Bhakthi Sangeeth-Sumram99

sumram99 · Post by **sumram99** » 30 Apr 2006, 19:59

RSHANKAR:

There is no ragam set to the Pasurams....its upto the singer to sing in any ragam he/she wants. I too have heard this in mohanam and i just sang it bilahari because i wanted a prelude to Narasimha nannu brovave.

I will certainly post the ragas for the bhajans i posted.

Amraman · Post by **Amraman** » 04 May 2006, 19:14

Hi Sumathi,
This is Ambika here from South Brunswick, NJ. I heard the Bhajans you had posted and they are awesome. I would like to get in touch with you. My email is ambikar@aol.com.
Regards,
Ambika

sumram99 · Post by **sumram99** » 04 May 2006, 20:06

Ambika:

I have sent you an email with my contact no.

meena · Post by **meena** » 05 May 2006, 22:41

sumram

when u find time pl. render some slokam/viruttams for us.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 05 May 2006, 22:51

I second the request wholeheartedly!

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 06 May 2006, 00:18

Sumati,
Me three!
Ravi

sumram99 · Post by **sumram99** » 06 May 2006, 00:54

sure i will.....any preferences of slokams, ragams?? thanks for asking!! But i dont know when, i have to wait for a time when there is total quietitude in the house. my little one can create quite a racket!!

btw, why only viruttams?? i am just curious?

meena · Post by **meena** » 06 May 2006, 01:01

my little one can create quite a racket!!

we have heard a lot of racket on this forum, AMEN!
so no prob. if ur little one too wants join u for vocal support

For starters others/i (active members, i do not know abt silent lot) on this forum we enjoy slokam and viruttam - We had a long thread running on that subject, check 'general discussions" sec.

So kick-off with slokam-viruttam and we'll shall add to that list

Any raga is fine with me.

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 06 May 2006, 01:42

Sumati:

Since you asked, here are some suggestions ( It is really upto you, you do not have to follow my suggestions ).

Start off with
SuklAmbaradharam viShNum SaSi varNam caturbhujam
prasanna vadanam dhyAyEt sarva vighnOpaSAntayE ( raga suggestion: Kedara Gowla or Bhairavi )

gajAnanam bhUta gaNAdi sEvitam
kapittha jambU phalasAra bhakShitam
umAsutam SOka vinASakAraNam
namAmi vighnESwara pAda pankajam ||

agajAnana-padmArkam
gajAnanam aharniSam
anEkdantam bhaktAnAm
Ekadantam upAsmahE ||

vakratuNDa mahAkAya sUrya kOTi samaprabha
nirvighnam kuru mE dEva
sarva kAryESu sarvadA.

mUShaka vAhana mOdakahasta, cAmarakarNa viLambita sUtra,
vAmana rUpa mahESwara putra, vighnavinAyaka, pAda namastE(?).

SAntAkAram bhujaga Sayanam padmanAbham surESam
vishwAdhAram gagana sadRSam mEgha varNam SubhAngam lakShmIKAntam kamala nayanam yOgi hRdyAn agamyam
vandE viShNum bhava bhaya haram sarva lOkaika nAtham ||

Uma Komala Hasthabyam - I could not look this up for the full text.

kastUri tilakam lalATa phalakE
vakShasthalE kaustubham
nAsAgrE navamouktikam
karatalE vENum karE kankaNam
sarvAngE haricandanam ca kalayam
kanThE ca muktAvaLi
gOpastrI parivEShTitO
vijayatE gOpAla cUDAmaNi ||

"sayankale Vananthe Kusumitha..." - Can adopt Chembai's rendition

Lakshi Kalathram Lalitha -- Could not look this up either..

sarva mangaLa mAngalyE SivE sarvArtha sAdhikE
SaraNyE tryambakE dEvI nArAyaNi namOstute ||

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So, why this particular set, some may ask. This sequence was our family regular morning and evening sloka routine when we were kids, before getting on with other things.

sumram99 · Post by **sumram99** » 06 May 2006, 02:09

VKji:

Thanks a lot! Gajananam is familiar and I can sing freely since I know the slokam. Also Shuklambaradharam Vishnum. I will also sing Kasturi tilakam.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 06 May 2006, 02:14

sumati
Don't worry about any particular shloka. They are all good. Choose whatever you are familiar with. If we don't know we will request the lyrics. But most of the prayer shlokas are well known. We are not any sticklers for the raga either. Choose whatever is comfortable for you. Don't put the shruti high! We love your natural voice! Note this is all informal and you are in the company of friendly Rasikas!

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 06 May 2006, 02:17

VK,
Where did you find the words to the slOkams that you posted?
Ravi

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 06 May 2006, 02:18

One more thing!
Just announce the raga at the beginning and also sing the arohanam and avrohanam at the start. This will help me to analyze your voice and possibly MIDIfy the shlokam in future. Thanks

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 06 May 2006, 02:36

VK,
Where did you find the words to the slOkams that you posted?
Ravi

All over the place with the help of google. I did not keep track of the sites though. Just searched with the first few words..

Since you asked, I retraced my steps and found out that I got some of them from here: http://www.panchangam.com/shlokas.htm

And while looking at it, I remembered the following one used to be in our daily schedule as well.

yA kundEndu tuShArahAra dhavaLA
yA Subhra vastrAvRtA
yA vINA varadaNDa maNDitakarA
yA SvEta padmAsanA
yA brahmAcyuta Sankara prabhRtibhiH
dEvaiH sadA pUjitA
sA mAm pAtu sarasvatI bhagavatI
niSSeSha jADyApahA ||

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 06 May 2006, 02:39

Sumati: Ditto what CML said. It is all your choice.

CML, with respect to announcing the ragas and arohanam avarohanam, will it be OK if Sumati posts that separately.. We do not want the flow of the slokas to be interrupted and also we can have the exercise of identifying the ragas.

Suji Ram · Post by **Suji Ram** » 06 May 2006, 02:51

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Yes! I love that

But, I would love to hear the Aro /avo though.

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 06 May 2006, 02:56

On the raga choices since you asked, in no particular order... ( again, you don't have to go by any of this... you pick what is comfortable to you and where your mood takes you )..

Bhairavi
Kedara Gowla
Yadhukula Kambodi
ranjani
Kaapi
Subhapantuvarali
Mukhari
Bilahari
purvikalyani
HamsAnandi
Desh

kiransurya · Post by **kiransurya** » 06 May 2006, 02:59

Sumati

A few more on Devi. Please sing them if you can, in your own time..

Vandemaatharamambikaam Bhagavatheem Vaani Ramaa Sevithaam
Kalyaneem Kameeya Kalpalathikaam Kailaasanaadhapriyaam
Vedaantha Prathimadhyamaana Vidwanmanoranjaneem
Sri Chakraankitha Rathnapeeta Nilayam Sri raajraajeswareem
(My mother renders the above one in a raagmalika of Maayamaalvagowla, Kalyaani, Ranjani and Sri raaga for each line respectively)

Saranaagatha deenaartha
parithraana parayaney
Sarvasyaarthi Hare devi
Naarayani Namosthuthe

Sarva swaroopey Sravesey
Sarva sakthi samanvithey
Bhayebhyasthraahino devi
Durge devi namosthuthe

Nithyaanandey Niraadharey Nishkalaayai namonamah
Vidyaadhaare Visaalakshi Sudda Gnaaney Namonamah

Sarasijanilaye Saroja hasthey
Dhavalathamaam suka Gandha Maalya Sobhey
Bhagavathi Harivallabhey Manogney
Tribhuvan bhoothi Karipraseeda Mahyam

Mangalu Laitha Devyai Mahasrungaara Moorthaye
Mahodyaana Mahaapeethey Lalithey Jayamangalam
Lailthey Subhamangalam...

Om Santhi:

sumram99 · Post by **sumram99** » 06 May 2006, 04:38

Thank you for the text of all the slokams. This will be a good exercise for me. Please give me a couple days and I will post atleast 2/3 slokams. Also, I think I will post the ragams and their Arohanams/Avarohanams separately.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 06 May 2006, 09:08

Kiran,
I just love that slOka you posted: I specifically love the phrase, 'kalyANI, kamanIya kalpalatikAm kailAsanAthapriyAm': the visual imagery is incomparable....

Ravi

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 06 May 2006, 09:13

VK,
I was just wondering who had posted those lyrics: it must be some one who can't distinguish the k brand of sounds from the g brand and so on and so forth...reminds of the concert review in this Friday's Hindu where the singer is supposed to have sung 'biparE rAma rasam' of Sadasiva Brahmendra.
Ravi

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 06 May 2006, 10:17

Ravi: I would not know the difference either. Could you please edit and correct them (in the posts themselves)? Thanks.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 06 May 2006, 17:24

reminds of the concert review in this Friday's Hindu where the singer is supposed to have sung 'biparE rAma rasam' of Sadasiva Brahmendra. Ravi

LOL
Whoever wrote it could also not distinguish between t and d as also alpaprANa and mahAprANas.

VK_ I have made the necessary corrections in your post itself as requested by you

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 06 May 2006, 23:10

VK_ I have made the necessary corrections in your post itself as requested by you

Thanks DRS. I can now check and make sure I say it properly as well.

meena · Post by **meena** » 07 May 2006, 01:03

Thanks DRS. I can now check and make sure I say it properly as well.

vk
pl. u/l like to hear u too

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 07 May 2006, 02:31

vk/Sumati
it is important to have the aro/avaro of the ragam at the beginning in audio to get her aadhaara shadjam for a MIDI analysis. It is the mUrcana posting of DRS is what helped me to get the cyutapancamam! Also it permits sumati to maintain a clean shruti!

sumram99 · Post by **sumram99** » 07 May 2006, 03:00

I have not yet got a chance to sit down and record any viruttams as i have guests over for the weekend. But in the meanwhile here is a Goswami Tulsidas bhajan in Hamsadhwani. U might notice a few touches of Shankara also.

http://rapidshare.de/files/19800301/San ... i.mp3.html

sumram99 · Post by **sumram99** » 07 May 2006, 03:08

Another one, a Kabir Bhajan in Bhairavi/Sindhubhairavi. I love the words of this bhajan. The first line goes like this: Bhajanaa bina jal jayyo aiso jeevanaa. I will post the words for the bhajan soon. Hope you all like it.

http://rapidshare.de/files/19801114/San ... a.mp3.html

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 07 May 2006, 06:46

Thanks DRS. I can now check and make sure I say it properly as well.
vkpl. u/l like to hear u too

The key word is "say", Meena

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 07 May 2006, 08:21

DRS,
Thanks for the corrections! I have not had anytime since early this morning.
Ravi

meena · Post by **meena** » 07 May 2006, 08:52

VK wrote:

The key word is "say", Meena

I did say 'pl.' what else do u want? U are really pushing it aren't u vk hee hee.

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 07 May 2006, 10:34

I did say 'pl.' what else do u want? U are really pushing it aren't u vk hee hee.

Oh..no.. I didn't mean that. I meant my 'say'ing ( or muttering ) the slokas as opposed to 'singing'.

meena · Post by **meena** » 07 May 2006, 11:26

VK

with CM background, why 'say' ?

BTW let us NOT waste sumram space.

sumram99 · Post by **sumram99** » 07 May 2006, 17:04

I dont know if you all heard teh two bhajans that I posted yesterday. Anyways, here are the words for the Tuldasji bhajan.

GAAYIYE GANAPATI JAG VANDANA
SANKAR SUVANA BHAVANI NANDANA||

SIDDHI SADAN GAJAVADANA VINAYAK
KRIPA SINDHU SUNDARA SAB LAAYAK||

MODAKAPRIYA AMUDA MANGAL DATA
BIDYA BAARIDHI BUDDHI BIDATA||

MANGATA TULSIDAS KAR JORE
BASA HI RAMA SIYA MANASA MORE||

sumram99 · Post by **sumram99** » 07 May 2006, 17:14

THE KABIRDAS BHAJAN IN BHAIRAVI:

BHAJANA BINA JALA JAYYO AISO JEEVANA||

PARBAT SOONA IK VRIKSH BINA
VRIKSHA SOONA IK PARIN BINA||

MANDIR SOONA IK DEEP BINA
DEEP SOONA IK JYOTI BINA||

SANGEET SOONA EK SUR BINA
SUR SOONA IK RASIKA BINA||

KAHAT KABIRAA SUNO BHAI SADHO
JAG HAI SOONA IK RAAM BINA||

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 07 May 2006, 20:01

Sumati,
Thanks for 'gAyiyE gaNpati jag vandan' - I was transported immediately to my school days - too many years ago for comfort - these were the bhajans that were taught to KV students all over India. So thank you for that trip down memory lane.
Ravi

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 07 May 2006, 23:09

Sumati
Just nectar! It is so soothing!
Please post your recorded bhajans while you are preparing the shlokas which may take some time. In the meantime we could listen and enjoy these lovely bhajans. Just post the lyrics too since some of us are not that fluent in Hindi!

Thank you ever so much!

sumram99 · Post by **sumram99** » 08 May 2006, 04:16

thank you CMLOVER. Here is another one a Surdas Bhajan in Shivaranjani.

http://rapidshare.de/files/19892537/San ... i.mp3.html

meena · Post by **meena** » 08 May 2006, 06:20

sumram

when u post the bajans link, pl. also post the lyrics at the sametime.

sumram99 · Post by **sumram99** » 08 May 2006, 07:03

I posted the lyrics for the earlier two bhajans viz. Gayiye Ganapati and Bhajanaa Bina. Here are the lyrics for Akhiyan Hari Darasana in Shivaranjani.

AHIYAAN HARI DARASANA KI PYAASI
DEKHOON CHAHAT KAMALA NAYANA KO
NISA DINA RAHAT UDASI ||

KESARI TILAKA MOTINA KI MALA
VRINDAVAN KE VAASI
NEHA LAGAYE JAAGI TRUN SAMA
DAARI GAYE GALE PHAANSI ||

KAAHU KI MANKI KOU NA JANAT
LOGAN KE MAN HAASI
SURADAS PRABHU TUMARE DARASA BINA
LEHO KARAVAT KAASI||

sumram99 · Post by **sumram99** » 08 May 2006, 18:52

I have heard another version of Akhiyan Hari Darasana. If anybocy has teh same, can you please u/l?

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 09 May 2006, 20:54

sumram99
Haimanthi Shukla has sung this .
Somehow your singing reminds me of haimanthi very much.
here is a page where her muisc can be sampled.
try the last one Sandhya Godhuli lagane ke- the sample of course -on the hamara cd page.
http://www.hamaracd.com/hcdindia/ASP/Co ... iftideas=2

I have never been a big fan of bengali music (somehow all the songs seem the same to me ) but Haimanthi is different.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 09 May 2006, 21:35

I have never been a big fan of bengali music (somehow all the songs seem the same to me ) but Haimanthi is different.

We were recently at a naming ceremony of the daughter of one my wife's colleagues. The baby's paternal grandfather is a priest in the brahmO samAj, and their ceremony was filled with music (rabIndra sangIt)...It was very melodious and soothing. I thought I recognized strains of dEsh, mOhanam, and possibly kApI or something akin to it in this music.

As an aside, one of RDA's original students (forget her name) from Bengal had enrolled in Kalakshetra on Sri Tagore's urging. On her return to shAntinikEtan, she choreographed several pieces of tagOre's music in bharatanATyam style. Many years ago, Madras DD had broadcast a half hour program on this one morning, and all I remember is how the singers moved from mInAkshI mEmudam to a bengali song rather effortlessly.

Ravi

sumram99 · Post by **sumram99** » 09 May 2006, 23:28

Kji:

Thank you! I am honoured to be compared with Smt. Haimonti Shukla. I finally had the chance to listen to her. Until you mentioned, I did not know about her. I remember you saying this in one of your earlier posts too. Haimontiji has such a clear voice!! She sings so well! It made me thirsty for more of her songs. As i was searching through google, i came accross Salilda's site. But could not listen to the songs listed there!!

As far as Rabindra Sangeet goes, I have listened to Hemant Kumar, Suchitra Moitra, etc. But Hemontidi's voice is different!! It is still ringing in my ears! I enjoy Nuzrul Geet more bcos they haev more of shastriya sangeet in them.

meena · Post by **meena** » 10 May 2006, 00:26

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rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 10 May 2006, 01:29

Thanks, Meena: that was very nice...
I can imagine very subtle kathak to this song...
Ravi

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 10 May 2006, 01:32

I enjoy Nuzrul Geet more bcos they haev more of shastriya sangeet in them.

Sumati,
Can you post clips/websites for nuzrul gIt?
Ravi

sumram99 · Post by **sumram99** » 10 May 2006, 03:24

RSHANKAR:

Here is one link that I found Nazrul's songs. Whatever I heard of Nazrul Geeti were back in India during college days. Here is the link:

http://www.banglasangeet.com/songs.htm

I have not tried this out though. I will send you more when I come accross them.

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 09 Jun 2006, 21:09

sumram99

I finally managed to pick out the Haimanthi Bhajan tracks.

This first one has her famous Lachaki Lachaki and then the "Ankhiyan Hari Darshan" you were looking for

: http://rapidshare.de/files/22631209/Hai ... n.mp3.html

and two more sweet tracks.

http://rapidshare.de/files/22629984/Hai ... 1.mp3.html

http://rapidshare.de/files/22630425/Hai ... 2.mp3.html

the similarity to your Voice / Style is amazing ...

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 09 Jun 2006, 22:45

Sumati

You had enough rest

Time to hear more from you CM/HM?Bhajan/Whatever..
Please....