That Resonating Energy

I had not paid utmost attention to Shah Rukh’s “Kuch khaas aawazon se dil ni dhadkanein tez ho jati hai” till some days ago, when I was given a sound reason. Some sounds do remain special. Each time they repeat themselves, they generate that shiver within, with even more resonating rigour. The only way to understand this, is to feel it. The last time I heard the clank of the Natuvangam was during my dance classes, more than half a decade ago. It had held less (or no) significance then. The only thing I remember of its existence as a kid was its series of high decibel levels- some of us kids found it annoying, the others found it amusing; both these reactions were merged when the class plunged into chaos for the nth time. I was a kid then. 
But a few days ago, when I happened to hear the same clank during some bhajan, it rang in my ear for a long time. And how! It seemed to silence every other noise and silence alike, both within and outside. The resonance with which it struck was magnificent; the effect it had, reverberating. As it rang in my ears, it seemed to nullify scepticism with every step I took. As I walked away from its source, its effect was still in action... till there was a strange peace in mind, while the silence was silenced. 

The Natuvangam is a very powerful instrument- it can compel anybody, can motivate anyone… can resonate energy. There has always been a rationale behind using it in dance- to stimulate thought into expressions and to coerce rhythm into movements. How else would just the clank of the Natuvangam evoke the Nritta in the dancer, giving birth to the energised spirited element in her? I still wonder.