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He then started singing the place correctly; the mood came upon him and enveloped him, and he forgot himself in the music, which filled the earth and heaven. Akbar and Tansen forgot themselves in the sheer melody and charm of the music.
It was a unique experience. When the music stopped, Akbar turned to Tansen and said, "You say you learnt music from this saint and yet you seem to have missed the living charm of It all. Yours seems to be but chaff beside this soul-stirring music."
"It is true, Sir," said Tansen. "It is true that my music is wooden and lifeless by the side of the living harmony and melody of the master. But then there is this difference sing to the emperor's bidding, but my master sings to no man's bidding but only when the prompting comes from his innermost self. That makes all the difference."
1. 'It was a unique experience.' What experience has been referred to here?
2. What was Akbar's opinion about Tansen's music beside the music of his master? Or What did Akbar say about the music of Tansen?
3. What did Tansen say to Akbar to explain the difference between the music of his great teacher and his own Or What was the cause of difference in Tansen's music?
4. Why did Akbar and Tansen forget themselves?
5. Whose music appealed to Akbar more?
6. Why was Hari Das' music soul-stirring?
7. When did Swami Hari Das sing?
8. Why was Tansen's music not divine?

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3) Tansen's singing did not produce the same effect as that by Ostad because Tansen sang to Akbar-a human being-while Ostad sang to God