Krama patha

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Krama patha is a traditional Vedic recitation method in which words of a mantra are chanted in overlapping pairs to preserve and transmit the text with great precision.

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Krama patha canonical 1
Krama pāṭha 1
Krama-pāṭha 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Vedic recitation method
mnemonic technique
oral tradition
aimsTo maintain accent and intonation
maintain phonetic accuracy
prevent textual corruption
associatedWith Atharvaveda
Rigveda
Samaveda
Vedas
Yajurveda
belongsToTradition Hindu religious tradition
characterizedBy high precision of recitation
overlapping pairs of words
sequential linking of mantra words
contrastedWith Ghana patha (complex recitation)
Samhita patha (continuous recitation)
developedIn ancient India
followsRule each word is recited with the next word
word order of the original text is preserved
hasAlternativeName Krama pāṭha
linked to: Krama patha

Krama-pāṭha
linked to: Krama patha
hasCulturalSignificance safeguarding intangible heritage of Vedas
hasExamplePattern word1-word2, word2-word3, word3-word4
language Vedic Sanskrit
learnedIn Gurukula system
methodType intermediate-level Vedic recitation
partOf Vedic patha system
preserves original Vedic accents (svara)
sequence of Vedic syllables
relatedTo Ghana patha
Jata patha
Pada patha
Samhita patha
requires memorization of mantras
trained Vedic reciter
taughtBy Vedic guru
transmissionMode oral transmission
usedFor error detection in recitation
preservation of Vedic texts
transmission of Vedic mantras
usedIn Vedic chanting
Vedic ritual practice

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Taittiriya Shakha recitationStyle Krama patha
Krama patha hasAlternativeName Krama pāṭha
linked to: Krama patha
Krama patha hasAlternativeName Krama-pāṭha
linked to: Krama patha