The Social and Historical Values of Ragas and Raginis Vol. 1
Swami Prajnanananda
Indian music is spiritual and divine in character. The ragas and raginis are mainly used to please Gods and Goddesses and ask for their blessings. In this book are described two raginis, Kanada and Todi, with their intricate arrangements of notations.
Bless people when they revile you. Think how much good they are doing by helping to stamp out the false ego. Hold fast to the real Self. Think only pure thoughts, and you will accomplish more than a regiment of mere preachers. Out of purity and silence comes the word of power.
-Swami Vivekananda