ॐ यशो जनेऽसानि स्वाहा । श्रेयान् वयस्योऽसानि स्वाहा । तं त्वा भग प्रविशानि स्वाहा । स मा भग प्रविश स्वाहा । तस्मिन् सहस्रशाखे । निभगाहं त्वयि मृजे स्वाहा । यथाऽऽपः प्रवतायन्तियथा मासा अहर्जरम् एवं मां ब्रह्मचारिणः धातरायन्तु सर्वतः स्वाहा । प्रतिवेशोऽसि प्र मा भाहि प्र मा पद्यस्व ।
३ / चतुर्थोऽनुवाकः / शिक्षावल्ली / तैत्तिरीयोपनिषत् ।
Vidya means Knowledge and Kala means Art in Sanskrit.
The mastery of as many of the 14 Vidyas and 64 traditional arts known as the 'Chaturdasha Vidya' and 'Chausath Kalas' or Chatushashti Kalas, formed an important basis in the development of a cultured individual in many parts of ancient India.
India is a land of Sacred traditions and culture. The word Art is inseperable from India. Each era is distinctive in its culture. In the same way Indian art forms have continuously evolved over thousands of years. In ancient india, various art forms like Paintings, Architecture and Sculpture evolved.
Vatsyayana, (2 to 6 A.D.) listed 64 kalas, he listed them as 64 bahya kalas.
