The purpose of this new thread is to capture and collect "noteworthy quotes" from the legends of carnatic music. Some these are just momentary snapshots of expression of appreciation and some are advices for current generation musicians and students.
The following are the quotes from the memory of Sangeetha Kala Sagara Prof. Mysore Sri V. Ramarathnam, for the past 70 years or so. They are in a book titled "Reminescense of a Musician" written by Prof. Ramarathnam. The book is in Kannada and English. They were released in Mysore and Chennai in December 2006 as a part of Prof. Ramarathnam's 90 th Birthday celebrations. The english version will be released in Cleveland in April 2007. The online version of the book will also follow the release.
The following are the quotations from his book:
“rendering needs to be instructive to the layman and the learned alike. Every sangati and neraval and swara should have a defined purpose and the layman should feel the bhava laden musicâ€
Noteworthy Quotations
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quotations of h h bhakta gnanananda teertha
1 . h h bhakta gnanananda teertha ( sri ogirala veera raghava sarma garu ) , the saint composer of carnatac music of 20 th century uses to say during his life time that the pujas we do will reach god like an ordinary post card. if we sing a song with devotion that will reach the god like a fax message.
2. he uses to advise every body to gayatry japam daily. he uses to say if you do only gayatry that is sufficient and if you do so many pujas without gayatry that is a waste. he uses to give one example; if you put 0000000000000 this has no value.
this is like dong worship of so many gods without doing gayatry.
if you put 1 before the above zeros then it will become 100000000000000
this figure got a value because of 1. this 1 is gayatry mantra upasana.
some quotations from his songs ;;
1. sadguru charana saroruha bhakti vina sadgati gurchu suSAdhanamu ledanna
2. ni pai na manasu nilupa nija bhakti niiyave amba
3. nii pada dhya namu kalgina nade nityanamdamuga gadachu namba
4. kalavari nammi madi kalata chemdaga nela kamitatdhamu losagu kalpa vallivi nii vumdaga.
5. nada namdaubhava saliki nana vidha yoni janana badha lumdune manasa.
6. nede ninu sevimpa vale gani janani nityamuga ii tanuvu niluva nertune
7. papame jwaradi ghora rupamai badhimchu manasa.
8. vidachi sukhimpave manasa durvishayadula pai mohamu .
9. yoga sukha viyoguna kanuraga metu janimchu manasa.
10. kula medaite nemira tana toli janmarjita karma phalajamagu .
11. epudaina bhinna mau dani koraku imta mamata etike o manasa .
12. swara jani tomkara nada khamda pamjarapu chiluka nemarka bhajimpara sapta .
13. mumdu vara lemairo moha pasa badhulaina mana.
14. hara nari namakshara ruchi e naruniki darakuno manasa smara .
15. nii bhakta varula kilalo nichocha dasa lekamuga dochu namma .
16. vesha dharudaina naruniki ilalo viveka metu janimchu manasa nigama tatva.
17. cheta kasunnapude dana dharmamulu jesukorada manasa manasa chikaku padaka ni .
18. sara hrudayulai kada teruta kenati kaina jita samsarulu gavalera sanatana dharma yuta satkarma phala .
19. tanuve dharmardha kama mokshamu larjimpadagu sadhanamu .
20 . vuraka dorakuna umapada sarasija matma nilpanu .
21. vadali poye nadu ni vemta todai vachu vadevva runnare o manasa ii tanuvu .
22. amta brahma mayamura ii jaga dutamta merigina nigamamta kovidulakamta .
23. kala vikrutamuna pala badu kasta jalamulaku bhaya melane manasa .
24 . emduki bhuvilo narudai ta nerpadeno emchi judave manasa .
25. tana varani nammi chedakura nija taruni tanaya dayadi swajanulamta .
26. vala sina demi janani maki vasudha nidu pada vanaja bhakti ganna .
27 . emi gavalene manasa bhuvi siva kaminamani pada kamja bhakti ganna mana kemi .
1 . h h bhakta gnanananda teertha ( sri ogirala veera raghava sarma garu ) , the saint composer of carnatac music of 20 th century uses to say during his life time that the pujas we do will reach god like an ordinary post card. if we sing a song with devotion that will reach the god like a fax message.
2. he uses to advise every body to gayatry japam daily. he uses to say if you do only gayatry that is sufficient and if you do so many pujas without gayatry that is a waste. he uses to give one example; if you put 0000000000000 this has no value.
this is like dong worship of so many gods without doing gayatry.
if you put 1 before the above zeros then it will become 100000000000000
this figure got a value because of 1. this 1 is gayatry mantra upasana.
some quotations from his songs ;;
1. sadguru charana saroruha bhakti vina sadgati gurchu suSAdhanamu ledanna
2. ni pai na manasu nilupa nija bhakti niiyave amba
3. nii pada dhya namu kalgina nade nityanamdamuga gadachu namba
4. kalavari nammi madi kalata chemdaga nela kamitatdhamu losagu kalpa vallivi nii vumdaga.
5. nada namdaubhava saliki nana vidha yoni janana badha lumdune manasa.
6. nede ninu sevimpa vale gani janani nityamuga ii tanuvu niluva nertune
7. papame jwaradi ghora rupamai badhimchu manasa.
8. vidachi sukhimpave manasa durvishayadula pai mohamu .
9. yoga sukha viyoguna kanuraga metu janimchu manasa.
10. kula medaite nemira tana toli janmarjita karma phalajamagu .
11. epudaina bhinna mau dani koraku imta mamata etike o manasa .
12. swara jani tomkara nada khamda pamjarapu chiluka nemarka bhajimpara sapta .
13. mumdu vara lemairo moha pasa badhulaina mana.
14. hara nari namakshara ruchi e naruniki darakuno manasa smara .
15. nii bhakta varula kilalo nichocha dasa lekamuga dochu namma .
16. vesha dharudaina naruniki ilalo viveka metu janimchu manasa nigama tatva.
17. cheta kasunnapude dana dharmamulu jesukorada manasa manasa chikaku padaka ni .
18. sara hrudayulai kada teruta kenati kaina jita samsarulu gavalera sanatana dharma yuta satkarma phala .
19. tanuve dharmardha kama mokshamu larjimpadagu sadhanamu .
20 . vuraka dorakuna umapada sarasija matma nilpanu .
21. vadali poye nadu ni vemta todai vachu vadevva runnare o manasa ii tanuvu .
22. amta brahma mayamura ii jaga dutamta merigina nigamamta kovidulakamta .
23. kala vikrutamuna pala badu kasta jalamulaku bhaya melane manasa .
24 . emduki bhuvilo narudai ta nerpadeno emchi judave manasa .
25. tana varani nammi chedakura nija taruni tanaya dayadi swajanulamta .
26. vala sina demi janani maki vasudha nidu pada vanaja bhakti ganna .
27 . emi gavalene manasa bhuvi siva kaminamani pada kamja bhakti ganna mana kemi .
