The spiritual explanation of the Tala is: TA derives from the TANDYAB NRITYA, the cosmic dance of Siva. LA comes from the LASHYA NRITYA, the female dance of Parvati or Shakti. So the Tala originated from the dance of Lord Siva and Parvati. Indian music is inherent and excellent for its super-eminent divinity, which brings uniformity and changes all its elements and media. It is meditative by nature and has a direct effect on   the mind. It helps to concentrate and takes away the limitations of the mind, and assists in realizing the divinity in the innermost depths of the heart, which can relieve the soul from delusions, consciousness of un- certainty, and bestow upon the souls the blessings of liberation -  MUKTI. .... By practising it, men and women will gain the feelings of immortality despite living in the frames of a mortal world. The human soul can achieve   peace and infinite blessings through it. Indian music is deeply rooted and dates from very ancient times. It is still on its progress. It will not come to an end until it can retain its creativeness and artistic merits in a spiritual way. Sankha Chatterjee