Rabindra Sangeet – The Development of Spiritual Consciousness of the New Generation
Arpita Paul
Bharati International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development February 10, 2024 DOI: 10.70798/bijmrd/02010018 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that Tagore's Rabindra Sangeet expresses a spiritual philosophy in which God is the pure form of every soul found within oneself rather than outside, and that the melody, rhythm, and rasa of his songs elevate the mind to higher consciousness and foster self-encounter or self-knowledge. |
Abstract
: Rabindranath Tagore is the greatest poet, writer, painter, composer, dramatist; singer on the other hand is a great philosopher who is well known not only Bengal. He is the poet of the world. His influence on Bengali poetic literature is immense. His songs are called Rabindra Sangeet which reflects philosophy towards life. Philosophers have explained the term spirituality in a very mystical and logical way. It considered related to the soul. Spirituality is not a religion. It equates the human mind with the God. Rabindranath Tagore believed that God is the pure form of everysoul. God is not outside. This thought is reflected in his songs .“Simar majhe, asim, tumi bajaoapon sur /amarmodhye tomar prokash tai ato Madhur” (Gitanjali, p.76).Spirituality is the form of Brahman called soul encounter or self-knowledge. Since ancient times our music has been considered to belong to spiritual nature. The language of music, melody, composition, rhythm is the expression of our feelings. Without such a soul the body does not exist just as spirituality without music also does not exist. That’s why Nadais called Brahmanin the scriptures. Which is denoted by Om’? The variety of lyrics and melody of Rabindra Sangeet affects the human mind and elevates him to the higher level of consciousness. Feeling the rasa inherent in his music creates a deep joy in the mind. That is supreme joy that helps bring about self-encounter. Most of his poetry and music reveal the full spectrum of spiritualist thought. His Gitanjali poetry is a complete expression of spiritual thought. Gitanjali’s first poem is “Amar mathanoto kore dao he tomar chorono dhulartole” (Rabindranath Tagore,1906), that is bow my head under your feet. His lyrics repeated convey the message of finding the pure form of soul within oneself. Such as “Amar praner