Kritis on The Rama-Sethu Bridge

S.Balasubramanian. · Post by **S.Balasubramanian.** » 08 Oct 2007, 19:55

In view of recent conflicts going on shall we take time to analyse Kritis having mention of Sethu/Dhanushkoti -Thyagaraja perhaps Arunachala kavi and the like?

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 08 Oct 2007, 20:11

Thyagaraja's Kotinadulu Dhanushkoti in Thodi raja and Deekshitar's Ramanatham BHajeham in Pantuvarali come to mind immediately...but, although I am not a great fan of the sethusamudram project myself, could we have a more neutral title to this thread?

S.Balasubramanian. · Post by **S.Balasubramanian.** » 08 Oct 2007, 20:30

How about Vandanamu Raghunandana Sethu Bandana?

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 08 Oct 2007, 20:34

Let us make sure as Vijay suggested that the discussions are neutral and non-inflammatory, as we do not want to draw undesirable political elements into our Forum.

S.Balasubramanian. · Post by **S.Balasubramanian.** » 08 Oct 2007, 20:45

We are interested in music and nothing else.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 08 Oct 2007, 20:53

bandhanam (bond, unity) by way of music, and not disunity...

babaji · Post by **babaji** » 08 Oct 2007, 21:08

the otherday mrs.vedavalli was singing songs about rama and the rama sethu.a lot of beautiful songs but side bys side they also showed kanimozhis commentsin NDTV news channel could'nt stand her arguements.how beautifully mrs.vedavalli was singing them.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 09 Oct 2007, 01:53

sangIta bandhanam is fine!
But no 'bandhs' (as the supreme court has ruled against them

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 09 Oct 2007, 02:57

When Purandara DAsA sang of bandhagaLu, bhava rOgagaLu (bondage and serious ailments), he had no idea that modern times would see them as one in debilitating bandhs. We do need the VaDa MItaYI (almond candy) of GOvinda's name...

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 09 Oct 2007, 06:44

Tried my rusty brain on this issue and wrote it just now:

Ragam Saranga; Mishra cApu

P: rAmanin aNai alla
rAmanai aNai
rAmanE thuNai enil
ODumE vinai

AP: nAmamE ninai... (rama)
(enil) nADumE unai (nalam)

C: rAman illayEl nAmum illayE
jIvan inRiyE Or kAyam vAzhumO?
(madhyama kaalam)
arakkar cherukkazhitthu chiRakka arashamaitthu
aRam thazhaikka vazhi amaitthenRum maRakka muDiyA

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 09 Oct 2007, 07:15

Sing this too in sArangA:

rAgamum sukam, rAma nAmamum sukam, adaip
paN pADiyadum sukam, parama sukam!

What rust??

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 09 Oct 2007, 07:26

Thanks
Will do just as soon as I get rid of this bad cold (since the weather is getting colder!)

ksrimech · Post by **ksrimech** » 10 Oct 2007, 04:48

Some kritis with the reference to sEtu, SRI rAmA's bridge.

1. nAma rAmAyaNam - rAgamAlikA (parvata sEtu nibhandaka rAm....)
2. mannupugazh kOsalai - rAgamAlikA - kulaSEkara AzhvAr (malai adanAl aNai kaTTi .....)
3. kurai kaDalai aDalambAl - (I don't remember the rAgA in which Sri KVN rendered it) - kulaSEkara AzhvAr ( kulaikaTTai maRu karaiyai adanAl Eri .....)
3. chEtulAra sRugAramu - bhAiravi/naTabhairavi/karaharapriyA - tyAgarAjasvAmi (sEtu bandhana surapati ......)
4. bhAvayAmi raghurAmam - rAgamAlikA - svAti tirunAL mahArAjA (kalitavara sEtu bandanam ......)
5 gAravamu ganna (rUpaka tAla varNam) - rAgAmAlikA - subburAma dIkSitar (vIra dashamukhAri sEtu vibhu .....)
6. rasikuDa tirupati raGuvIrA - rAmakriyA - annamAchAryA (sEtuvugaTTina jaladhi gADu ......)
7. AkASa maDDamA avvalayu naDDamA - bhUpAlam - annamAchAryA (sEtu kailAsamulu cira BUmulanniyunu .....)
8. SRIrAma charitra gItam - rAgamAlika - pApanAsam Sivan (kaDalil aNai kaTTi lankai .........)

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 10 Oct 2007, 05:07

A large number of purandara's dEvaranAmas refer to the sEtu.

I am listing a few of them here:

1. In jAnakIramaNage jayamangaLa as

sEtuva kaTTida rAyage mangaLa sItA rAmarige jaya mangaLa

2. In kaNDe kaNDenu kOdanDapANiyanu as

beTTagaLanella koTTu biTTu hanumanta boTTIliTTu sEtuveya kaTTi naDesi

3. In lAli lAli rangayyage as

sharadhige sEtu kaTTidavage lAli surara sereya biDisidAtage lAli

4. In mArutane Elendu as

sEtu kaTTalu bEku sharadhi dATalu bEku mAtege ungura koDalu bEku

5. In nODirayya hanumantana as

khyAtiyinda sEtuveyanu kaTTi meTTi rAvaNa paDeya bhUtaLadoLu keDahi biTTu mahAntadoLu

6. In shrI madhvarAyara sEve as

hima giriyinda sEtuveya paryantara bhramisuta sujanarige

-Ramakriya

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 10 Oct 2007, 07:10

ksrimech,
Good to hear from you! Thanks for the list.

Ramakriya,
Thanks for the Purandaradasa songs list.

ksrimech · Post by **ksrimech** » 10 Oct 2007, 08:17

arasi,
You are welcome

. One song I have missed out is from aruNAchalakavirAyar's rAmanATakam. I don't have the book with me here in US. If some body can add that too, it will be nice.

rAmakriya,
Thanks for adding to the list. By any chance, do you have a comprehensive list for purandaradAsavAru's keerthanas with/without lyrics? Thank you.

venkmal · Post by **venkmal** » 10 Oct 2007, 13:28

cmlover wrote:Tried my rusty brain on this issue and wrote it just now:

Ragam Saranga; Mishra cApu

P: rAmanin aNai alla
rAmanai aNai
rAmanE thuNai enil
ODumE vinai

AP: nAmamE ninai... (rama)
(enil) nADumE unai (nalam)

C: rAman illayEl nAmum illayE
jIvan inRiyE Or kAyam vAzhumO?
(madhyama kaalam)
arakkar cherukkazhitthu chiRakka arashamaitthu
aRam thazhaikka vazhi amaitthenRum maRakka muDiyA

S0ng this too in sArangA:

rAgamum sukam, rAma nAmamum sukam, adaip
paN pADiyadum sukam, parama sukam!

What rust??

please can you provide audio for this saranga
thx in adv
venkmal

S.Balasubramanian. · Post by **S.Balasubramanian.** » 10 Oct 2007, 21:48

Thank everyone for the elite discussion.