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Marathi Keertan Or " Kirtan " is an art of spiritual teaching through story-telling. It is typically performed by one or two main performers, called Keertankar, accompanied by Harmonium and Tabla musicians. It involves singing, acting, dancing, and story-telling, However it is unlike any other performing art as it is basically pure glorification of god and godly acts. 〔 〕 〔 〕 〔 〕 Based on the format and subjects, Keertan / Kirtan has been classified into several types, described in the sections below. == Origin == In Indian mythology the story of Bhakta Prahlad is famous for the uninterrupted devotion of a small child towards the almighty God, despite the obstacles created by his own father demon Hiranyakashipu. In the same "Avatar katha" child Prahlad the heavenly prince defines 9 types of "Bhakti" devotion. The relevant shloka 〔 〕 says, Shrawanam keertanam vishnoh smaranam padsevanam | Archanam vandanam dasyam sakhyam atmanivedanam || Meaning -There are 9 types (stages) of "Bhakti" or ways of devotion. # Shravanam- Hearing stories of the god or heavenly virtues. # Keertanam- Admire and sing the songs of god and goodness. # Smaranam- Remembering god and goodness. # Paad sevanam- Offering services to Godly places and godly work. # Archanam- Performing pooja or offering decorations and comforts to god and good people. # Vandanam- Respects feet of the almighty. # Daasyam- Selfless and uninterrupted services to god. # Sakhyam- Making friendship with god,without material expectations. # Atmanivedanam- Offering one's everything to god without leaving back anything. The second type namely, "Keertan or Kirtan" as is called is performing art of presenting sayings from old good books and mythological literature along with a tint of music, dance, humor, etc. Due to scarce means of transport and communications, the performers called Keertankars use to travel a lot. Town to town and place to place over long periods and offer performances so as to enlighten the people. All over India this form of devotion is still live and prevalent in one form or another. All states have Keertans in Temples, Gurudwaras, mandirs and holy festival places too. Keertan is also called Hari Keertan, Katha or Harikatha, Sankirtan, Nam sankeertan, etc. Keertan carries a tradition as old as times of age old muni Narada the best devotee of lord Vishnu. Naradiya keertan follows a format that is named after Narada the sacred son of Brahmadev or lord Brahma .〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marathi Keertan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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