Our dharma extols and worship a Guru to an extent that he is always treated synonymously with the ever pervading Almighty. Svetashvatara Upanishad, one among
हस्तीन्द्राणां-इन्दुचूड-अरुणछायां-त्रिनेत्रां-रसात् आश्लिष्टंप्रियया-सपद्मकरया-स्वाङ्गस्तया-सन्ततम् | बीजापूर-गधेक्षु-चाप-कार्मुकरुजा-चक्राब्ज-पाशोत्पल व्रीह्यग्र-स्वविषाण-रत्नकलशान्-हस्तैर्-वहन्तं-भजे || hastIndrAnAm indhu cUda aruna chAyAm trinEtram rasAt, Aslishtam priyayA sapadma karayA swAngastAya santatam, bhIjApUra gadhEkshu kArmukalAsachakrAbhja pasOtphala, brIhyagraswa vishAna rathna kalasAn
We get to know the structure of many rāga-s only through Saṅgīta Sampradāya Pradarṣini of Subbarāma Dīkṣitar. This text has both musical and musicological importance,