Malladi Brothers at Odakatthur Mutt for Kalotsav, Bangalore - 18th Feb 2017

[Jigyaasa]

Accompanists:

Violin - Sri Embar Kannan
Mridangam - Sri Arjun Kumar
Ghatam - Sri Chakravarthi

The concert was dedicated to the upcoming occasion of Maha Shiva Ratri

Song list:

1) lambOdaram avalambe - kAmbhOji - rUpakam - Mysore Vasudevachar - S at pallavi
2) varashikhivAhana - supradIpam - Adi - Thyagaraja - O, S at pallavi
3) namah shivAya tE - dhanyAsi - Adi - Subramanya Kavi - A
(it was mentioned that this song used to be played on Bhakti Ranjani program of All India Radio and a common presence in households across Andhra Pradesh in days of yore)
4) AnandanaTanaprakASam - kEdAram - miSra cApu - Mutthusvami Dikshitar - O
5) dEvi mInAkSi mudam dEhi mE - kalyANi - rUpakam - Tacchur Singaracharyulu -A, N, S at pavana madurAnilayE pANDyarAja tanayE
Precerded by the first verse from Meenakshi Pancharatnam*
6) sEvikka vENDum ayyA - AndOlika - Adi - Mutthu Tandavar
7) SrI vishvanAtham - bhairavi - Adi - Papanasam Sivan - A, N, S at annapUrNEshvarI prANESam aghaharagangA tIranivESam, Tani
8) avadhAru raghupati - khamAs - Adi - Annamacharya
9) smariso sarvada hariya- hamIrkalyANI - Adi - Purandaradasa
10) SlOka on Siva** rendered in surATi

*उद्यद्भानुसहस्रकोटिसदृशां केयूरहारोज्ज्वलां
विम्बोष्ठीं स्मितदन्तपङ्क्तिरुचिरां पीताम्बरालङ्कृताम् ।
विष्णुब्रह्मसुरेन्द्रसेवितपदां तत्त्वस्वरूपां शिवां
मीनाक्षीं प्रणतोऽस्मि सन्ततमहं कारुण्यवारांनिधिम् ॥१॥

Udyad-Bhaanu-Sahasra-Kotti-Sadrshaam Keyuura-Haaro[a-U]jjvalaam
Vimbo[a-O]sstthiim Smita-Danta-Pangkti-Ruciiraam Piita-Ambara-Alangkrtaam |
Vissnnu-Brahma-Surendra-Sevita-Padaam Tattva-Svaruupaam Shivaam
Miinaakssiim Prannato-[A]smi Santatam-Aham Kaarunnya-Vaaraam-Nidhim ||1||

Meaning:
1.1: (Salutations to Devi Meenakshi) Who shines like Thousand Million rising Suns, and is adorned with bracelets and garlands,
1.2: Who has beautiful Lips like Bimba Fruits, and beautiful rows of Teeth; Who smiles gently and is adorned with shining Yellow Garments,
1.3: Whose Lotus Feet is served by Vishnu, Brahma and the king of Suras (i.e. Indra Deva); Who is Auspicious and the embodiment of the essence of Existence,
1.4: I always bow down to Devi Meenakshi Who is an ocean of Compassion.

**vandE dEvam umApatim suragurum vandE jagatkAraNam
vandE pannagabhUSaNam mrgadharam vandE paSUnAm patim
vandE sUryaSaSAnkavanhi nayanam vandE mukundapriyam
vandE bhaktajanASrayam cha varadam vandE Sivam Sankaram

This was one of the highlights of my Bangalore visit. It was the first concert in the series and was preceded by a speech by Nalli (Chinna?)sami Chetty who spoke crisply and engagingly in Tamil.