas, common to both the systems, but in the Raga Mala and the Raga Manjari, he clearly expounds the music of Upper India We may safely, therefore, count Pundarika among our Northern authorities. His works are most clearly written. His poetry is charming The shuddha scale he adopts in his books may be written thus सा रि ग (called shudha ग) म प ध ध (called shudha नि) सां ।