KangaliDhyaathako

KarnatikLover · Post by **KarnatikLover** » 20 Feb 2009, 05:15

I want to know in which raaga this krithi ( KangaliDhyaathako Kaaveri Ragana) is usually sung in?
I have heard Thodi as well Sindhu Bhairavi versions. Would be interesting to know what raaga ( if at all) was it set to by the composer ( Ranga Vittalar?)
Thanks

ksrimech · Post by **ksrimech** » 20 Feb 2009, 08:04

ranga viTTala dAsa is none other than SrI kanakadAsaru. Unless somebody has access to any palm leaf manuscripts from that age, it would be difficult to say what he tuned it in.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 20 Feb 2009, 18:18

I thought ranga vithala was Sripadaraya's mudra.

Sreeni Rajarao · Post by **Sreeni Rajarao** » 20 Feb 2009, 20:05

As far as I know, ranga vithala is Sripadaraya swamy's mudra.
Kanakadasa's mudra was AdineleyAdi kEshava.

I am not aware in which raga the song was originally created. I think I have heard this in Arabhi as well.

Sripadaraya is also known as Sripadaraja swamy and Sripadaraja muni.
His timeframe was 15th century. He had settled down in mulubagalu, near Kolar in Karnataka. He had also spent some time in hampi as a guru to the then vijayanagara ruler salva narasinga raya. During this time, it seems, he had developed a friendship with Annamacharya.

Sripadaraya is credited with creating many ugabhogas and suLadis (similar to padas, I guess) employing the ragas and talas that were in vogue in those days.

Sri vyasarajaru (or sri vyasa teertha) was the most recrgnized among his disciples, who eventually was the guru for Purandara dasa and Kanaka dasa.

ksrimech · Post by **ksrimech** » 21 Feb 2009, 00:56

Sorry Sirs. Both of you are correct. It was a slip of my brain. It is indeed SrIpAdarAya. I don't know why I put up kanakadAsa.

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 24 Feb 2009, 05:51

SripAdarAya - 1404 AD - 1502 AD - could be considered as one of the most senior hari dAsa, and he is remembered first in the line.

Although it is very hard to say the original meTTu, I would think the tODi version could be an original tune, since it has stayed on from at least a 100 years.

I had earlier written about my speculation about him being the first to include a rAgamudre, and compose a rAgamAlike.

-Ramakriya

rrao13 · Post by **rrao13** » 24 Feb 2009, 19:03

I think the name should be Shri Sripadarajaru. Sripada in ancient Kannada means a Sanyasi and Shri Sripadarajaru is considered by Maadhvas as the king among sanyasins. Similarly Vyaasaraajaru has the word raaja since he took over the kingdom for a day to save Krishnadevaraya. Just an FYI and feel free to correct me.

There is a melodious 'laali' krithi of Shri Sripadarajaru rendered by Rajkumar Bharathi in Raaga Nilambari. You can download it from Sangeethapriya.org

Shri Sripadarajaru is best known for his magnum opus "Madhvanaama" which is revered by all Madhvas and can be recited by those who can not chant Shri Hari Vayu Stuthi of Shri Trivikrama Panditacharya (the foremost disciple of Srimadacharya and the father of Sri Narayana Panditacharya who has written the well known classic 'Sumadhva Vijaya'). There is six minute rendition of Madhvanaama in Raaga Saranga rendered by Shri Vidyabhushana and it can be heard on KannadaAudio.com (a wonderful website for all Kannadigas - a must visit).

Shri Krishnarpanamasthu.

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 24 Feb 2009, 20:57

rAja -> rAya ; both are equivalent in Kannada

The honorific 'ru' is used many a times for all such great people.

-Ramakriya

arunakalyan · Post by **arunakalyan** » 25 Feb 2009, 07:53

Does anyone have the lyrics of this song? Would appreciate if it is posted here or the link is given.

Thanks

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 25 Feb 2009, 22:39

Corrections welcome:

kaNgaLidyAtakO. rAgA: tODi/brndAvanasArangA. rupaka tALA.

P: kangaLidyAtakO kAvEri rangana nODada
A: jagangaLoLage mangaLa mUruti rangana shrIpAdangaLa nODada
C1: enthigAdaromme janaru bandu bhUmiyalli ninthu
candrapuSkaraNi snAnava mADi Ananda dindadali rangana nODada
2: haripAdodaka sama kAvEri virajAnadi snAnava mADi
parama vaikuNTha ranga mandira paravAsudEvana nOData
3: hAra hIra vaijayanti tora muttina hArava dharisi
tera neri bIDili mereva rangaviTTalana nODada

ksrimech · Post by **ksrimech** » 26 Feb 2009, 01:42

Beautiful song which I have Mrs Aruna Sayeeram render. The second charaNam reminds me of the first Sloka in SrIrangamAhAtmyam in pAdma/gAruDa purANam. I think it appears in both.

kAvEri virajAsEyam vaikuNTam rangamandiram savAsudEvO rangESayaha pratyakSam paramampadam.

Meaning: The kAvEri river is the virajA river (the river which is said to flow in front of SrIvaikuNTam), SrIvaikuNTam is SrIranga kOil (or simply "kOil" as SrIvaiSNavas call it), paravAsudEvan bhagavAn SrImannArAyaNan is SrIranganAthan/SrIranganAyakan, and SrIrangam verily is the paramapadam or mOkSamaNDalam or nitya vibhUti.