Hi! I am learning Bharatanatyam & right now am learning a Varnam in Husseini ragam,Talam Adi.The varnam is "Ye mayaladina na sami" I would like to know the meaning of the line "Achyutha paritheelo kola nela koni" as well as the meaning of the way it is interpreted in the dance. Also I would like to know if there are any books for Bharatanatyam theory;particularly for the slokas of the individual mudras of Asamyutha & Samyutha Hasthas.For example:Pataka Hastha Viniyogaha,Tripataka Hastha Viniyogaha. Thanks!

-- radhika muralidharan (radhika310@yahoo.com), September 22, 2003

Answers

'laghu bharatham' hand book on bharathanatyam vol. 1, shree bharatalaya, chennai. Has info on the slokas/mudras.

-- meena (123@yahoo.com), September 22, 2003.