Vilambit Tintal Theka Variations

About the Variations

In this section and the next, there are practice variations, accompaniment variations, and theka improvisations in vilambit and madhyalay tempos (slow and medium):

  • Practice variations introduce simple theka embellishments and fills (kism), but which are repetitive (usually the same embellishment repeats in each divisions of the tal). These are primarily for practice.
  • Accompaniment variations present embellishments and fills which are more typical of accompaniment and are not as repetitive.
  • Improvisation Demonstrations are improvised recordings of Rajneesh performing theka variations, mukhra, and tihai.

Standard Tintal Theka

This is the tintal theka.
dhā dhin dhin dhā
X
dhā dhin dhin dhā
2
dhā tin tin
0
dhin dhin dhā
3

This is the standard tintal theka, written in Devanagari.
धा धिं धिं धा
X
धा धिं धिं धा
2
धा तिं तिं ता
0
ता धिं धिं धा
3

(see previous section for demonstrations of standard theka)

Vilambit Theka Practice Variation 1

This is Vilambit Theka Practice Variation 1.
dhā dhin dhindhin dhātī
X
dhā dhin dhindhin dhātī
2
dhā tin tintin tātī
0
tātā dhin dhindhin dhātī
3

This is Vilambit Theka Practice Variation 1, written in Devanagari.
धा धिं धिंधिं धाती
X
धा धिं धिंधिं धाती
2
धा तिं तिंतिं ताती
0
ताता धिं धिंधिं धाती
3

Spoken 2 times:

Played 2 times:


Vilambit Theka Practice Variation 2

This is Vilambit Theka Practice Variation 2.
dhā–traka dhinnā dhindhin dhātī
X
dhā–traka dhin––kra dhindhin dhātī
2
dhā–traka tinnā tintin tātī
0
tā–traka dhin––kra dhindhin dhātī
3

This is Vilambit Theka Practice Variation 2, written in Devanagari.
धाऽत्रक धिंना धिंधिं धाती
X
धाऽत्रक धिंऽऽक्र धिंधिं धाती
2
धाऽत्रक तिंना तिंतिं ताती
0
ताऽत्रक धिंऽऽक्र धिंधिं धाती
3

Spoken 2 times:

Played 2 times:


Vilambit Theka Accompaniment Variation 1

This is Vilambit Theka Accompaniment Variation 1.
dhā tirakiṭa dhindhin dhātī
X
dhā dhinnā dhindhin dhātī
2
dhāge tirakiṭa tin tātī
0
tātā dhinnā teṭedhagi nadhā
tirakiṭa
3

This is Vilambit Theka Accompaniment Variation 1, written in Devanagari.
धा तिरकिट धिंधिं धाती
X
धा धिंना धिंधिं धाती
2
धागे तिरकिट तिं ताती
0
ताता धिंना तेटेधगि नधा
तिरकिट
3

Spoken 2 times:

Played 2 times:


Vilambit Theka Accompaniment Variation 2

This is Vilambit Theka Accompaniment Variation 2.
dhā tirakiṭa dhindhin –dhāteṭe
X
dhā dhinnā dhindhin dhātī
2
dhāge tirakiṭa tintin tātī
0
tāke
tirakiṭa
dhindhin
nādhā
tirakiṭa
dhindhin
nādhā
tirakiṭa
3

This is Vilambit Theka Accompaniment Variation 2, written in Devanagari.
धा तिरकिट धिंधिं ऽधातेटे
X
धा धिंना धिंधिं धाती
2
धागे तिरकिट तिंतिं ताती
0
ताके
तिरकिट
धिंधिं
नाधा
तिरकिट
धिंधिं
नाधा
तिरकिट
3

Spoken 2 times:

Played 2 times:


Vilambit Theka Accompaniment Variation 3

This is Vilambit Theka Accompaniment Variation 3.
dhā–
traka
dhin–
nānā
dhindhin dhā–
traka
X
dhā––kra dhin–
nānā
dhindhin dhā–
traka
2
dhāge
traka
tin–
nānā
tintin tā–
traka
0
tāke
tirakiṭa
dhin–
nānā
dhindhin dhā––kra
dhā–tī–
3

This is Vilambit Theka Accompaniment Variation 3, written in Devanagari.
धाऽत्रक धिंऽनाना धिंधिं धाऽत्रक
X
धाऽऽक्र धिंऽनाना धिंधिं धाऽत्रक
2
धागेत्रक तिंऽनाना तिंतिं ताऽत्रक
0
ताके
तिरकिट
धिंऽनाना धिंधिं धाऽऽक्र
धाऽतीऽ
3

Spoken 2 times:

Played 3 times:


Vilambit Theka Improvisation 1


Vilambit Theka Improvisation 2