Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59
Anūcāna (True Learning), the Vedāṅgas, and Śikṣā: Svara, Sāmavedic Chant, and Gandharva Theory
गेति गेयं विदुः प्राज्ञा धेति कारुप्रवादनम् । वेति वाद्यस्य संज्ञेयं गंधर्वस्य प्ररोचनम् ॥ ५८ ॥
geti geyaṃ viduḥ prājñā dheti kārupravādanam | veti vādyasya saṃjñeyaṃ gaṃdharvasya prarocanam || 58 ||
ജ്ഞാനികൾ അറിയുന്നു—‘ഗേതി’ എന്നു പറയുന്നത് പാടേണ്ട ഗേയത്തിന്റെ നാമം; ‘ധേതി’ എന്നു പറയുന്നത് കലകളുടെ നിപുണ അവതരണം; ‘വേതി’ എന്നു പറയുന്നത് വാദ്യസംഗീതത്തിന്റെ സംജ്ഞ—ഇവയാണ് ഗന്ധർവവിദ്യയുടെ ഹൃദയഹാരികളായ ഘടകങ്ങൾ।
Narada (teaching in a technical register on Gandharva-vidya)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It classifies core components of Gandharva-vidya (song, artistic performance, and instruments), implying that disciplined sound and art—when properly understood—can refine the mind and support dharma-oriented living.
By defining what is ‘to be sung’ (geya) and what belongs to instrumental music (vadya), it indirectly supports devotional practice through structured kirtana, stotra-gayana, and sacred performance that can be offered with bhakti.
A technical, śāstra-like taxonomy of musical practice (Gandharva-vidya) related to disciplined sound and recitation—adjacent to Śikṣā (phonetics) and the wider traditional sciences used to preserve and perform sacred texts.