Sadashiva Brahmendra

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sangeetarasikan
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There seems to be a controversy as to his exact time period (they say he lived for 200 years). He was one of those true yogis who detached himself from the world early on. Some of his compositions, esp. those tuned by the great Voleti like Sarvam Brahmamayam move my heart like none others. There is a melancholic quality in the emotions expressed, an awakening to the higher truth. Was he a vaggeyakara or just a composer of philosophical verses.

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Though I am unable to answer to specific query - vaggeyakara or just a composer - please visit the following sites to get more information on the Avadhuta Sanyasi.
http://www.hinduonnet.com/fr/2003/05/02 ... 370400.htm
http://www.geocities.com/parasu41/Some_ ... endra.html
V Govindan

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Post by baboosh »

Sri.Sadasiva brahmendra was a sanyasi and disciple of the 58th Acharya of Sri.kamakoti peeta,Sri.Paramasivendra sarasvathi who gave him deeksha.He was not a vaggeyakara,but a realised soul whose outpourings are full of philosophical truths and his experience.

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Post by sudarshan »

Here's a picture of Sri Brahmendral's adhishtanam at Nerur:

www.hariharapura.org/tnyatra/100_3905.jpg

vs_manjunath
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Post by vs_manjunath »

sangeetarasikan wrote:Some of his compositions, esp. those tuned by the great Voleti like Sarvam Brahmamayam move my heart like none others
I too like this tune, sung in Madhyama Sruti........Can any rasikas,tell the raga name for this tune ??

Secondly, broohi mukundheti sung by MSS is equally nice.

MBK had sung a commercial cassette on Sadashiva Bramhendra's compositions. In this pibare rAma rasam is very enjoyable.

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Post by rajeshnat »

I have heard The malladi and hyderabad brothers singing sarvam brahmamayam in madhuvanti. I am assuming that was tuned by shri vOleti
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Post by chalanata »

brahmendra's songs were outpourings only and musicians have been tuning the songs suiting to their convenience. hence for the same songs different versions are available.

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Post by vs_manjunath »

Thanks Rajeshnat , can we know more about Madhuvanthi ?
This was originally tuned by shri vOleti, i have heard mv ramana murthy singing this tune and has been popular with andhra singers. The tradition has been kept up by hyderabad and by malladi brothers.

Vocalist
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I've heard two versions other than maduvanti - ahirbhairav and darbAri kAnadA.
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Post by vs_manjunath »

pibare rAmarasam as sung by MBK, is it tuned in ahirbhairav ??

Can we know about Madhuvanthi & Ahirbhairav ragas ??

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Post by ranjani33 »

Please help me correct the lyrics of Sri Sadasiva Brahmendrar's composition - Thunga Tharange Gange

Pallavi
jaya tungA tarangE gangE jaya tubgA tarangE gangE
Charanam-1
kamala bhavANDa karaNDa pavitrE bahu vidha bandha chEdala vitrE
Charanam-2
dUrIkrta jana pApa samUhE pUrita kaccapa kuccagrAhE
Charanam-3
paramahamsa guru phaNita caritrE brahmA viSNu shankara nutipAtrE

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Swarasindhu's Youtube channel has a list of sadasiva brahmendra krithis : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWV8hi ... g/featured

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Dear Viewers,
A new Blogpost containing the kRtis of Sadasiva Brahmendra has been created. The link is -

https://sadasivabrahmendra.blogspot.com/

This blog contains all the kRtis of Sadasiva Brahmendra and also the two stotras by him. The popular version of Ragas in which these kRtis are sung, is given therein. However, these may vary.

The input for the kRtis and the meanings thereof have been provided by Ms Rajani Arjun Shankar. There is also a nice write-up by her in the Title page.

As usual, the kRtis are given in Roman, Devanagari, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam versions.

With sincere prayers,
V Govindan

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Thank you Govindan Sir. May I add one more link and write-up?

http://www.sangeetasudha.org/othercompo ... asiva.html
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Sadasiva Brahmendra

Sadasiva Brahmendra, a great ascetic, a Brahma jnani lived in 17th century in Tamilnadu. He was a profound Advaita Scholar who renounced the materialistic life at an early age. His compositions are out-pourings of devotion and philosophy. They elevate us to the realms of spiritual heights. Inspite of his excellence in the knowledge of the Vedas and other scriptures he used to wander freely in his own spiritual world. Songs like Pibare Rama rasam, Manasa sancharare, Gayati vanamali etc. haunt our minds drenching us in Bhakti Rasa.

Mudra:- Parama hamsa.

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Sadasiva Brahmendra Krutis
1 Bajare Yadhunaatham

2 Bruhi Mukundhethi Kurinji
3 Gayathi Vanamali Hamsadhvani
4 Pibare Ramarasam Chakravaham
5 Manasa Sancharare Saama
6 Bajare Gopalam Hindolam
7 Chinthaa Naasthi Sankarabaranam
8 Chetha SriRamam Sindhubairavi

Pardon me for the following Tamil note. Will try to give translation withina week.

'மானஸ சஞ்சர ரே என்ற இனிய எளிய கர்நாடக இசைப் பாடலை நம்மில் பலர் கேட்டிருப்போம். இதனை இயற்றியவர் சதாசிவ பிரம்மேந்திரர் என்ற மகான். காயதி வனமாலி, பிபரே ராமரஸம், ப்ரூஹி முகுந்தேதி, சர்வம் பிரம்மமயம் ரேரே .. என்று பக்தியையும், ஞானத்தையும் எளிய சொற்களில், மெட்டுகளில் எடுத்துச் சொல்லும் பல கீர்த்தனைகளை அவர் புனைந்துள்ளார். அவற்றில் ‘பரமஹம்ஸ’ அல்லது ‘ஹம்ஸ’ என்ற அவரது முத்திரையும் இருக்கும். 17-ம் நூற்றாண்டில் அவர் வாழ்ந்ததாகக் கருதப் படுகிறது. பல்வேறு ஐதிகங்கள், அற்புதக் கதைகள் அவரைக் குறித்துக் கூறப் படுகின்றன. கரூரை அடுத்த நெரூரில் அவரது சமாதி உள்ளது. ஒவ்வோர் ஆண்டும் அவரது மஹா சமாதி தினத்தன்று ஆராதனை விழா பக்தர்களால் சிறப்பாக அனுஷ்டிக்கப் படுகிறது.

1. அத்வைத பண்டிதராக இருந்தவர், பரமசிவேந்திர சரஸ்வதி என்ற கும்பகோணம் மடாதிபதியின் சீடர். சில அத்வைத நூல்களை எழுதியவர்.
2. ஸ்ரீதர வேங்கடேசர் காலத்தவர். பல சமய, தத்துவ வாதவிவாதங்களில் ஈடுபட்டவர். கர்நாடக இசைக் கீர்த்தனைகளை இயற்றியவர்
3. விஜரகுநாத தொண்டைமானின் சமகாலத்தவர். வேறுசில அத்வைத நூல்களை எழுதியவர்
4. அவதூதராகவும் சித்தராகவும் வாழ்ந்தவர். திருச்சி, தஞ்சை, கும்பகோணம், புதுக்கோட்டை பகுதிகளில் தன்னிச்சைப் படி உலவிக் கொண்டு சாதாரண மக்களுடன் பழகியவர். அற்புதங்கள் நிகழ்த்தியவர்.
இந்த அத்தனை செய்திகளையும் சமன்வயப் படுத்தி, நூலின் இறுதியில் சதாசிவ பிரம்மேந்திரர் வாழ்க்கைக் கால அட்டவணை ஒன்றை நூல் அளிக்கிறது. பிறந்த ஆண்டு 1680 என்று நிர்ணயிக்கப் பட்டு, அவரது ஒவ்வொரு வயதிலும் நடைபெற்ற அவரது வாழ்க்கை சம்பவங்கள் மற்றும் அந்த ஆண்டின் மற்ற முக்கிய அரசியல், வரலாற்று சம்பவங்கள் பட்டியலிடப் பட்டுள்ளன. 1755ம் ஆண்டு 75 வயதில் மஹாசமாதி அடைந்திருக்கலாம் என்றும், அல்லது 1781ல் 101 வயதில் மஹாசமாதி அடைந்திருக்கலாம்

rshankar
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Great effort by Rajani as usual!! Thank you for sharing.

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The recent thread from General Discussions merged with this thread

vgovindan
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I expected this. But I deliberately put in General Discussions because Sadasiva Brahmendra was not a vAggEyakkAra in that sense. Let us not digress on that.

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VGV
I only asked Mods to merge and they did . The idea is to not lose your work in another thread so that in future many would not know to refer your lovely post.There is just threads on personalities - Vageyakkaras, vidwans and vidushis and recently rasikas and critics. Everything should fit into one of these 3 buckets. The approximation is just ok sir.

Thank you sir and ranjani arjun shankar.

There are usually two festivals held for sadasiva brahmendra . One is Nerur near Karur (which i have not been) and the other is in Tiruppanthuruthi(near Thiruvayuru) where they conduct yearly sadasiva brahmendra festival. I am assuming you have not gone to both places, please do make it.

Refresh my memory after Sadguru Thyagaraja blog , is this sadashiva brahmendra the second in series.

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I think there are at least two more: Blogs for dIkshitar and SyAmA SAstri compositions

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Rajesh,
Thanks for your inputs. I had been to Nerur in the beginning of this year. I saw the inscriptions in praise of Sadasiva Brahmendra, but not his own creations. I suggested to the representative of Pudukkottai Samasthanam who were conducting a big homam there then, about it. They agreed and told that they would convey the suggestion to the authorities. That's all I know.

Advaita, in its matured stage gives rise to the kind of Love - with capital 'L' - that of Radha - kRshNa - the inseparable, yet separate of their own volition, and then yearning for union, which was always there. Is it called Leela - the divine play?

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There is a lovely festival that they conduct in Thirrupunthuruthi(It is just on the other side of kaveri very close to tiruvayaru) . I forgot the purana history of both Nerur and Tiruppunthuruthi - both places have very deep history. The yearly festival conducted in Tiruppunthuruthi is very nice . If you go there to tanjavur please do make a visit.
By the way what are your blogs , Ravi has partially answered .

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தியாகராஜ வைபவம் - http://tyagaraja-vaibhavam-tamil.blogspot.com/
Shyama Krishna Vaibhavam - http://syamakrishnavaibhavam.blogspot.com/
Thyagaraja Vaibhavam - http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/
Sankara Vijayam - http://sankara-vijayam.blogspot.com/
Guru Guha Vaibhavam - http://guru-guha.blogspot.com/
Sadasiva Brahmendra Vaibhavam - http://sadasivabrahmendra.blogspot.com/
ஸ்யாம கிருஷ்ண வைபவம் - http://syamakrishnavaibhavam-tamil.blogspot.com/

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Thanks, pb

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rajeshnat wrote: 22 Sep 2018, 06:48 There is a lovely festival that they conduct in Thirrupunthuruthi(It is just on the other side of kaveri very close to tiruvayaru) . I forgot the purana history of both Nerur and Tiruppunthuruthi - both places have very deep history. The yearly festival conducted in Tiruppunthuruthi is very nice . If you go there to tanjavur please do make a visit.
By the way what are your blogs , Ravi has partially answered .
Thirrupunthuruthi is where another saint Narayana Theertha (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayana_Teertha) attained samadhi and an annual festival is conducted.

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vsarmaiitm wrote: 22 Sep 2018, 16:37
rajeshnat wrote: 22 Sep 2018, 06:48 There is a lovely festival that they conduct in Thirrupunthuruthi(It is just on the other side of kaveri very close to tiruvayaru) . I forgot the purana history of both Nerur and Tiruppunthuruthi - both places have very deep history. The yearly festival conducted in Tiruppunthuruthi is very nice . If you go there to tanjavur please do make a visit.
By the way what are your blogs , Ravi has partially answered .
Thirrupunthuruthi is where another saint Narayana Theertha (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayana_Teertha) attained samadhi and an annual festival is conducted.
Thanks vsarmaiitm , i got bit confused . I think narayana theertha has two festivals one near Guntur and one in thirrupunthuruthi. Sadasiva brahmendra is only at Nerur(near Karur). Apologies for error

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Sadashiva Brahmendra's aradhana is held in Nerur as well as Manamadurai.

https://www.dhvaniohio.org/wp-content/u ... mendra.pdf

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A request to Mods.... When a topic in general discussion is moved to more specific section , ( most often, justifiably) , a brief note may be given that it has been moved. The first post was by Sri.Govindan and mine was second. When I saw the thread the next day, both had vanished! I was wondering if I had transgressed any rule.
It is true that Sadasiva Brammendra wrote the lyrics and possibly sang them in ragas set by him though there is no confirmation. Most of the songs wereset to music later by renowned musicians . I dont think, itmust be made an issue. in this specific case.
The Aradhana festival is celebrated every yera in Manamadurai with utmost devotion. as already mentioned in the previous post. There is a direct train from Chennai to Manamadurai with all comforts and I request Chennai based musicians to participte in the aradhana from next year atleast and spread CM tin interior districts. It is free.

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Ok, we will give a day's notice before moving or locking. If moved / deleted, we will leave a post in wake stating that it has been moved / deleted and why.

We would like threads to develop into meaningful discussions, we want rasikas to keep contributing, and we understand that there will be different views and perspectives, but if disagreements cannot be handled properly, we will step in.

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தினகரன் தமிழ் செய்தி பத்திரிகையிலிருந்து ...26-4-2018
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மானாமதுரையில் ச்டகாசிவ ப்ரம்மேந்திராள் ஆராதனை விழா நடந்தது.இதில் கர்நாடக இசைக்கலைஞர்கள் கச்சேரி நடைபெற்றது.
மானாமதுரை ஆனந்தவல்லியம்மன் கோயிலின் உள்ள சோமநாதர் சன்னதியில், பின்புறம் சதசிவ ப்ரம்மேந்திராள் விகிரஹம் வைக்கப்பட்டு பூஜை nadanthu வருகிறது. ஒவ்வொரு ஆண்டும் சித்திரை மாதத்தில் அவருக்கு சங்கீத வித்துவான்கள் ஆராதனை விழா நடத்துகின்றனர். ....தமிழகம் மட்டுமல்லாது , தென்னிந்தியா முழுவதும் உள்ள கர்நாடக இசைக்கலைஞர்கள் பங்கேற்று கச்சேரி நடத்திவருகின்றனர்.....

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https://sreenivasaraos.com/2012/09/01/s ... nt-page-1/

The blog page has an image of the mystic .

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A mini docu on the composer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgg4PrwM8gU Does anyone know the Sanskrit name for Nērūr? For puḍukkōṭṭai it is navasālapuri.

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I have a query; Does anyone know if Sadasiva swamy and ThAyumAnavar saint were related in some way? I have found that both were contemporaries lived in 1700-1750/75 time period but more than that any other authentic source to say they had met etc
I googled and saw a link where it hints a possibility that Sadasiva was the Guru (called 'MounaGuru') for ThAyumAnava swamigal.

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