Do You Feel Music?

Of the many genres of music i listen to, everyday, i relate myself the most to Indian Music. Ofcourse, i might again include few other non-Indian genres too, which have invariably crept into indian music, thanks to great blending ideas of great composers here. But the beauty of Indian music is that, the tunes evoke certain feelings. and composers use their mastery by trapping varied emotions in a single raaga. the notes are same, for the raaga. only the presentation varies...and then, the perception of the listener changes. The mood and the feeling eneveloped in the tune changes completely. When i say 'feeling', how can one identify it with a tune? 'Pain' is one of the many emotions one experiences and how can one transform it into music (without words). For a moment, if we keep aside the genius of a composer, who can evoke such a feeling through a composition, the question i would like to focus on is - "how can someone perceive pain, by listening to a tune?". How is it that a certain slant/piece in "Subha Panthuvaraali" raaga, for example, conveys pain and the same raaga also conveys exuberance! Though the composer does his part, by covering both hues in the same raaga, the listener can distinguish and experience both feelings, even though he is not musically literate. How?