The references of sixty four kinds of kalā are found in the Bhāgavatapurāṇa, Śaiva-Tantras, Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa etc. Vīṇāḍamarukavādyā which refers to “playing Vina and Damaruka, a special kind of Drum”, representing one of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa.-Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. Vīṇā (वीणा) refers to a type of musical instrument.-Cf. Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana Vīṇā (वीणा).-Lute 1 presented by Sarasvatī to Skanda 2 in the garland of Umeśa, figures of apsaras with vīṇās 3 in Pātālam 4 in Rāma's abhiṣeka. Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index The modern hundredstringed santoor of Kaśmīra is probably śatatantrīvīṇā or vāṇa referred to in the Taittirīya Saṃhitā. The Nīlamata refers to Vīṇā thrice only but if the references to Tantrī-vādya be taken as referring to vīṇā, it will yield that vīṇā was resorted to most by the musicians of Kaśmīra. Living amidst scenes of sylvan beauty they played, danced and sang to express their joys, to mitigate their pains, to please their gods and to appease their demons. Vīṇā (वीणा) refers to a “musical instruments” that existed in ancient Kashmir (Kaśmīra) as mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa.-The Nīlamata says that the land of Kaśmīra was thronged with ever-sportive and joyful people enjoying continuous festivities. Source: : Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study The Vāyu-purāṇa refers to Vīṇā at four places mostly associating it with Śiva and the Kurus. In the Rāmāyaṇa it is a favourite instrument of the songsters, and similar is the case with the Mahābhārata. It was very popular in the period of the Jātakas. The Jātakas shed more light on the construction, size and use of this instrument. Vīṇā (वीणा): a Musical Instrument.-The Ṛgveda mentions that Kṣoṇī or Viṇā was the musical instrument of the Maruts. Vina in Purana glossary Source: Google Books: Cultural History from the Vāyu Purāna
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