Origin of Musical Notes

Naradiya Shiksha explains that each Sama-svara was derived from the sounds made by a bird or an animal in its appropriate season. For instance;

 

1. the peacock’s cry was Shadja (Sa);

2. the bulls roar was Rishabha (Ri)

3. sheep-goat bleat was Gandhara (Ga);

4. kraunchaka’s (heron) cry was Madhyama (Ma);

5' koel’s (cuckoo) melodious whistle was Panchama (Pa);

6. the neigh of the horse was Dhaivata (Dha);

7. elephant’s trumpet was Nishadha (Ni). - IME

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