Question

Who wrote Sangeet Makarand?
A. Narad
B. Brahma
C. Ganesha
D. Vishnu

Answer 1

Hint: Sangeet Markand is a collection of commentaries, a conveyor of definitions and description of various works of classical music. Ragas are thoroughly explained in this text and categorised as male, female and neutral.

Complete answer: Sangeet mark and was written by Narad. It is dated to be before 1100 CE. This is because the music described in the text is before the Persian influence was seen in the classical styles. After the Persian influence, the music style became Hindustani.
Sangeet Markand is descriptive about 19 types of Veena and 101types of Tal. It also talks about the nomenclature of ragas and three distinct stages of the same can be underlined through the text.
Looking at the other options;
Option A- Narad wrote Sangeet Marakand so this is the correct option.
Option B- Brahma is said to have written the four Vedas and his foyer heads symbolise the same. So this option is incorrect.
Option C- It is said that Ganesha wrote the Mahabharata which was being recited by the sage Vedvyas. So this option is incorrect.
Option D- Vishnu Purana is the text lineated to Lord Vishnu. Yet, there are no agreements about this. So this remains an incorrect option.
Thus, the correct answer is an option (A).

Note: Sangeet Ratnakar and Sangeet Parijat are two other texts which are descriptive of the Classical Hindustani and Carnatic musical traditions. Both these texts were originally written in Sanskrit and have been translated to Hindi, Farsi and many other languages.