Chandas
Srini (srini@usiva.com)
Fri, 28 Feb 97 11:01:21 EST
Namaskaram!
From the many discussions the postings on Chandas, I gather that
in "sahajamagu prEma" the letter "gu" is accepted as laghuvu and is challenged
if it can be guruvu. I found the following poem in "Bhagavatam" by
Potana. It is from 3rd skandam, poem no.291.
kandam:
I I U U U I I U
vita taartha gnaana japa
I I I I U * I U I I I U I I U
stuti makaranda prahRushTa Sruti jaata madhu
I I I I I I I I U U
vrata gaNa parivRuta SOBhaa
I I U ? I I I U I I I I I U U
gata kIrti prasava maalikalu galavaanin
The letter where "*" is must be laghuvu for 2nd padam to be correct.
Which implies the letter before the word "prahRushTa" is not affected
by the ra-vattu to pa-akshara.
But that contradicts the condition in 4th paadam.
Because the letter where "?" is must be guruvu for 4th paadam to be
correct. Which means letter before the word "prasava" must be affected
by the ra-vattu to pa-akshara (prasava) to force "ti" in "kIrti" to be
guruvu.
Am I missing. Please correct my understanding if I am wrong.
With best regards
-Srinivas Nagulapalli