Svara (voice)
The voice. The texts praise one that is deep and resonant like a rain cloud or a drum. A voice changes with age, illness and shyness, so a reader quotes the texts and reads no fortune from it.
- Samudrika Shastra
- हिंदी: स्वर
What is the rule behind Svara?
The texts praise a deep, resonant voice likened to a rain cloud or a drum, and find a harsh or broken voice less fortunate. The Buddhist 32 marks include a voice like Brahma's.
Source: Brihat Samhita; Lakkhana Sutta
Where can you learn about Svara?
Svara is taught in RishiSetu’s Samudrika Shastra course, inside the app, one idea at a time with practice after each.
Related terms
- BimbaA red fruit to which the texts liken praised lips.
- Gati (gait)The way a person walks. The texts praise a gait like an elephant's, a bull's, a lion's or a swan's. Gait changes with health, age and disability, so it is never used to judge anyone.
- UshnishaThe rounded crown of Buddha images, one of the Buddhist 32 marks. The Hindu texts praise a head shaped like a parasol (chhatra).
- Kambu-grivaA neck like a conch with three soft lines, as the texts and poets describe gods and heroes.
- UrnaA tuft of hair between the brows, one of the Buddhist 32 marks of a great man.
- AjanubahuLong arms that reach the knees, the arms poets give Rama. A heroic ideal, never a measure of a person.
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What does Svara mean in Samudrika Shastra?
The voice. The texts praise one that is deep and resonant like a rain cloud or a drum. A voice changes with age, illness and shyness, so a reader quotes the texts and reads no fortune from it. The texts praise a deep, resonant voice likened to a rain cloud or a drum, and find a harsh or broken voice less fortunate. The Buddhist 32 marks include a voice like Brahma's.
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