16 - Akshara Purattal / Pharan
Tha Kita Kita Thaka, Thaka Thiku Thari Kita
Thi Kita Kita Thaka, Thaka Thiku Thari Kita
Thom Kita Kita Thaka, Thaka Thiku Thari Kita
Nam Kita Kita Thaka, Thaka Thiku Thari Kita
ThathiThom Thaam Thadi, Thaka Thiku Thari Kita
Thi Kita Kita Thaka, Thaka Thiku Thari Kita
Thom Kita Kita Thaka, Thaka Thiku Thari Kita
Nam Kita Kita Thaka, Thaka Thiku Thari Kita
Thalangu Tharikita, Thaka Thiku Thari Kita
Nam Thom Tharikita, Thaka Thiku Thari Kita
Tha Thi Thaam Thadi, Thaka Thiku Thari KitaNam Thom Tharikita, Thaka Thiku Thari Kita
ThathiThom Thaam Thadi, Thaka Thiku Thari Kita
Your lessons are great. I have a question about 'Kitathaka' and 'Tharikita'. Since both are played with the same strokes, why do they refer as 'kitathaka' in some places while 'Tharikita' in other places. I teach couple kids and they ask good questions.
ReplyDeleteAll credit to your students for asking such good questions. My answer to it is - as this is a 16 akshara purattal, every Tharikita signifies the end of 1 line in the purattal. Easy to follow this way. Read the lessons from 8 akshara purattal to 16 akshara purattal and you'll get what I'm trying to say. It also renders more beauty to the purattal.
ReplyDeleteLesson 6 is missing! If KiTa ThaKa and ThaRiKiTa are played the same way, then we might as well use of one of the two forms consistently in our lessons. Even my students are confused by this.
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