A Day to Remember

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 25 Jan 2009, 13:06

25th January, 2009 is Pushya amavasye - Purandara Dasa Aradhane.

Here is an article (in English) I wrote for the February issue of 'Guru Sarvabhouma', a monthly published by Sri Raghavendra Matha.Mantralaya ( www.srsmutt.org) - Wanted to share this with other rasikas on this day.

A Day to Remember: http://neelanjana.wordpress.com/2009/01 "¦ -remember/

-Ramakriya

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 25 Jan 2009, 17:27

Ramakriya,
Thanks for posting this. The dEvanAgari script makes it easier for us slow or no readers of kannaDa.
purandara viTalana nenapinali...

Sreeni Rajarao · Post by **Sreeni Rajarao** » 25 Jan 2009, 20:16

Ramakriya,
Thanks for the "reminder".

It's a pity purandaradAsa utsava is not organized and celebrated the way it should be.

Two years back, when I visited haMpi and spent some time in the purandara mantapa, it was an emotional visit for me who grew up on a feast of purandara (and other haridAsa) kRtis at home. Also, my GrandFather bhairavi lakshminAraNappa's death anniversary is the same day as purandaradAsa's.

The purandara mantapa has not been well maintained. Several groups of people were using it as a picnic spot, spilling all kinds of food and garbage in the mantapa. Yet another testimony of us kannaDigas not taking pride in our treasures.

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 25 Jan 2009, 21:24

venkatpv · Post by **venkatpv** » 25 Jan 2009, 21:33

thanks! its hamirkalyani.

here's an equally good, if not better, recording with an ugabhoga to preface the same kriti.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/jbmebx

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 25 Jan 2009, 21:41

Very nice Ramakriya!
Thanks also for the devanagari script. Time to remember and pay homage to the great ones on the right occasion!

Sreeni Rajarao · Post by **Sreeni Rajarao** » 25 Jan 2009, 22:13

Kulkarni Sir and Venkatpv Sir,
Thanks for the treats!

Any volunteers to render this tribute to purundaradAsa that my Father Veena RajaRao had composed (on Sept 17th, 1942) in Sahana rAga?

The pallavi goes like this:

paripAliso dAsOttama SrI purundaradAsarAya

I will provide the swara and sAhitya in kannaDa script.

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 25 Jan 2009, 22:17

From the song, can I infer that it was a sunday on which shri purandaradasa attained liberation?-It says 'ravivasar'.
The saong 'vyApara namagAyithu' reminds me of Saint Thyagarja's 'baNturItikOlu' where he asks for aa chance to serve the Lord wearing the armour of 'rOmAncha', the 'mudra billa' of rAma bhakthi and the sword of rAma nAma. The similarity of thoughts struck me.
Thank you for thoughtfully providing the devanagari text.

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 26 Jan 2009, 00:47

Punarvasu wrote:From the song, can I infer that it was a sunday on which shri purandaradasa attained liberation?-It says 'ravivasar'.
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Yes, It says it was a 'ravivAra' - Sunday.

Since Coolkarni has posted a link to 'dAsarendare purandara dAsarayya' - I posted the lyrics and meaning here:

http://neelanjana.wordpress.com/2009/01 ... %E0%B3%86/

-Ramakriya

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 26 Jan 2009, 01:21

Thanks for the lyrics...

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 26 Jan 2009, 07:37

I attempted to render 'dAsarendare purandara dAsarayya' in Sahana raagam ; I hope it is OK.
http://www.acidplanet.com/components/em ... 765&T=4657

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 26 Jan 2009, 13:46

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 26 Jan 2009, 15:35

sreeni: could I get a copy of the notation for the song please? many thanks. i share in your disappointment at the way in which the aradhane is conducted in hampi - my experience was very similar to yours when I visited four or five years ago. even the programs in hospete are better organized. the department of art and culture owes puranadara dasa big time!!

Sreeni Rajarao · Post by **Sreeni Rajarao** » 26 Jan 2009, 16:52

Nandagopal,
Please check your email for the Sahana kRti.

Sreeni Rajarao · Post by **Sreeni Rajarao** » 27 Jan 2009, 04:26

Now, my turn to offer a treat as a part of this "utsava" on this thread!

a vINa rendition:

baMdanEne raMga baMdanEne, one of the navaratna kRtis of purandara dAsa.

Set to SrI rAga by Veena Rajarao

Rendered by Veena Kinhal with Vasu Govindarajan on mRdanga in a concert in Montreal (1991)

http://www.sendspace.com/file/30vk4g

thanjavooran · Post by **thanjavooran** » 27 Jan 2009, 05:31

Many thanks Coolkarni, Sreeni , VKRaman , venkatpv and ramakriya avl
thanjavooran

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 28 Jan 2009, 05:04

A alternate-history-story (not so short!) about life and times of Purandara Dasa and his transformation to become a Haridasa:

http://neelanjana.wordpress.com/2009/01 ... emapura-2/

-Ramakriya

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 31 Jan 2009, 04:40

Following up on the topic of Purandaradasa -

Here is an article I wrote about restaurants in 15/16th centuries, as mentioned by Purandara dasa in one of his compositions:

http://thatskannada.oneindia.in/column/ ... hotel.html

The article is in Kannada, though.

-Ramakriya

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 31 Jan 2009, 07:01

Ramakriya, an english transliteration may help atleast to partly understand it.

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 03 Feb 2009, 03:06

Punarvasu wrote:Ramakriya, an english transliteration may help atleast to partly understand it.

Punarvasu,

Your wish is granted

http://neelanjana.wordpress.com/2009/02 ... staurants/

-Ramakriya

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 03 Feb 2009, 07:05

Anticendents of udupi and bheema restaurants - very interesting.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 03 Feb 2009, 09:53

Thanks Ramakriya - very interesting! There are many historical gems to be unearthed from our old compositions.

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 03 Feb 2009, 13:24

Ramakriya: I sent the original and the translation to my aunt who in turn has now forwarded it to the owners of the Udupi restaurant near the temple at Pittsburgh!

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 03 Feb 2009, 14:22

Ramakriya, thanks.

sridhar_ranga · Post by **sridhar_ranga** » 03 Feb 2009, 15:09

One would have thought that dOsa/ dOse is of recent origin...surprised to know that it has been in existence for 500 years or more.

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 03 Feb 2009, 22:38

sridhar_rang wrote:One would have thought that dOsa/ dOse is of recent origin...surprised to know that it has been in existence for 500 years or more.

No! They are not of recent origin at all.

There are a number of compositions of Purandara dasa where eatables are mentioned

On a different note reference to 'iDli' is found in the 9th century kannaDa prose work, vaDDArAdhane.

-Ramakriya

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 03 Feb 2009, 22:39

knandago2001 wrote:Ramakriya: I sent the original and the translation to my aunt who in turn has now forwarded it to the owners of the Udupi restaurant near the temple at Pittsburgh!

Or shall we call it "Paschima Tirumala"