Jayachamaraja Odeyar (Mysore Maharajah) - Part II

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 01 Mar 2006, 05:05

CML and others
I will need help with the meanings and esoteric significance of some parts in he song. Please arm yourselves.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 01 Mar 2006, 11:51

Game to try!

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 02 Mar 2006, 08:03

Notes on || jagatpatE dakShiNA mUrtE ||

rAga: sUryakAnta ; khaNDa tripuTa tALa

jagatpatE- Lord of the universe; dakShiNAmUrtE; namastE- salutations to You;
bharga Sabda bOdhita- You Who is taught through the word bharga;(Whose essence is conveyed through the word bharga);

sadASiva; parabrahma mUrtE- You Who is the personification of parabrahma.

nAgarAja alankRta- You adorned by the king of serpents;
nAradAdi sannuta- You woshipped by nArada and others;
nirguNa upAsana suprIta- You Who is please by the worship of That without any attributes/qualities;
(He prefers to be worshipped as nirguNa rather than as saguNa).

SrI guruguhAdi sakala parivAra suSObhita- You Who is surrounded nicely by gaNapati, subrahmaNya etc;

namaH SivAya sAMbAya rudrAya iti nAmOcchAraNa mAtrENa kaivalya pradAna- You Who grant salvation to devotees for the mere uttering of Your names such as Siva, sAmba rudra;

nigamavidita- You Who is praised by the vEdas; SrIvidyAsahita- You Who is accompanied by pArvati/ SrIvidyA;
SUryakAntarAga ranjita- You Who is pleased by the rAga sUryakANta;
Adi anta rahita- You Who has neither beginning nor end.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 02 Mar 2006, 10:13

DRS/CML,
Lalgudi Jayaraman in his ballet, Jaya Jaya Devi, narrates that after dAkshAyiNI immolated herself, shivA goes into into deep penance as dakshiNAmUrthi. Is that story correct? What does dakshiNAmUrthi mean? anything to with the southern direction?
Also, I remember reading somewhere that dakshiNAmurthI communicates only through gestures (hasta mudrAs)...is that correct?
Thanks.
Ravi

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 02 Mar 2006, 11:38

You have done a great job. There are no loose ends. There is not much I can add.

DakShiNAmUrti was the form of the youth assumed by shiva to instruct and enlighten the sanakAdi munis. As shankara states:
citram vaTatarOrmUlE v^RiddhAH shiShyA gururyuvA|
gurustu maunaM vyAkhyAnaM shiShyastu chinna shaMshayAH||
He is considered to be the first and supreme guru!

The word bharga denotes shiva(see rudram) and consequently gAyatri has been given a shivs oriented interpretation as you have done.

I believe that Saivarahasya refers to the upapurana 'sivarahasya'. I liked your quote from gurugIta which is part of skanda purANa.

I assume
pramitadaSAngulasthAnasvaprakAshavirAjita = as measured (pramita) ten fingers (dashAngula) one who reigns with self-effulgence. Your interpretation relating to puruShasUtam is right on!

shankar

After the immolation of dAkshAyiNI shiva goes into deep meditation; but as for as I know this has nothing to do with the originof dakShiNAmUrti! See my reference above. Since he sits facing south he acquired that name. And as I have stated above he conveys the esoteric meaning through the cinmudra which signifies the unity of jIvAtma and paramAtma!

sudarshan · Post by **sudarshan** » 02 Mar 2006, 12:24

DRS, excellent translation and explanation. Kudos.

Darshan

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 03 Mar 2006, 07:29

CML
thanks for your additions.

Darshan
Thank you for the appreciation.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 03 Mar 2006, 07:50

sUryakAnta is the 17the sampUrNa mELa. R is the jIvaswara. The rAga is SOkarasapradhAna. It is not an ancient rAga. This too is a rAga first explored by tyAgarAja. As RShabha is the jIva, the pUrvAnga tends to predominate. The uttarAnga mitigates the SOka to a degree by its bright swaras.

oDeyar has handled the rAga well. He has avoided the shades of saurAShTra deftly. He also skilfully uses all swaras without letting the RShabha dominate too much. The spread of the sAhitya over the tALa however appears a little strained in the caraNa.

Can we have renderings of muddumOmu of tyAgarAja or any other compositions in the rAga.

meena · Post by **meena** » 03 Mar 2006, 09:27

drshrikaanth wrote:

Can we have renderings of muddumOmu of tyAgarAja or any other compositions in the rAga.

takkuvEmi manaku-sUryakAntA composed by Bhadracala Ramadas

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drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 04 Mar 2006, 03:09

Thanks Meena

colokarni
Was hoping you would post something in sUryakAnta.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 04 Mar 2006, 03:50

meena/Lakshman
Is the lyric available?
Thanks

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 04 Mar 2006, 04:02

takkavEmi manaku. rAgA: sUryakAntA. cApu tALA.

P: takkuvEmi manaku rAmuNDokkaDuNDu varaku
C1: prakka tODugA bhagavantuDu mana cakradhAriyai centane uNDaga
2: mruccu sOmakuni munu jampina A matsya mUrti mana prakAshamu nuNDaga
3: bhUmi svargamunu ponduga golicina vAmanuNDu mana vADai uNDaga
4: dAsa grIvu munu daNDincina A dasharatha rAmuni daya manakuNDaga
5: duSTa kamsuni druncinaTTi shrI krSNuDu manapai krpatO unDaga
6: rAmadAsuni gAcEdi shrIman nArAyaNu neranammi uNDaga

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 04 Mar 2006, 04:19

Thanks Lakshman!

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 04 Mar 2006, 04:25

Next one in saurAShTra. I do not have the lyrics for this one. Everybody pitch in with your versions so that I can compare and consolidate.

http://rapidshare.de/files/14618689/SrI ... r.wav.html

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 04 Mar 2006, 05:06

Next one in saurAShTra. I do not have the lyrics for this one. Everybody pitch in with your versions so that I can compare and consolidate.

DRS,
My attempt after a couple of listen-throughs:
? = did not catch the word at all
(?) = sounded like this...
Here goes:

SrI dakshiNAmUrtE namOstutE bhagavatE
(A)Srit bhakta bhOg mOksha dAna ? virUpAksha
SrIdharAdi hita SrIvidyOpAsaka kalpavriksha bOdha ? ? tatvAdi (?rAmachandra)

nAga rUpa vEda vidita mahimAnvita dakSa ? vidhvamsanakara ? kripA kaTAkSa

(?paramAtvaira) tatva mOdaka brahmAnDa nAyaka panchAkshara mantram (mOdita or bOdhita) jagadAnanda kAraka

(?karatar)Adi bhAvita para tatva (?sahasra) (?bhAva) pancha brahmamaya (?pancha) (?kAvya) ? mama
kara vidruta vINA pustak ? sourASTra ? ? mahESwara

Ravi

abadri · Post by **abadri** » 04 Mar 2006, 05:08

Can we have renderings of muddumOmu of tyAgarAja or any other compositions in the rAga.

DRS, sorry am a bit late.. but finally am seeing some relief at work

Here's a rendition of Muddumomu by TMT :- [rapidshare link removed]

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 04 Mar 2006, 05:17

Badri
Seeing your post is a relief and pleasure. No worries, you are not late. There is no rule that we should not go back and savour rAgas discussed earlier, especially the rare ones such as sUryakAnta.

Ravi
Thanks for pitching in. Your version by and large agrees with mine which I will post shortly.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 04 Mar 2006, 05:31

Eureka
I have managed to decipher the sAhitya. (Only after it occurred to me to listen to the original tape recording and not the MP3 clipping from it

)

Here we go

SrI dakShiNAmUrtE namOstutE

rAga- saurAShTra; miSra tripuTa tALa.

SrI dakShiNAmUrtE namOstutE bhagavatE |
Srita bhakta bhOga mOkShadAna dakSha virUpAkSha ||P||

SrIdharAdi hita SrividyOpAsaka kalpavRkSha |
mOdakara yOgapaTTAbhirAma sarOruhAkSha ||
nAdarUpa vEdavidita mahimAnvita dakShAdhvara vidhvamsanakaraNa dakSha kRpA kaTAkSha ||AP||

paramAdvaita tattva bOdhaka brahmANDa nAyaka |
pancAKSharamanu sammOdita jagadAnandakAraka |
karatalAdi bhAvitaparatattva pradarSa bhAva |
pancabrahmamaya pancAcArya guru vibhava ||
karavidhRta vINA pustakAkShamAlA saurAShTAdhAra kAncIpurAdhISvara mahESvara ||C||

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 04 Mar 2006, 07:00

Part 1 of notes on

SrI dakShiNAmUrtE namOstutE

rAga- saurAShTra; miSra tripuTa tALa.

SrI dakShiNAmUrtE namOstutE- Salutations to You dakShiNAmUrti; bhagavatE- Lord/parabrahma;
Srita bhakta bhOga mOkShadAna dakSha- You Who are deft at granting both enjoyment and salvation (iha and para) to those devotees that seek refuge in You; virUpAkSha.

SrIdharAdi hita- You Who are favourable to SrIdhara and the other Gods;
SrividyOpAsaka kalpavRkSha- You Who are the celestial wish granting tree to the followers of SrIvidyA;
mOdakara- Giver of happiness;

sarOruhAkSha- Lotus eyed;
nAdarUpa-You Who is in the form of the primordial sound/praNava/ musical sound;
vEdavidita mahimAnvita- You with a fame proclaimed by the vEdas;
dakSha adhvara vidhvamsanakaraNa- Destroyer of the yAga/sacrifice of dakSha;
dakSha- expert/adroit;
kRpA kaTAkSha- You with compassionate sideward-glance;
It implies that even a carelessly cast sideward glance is sufficent to shower compassion.

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 04 Mar 2006, 19:22

DRS
My apologies.Was very busy with my Company's first overseas Order execution.No guesses for "which part of the world ?"
That was London.
Will work on suryakantham and suarastra tomorrow .

Raja Chandra · Post by **Raja Chandra** » 06 Mar 2006, 00:50

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Raja Chandra · Post by **Raja Chandra** » 06 Mar 2006, 00:57

Notes on || jagatpatE dakShiNA mUrtE ||

rAga: sUryakAnta ; khaNDa tripuTa tALa

jagatpatE- Lord of the universe; dakShiNAmUrtE; namastE- salutations to You;
bharga Sabda bOdhita- You Who is taught through the word bharga;(Whose essence is conveyed through the word bharga);
bharga represents That light of knowledge/enlightenment That dispels the darkness of mAyA/ignorance.

As per shaivAgama, shaMbhu, pinAki, girisha, sthANu, bharga, sadAshiva, shiva, hara, sharva, kapAli, and bhava are the eleven names of rudra (EkadaShA rudra) who works for the welfare of the whole world.

Meditation on Lord bharga is as follows:

||atha bhargadhyAnaM||

| caMdrAvataMsO jaTilastriNEtrO bhasmapAMDuraH |
| hRudayasthassadA bhUyAdbhargO bhayavinAshanaH |

bharga is shyamala (light black) in color.

You can d/l a depiction of bharga from:

http://rapidshare.de/files/14773247/bharga.pdf.html

Raja Chandra · Post by **Raja Chandra** » 06 Mar 2006, 01:06

DRS/CML,
Lalgudi Jayaraman in his ballet, Jaya Jaya Devi, narrates that after dAkshAyiNI immolated herself, shivA goes into into deep penance as dakshiNAmUrthi. Is that story correct? What does dakshiNAmUrthi mean? anything to with the southern direction?
Also, I remember reading somewhere that dakshiNAmurthI communicates only through gestures (hasta mudrAs)...is that correct?
Thanks.
Ravi

Meditation on Lord dakShiNAmUrti as given in shaiva karaNAgama:

atha dakShiNAmUrtidhyAnaM - shaiva kAraNAgamE

bhUtivyApAMDurAMgashyashishakaladharO j~jAnamudrAkShamAlA vINAnAgairvirAjatkarakamaladharO yOgapaTTAbhirAmaH |

vyAKyApIThE niShaNNaH sakalamunivaraissEvitassuprasannaH savyAlaH kRuttivAsAssakalashubhatanurdakShiNAmUrtirIshaH |

dakShiNE jamadagnishca vasiShThO bhrugunAradau |
bharadvAjashshaunakashca hyagasstyO bhArgavastathA ||
vAmabhAgE vidhAtavyAH kinnarAdyaissusEvitE |
kailAsaparvatE tasminvaTavRukShasya mUlakE ||
AsInaM sakalEshaM tu shAMtarUpaM mahEshvaraM |
dakShiNAmUrtirityuktaM ..........||

Lord Shiva has white complexion as sacred ash is smeared all over his body in his dakShiNAmUrti form. He carries the crescent moon on his head. His hands have the gesture of knowledge, a rosary, a lute and a serpent. He looks very attractive sitting in Yoga mudra. He appears tranquil sitting on vyAKyApITha and is surrounded by all great sages. He is adorned by serpents and wears the deerskin. He is very auspicious in this form.

On the right his right side sages jamadagni, Vasistha, Bhrugu and Narada and on his left side sages Bharadhvaja Saunaka, Agasthya and Bhargava should be shown.

The Lord is seated under a banyan tree in mount Kailasa, which is populated by kinnara etc. He is the master of all and very calm. dakShiNAmUrti form is thus described.

The Lord is white in color.

You can down load a picture of Lord at:

http://rapidshare.de/files/14774197/dak ... i.pdf.html

After seeing the yoga mudra of the Lord, i have presumed yogapattabhiramaH may mean something to do with this yoga posture and
vyAKyApITha is the piTha the lord is shown as sitting on.

Any way this may need some discussion.

DRS, thanks for SrI dakShiNAmUrtE namOstutE

rAga- saurAShTra; miSra tripuTa tALa. as this was missing from my original postings at forum.

Raja Chandra · Post by **Raja Chandra** » 06 Mar 2006, 01:29

Incidentally oDeyar was a srividya upasaka following kAdi marga and dakShinamUrti saMpradAya and he has built a dakShinamUti Temple inside the Mysore Palace fort, but unfortunately it appears to be unfinished -atleast extrernally.

pictures and text in the above postings are from shivanidhi - part of magnum opus known as sritatvanidhi by Maharaja mummudi krishna raja wadiyar (1794-1868) - great grand father of JCRW.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 06 Mar 2006, 01:38

Thanks RC

That certainly places this lyric in the correct perspective.
bhasmapAMDuraH = ash-white
I don't know why you call it shAmaLa

I am looking forward to the comments on the latter part by DRS!

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 06 Mar 2006, 03:22

Part 2 of notes on SrI dakShiNAmUrtE

parama advaita tattva bOdhaka- Preceptor WHo teaches the lofty principle of non-dualism/advaita;
brahmANDa nAyaka- Lord of the universe;
pancAKShara manu sammOdita- You Who are pleased by the five-lettered mantra-Om namaH SivAya |;
jagadAnandakAraka- You Who are the cause of universal happiness;
karatalAdi bhAvita paratattva pradarSa bhAva- You Who display the Ultimate truth/principle by manifesting it in your hand(as the cinmudre);
pancabrahmamaya pancAcArya guru vibhava- You Who are the exalted guru of the 5 AcAryas represented by the 5 brahmas;
Iam stymied here by pancAcArya. The concept/group of pancAcAryas is very important in vIraSavas/lingAyatas but AFAIk this has nothing to do with oDeyar`s kRti. The concept of pancabrahmas I have already discussed in detail(the very 1st kRti. Please see the old thread under "work in progress").
kara vidhRta vINA pustaka akShamAlA- You Who hold the vINe, book and the rosary(signifying the alphabet) in Your hands;
saurAShTa AdhAra ;kAncIpurAdhISvara- the reigning Lord of kAncIpura; mahESvara.

Raja Chandra · Post by **Raja Chandra** » 07 Mar 2006, 00:01

bhasmapAMDuraH = ash-white
I don't know why you call it shAmaLa

He looks white from the ash smeared on the body.

ekAdasharudrANAM prakArAMtaravarNAH

shONashca haritO nIlaH shvEtashshaimalamEcakau |
pItaH kAlastathA babhruH varNataH pATalashshitaH |
EkAdashAnAM rudraNAM varNOyaM samudAhRutaH|

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 07 Mar 2006, 03:30

Thanks RC

That clarifies the varNa issue ! Where is that quote from?

DRS

Very nice interpretation which goes very well with what RC has quoted! I also could not find a clue for the panca AcArya that may be relevant in the context of dakShiNAmUrti!

sudarshan · Post by **sudarshan** » 07 Mar 2006, 19:55

DRS, thanks for the clarification regarding "YOGAPATTABHIRAMA". I remember the conversation about it both here and on Sangeetham.com. Indeed a very profound explanation for a profound epithet. Many thanks once again.

With regards to the "panchacharya" in "pancabrahmamaya pancAcArya guru vibhava", I wonder if HH refers to the guruparampara or the guru panchaka - Swaguru, Paramaguru, Parameshtiguru, Paraparaguru, and Paratpara Guru. But I am not very sure. Corrections/clarifications most welcome.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 07 Mar 2006, 21:18

Darshan
Your explanation for pancAcArya could well be the right one It fits well. thanks

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 07 Mar 2006, 21:48

sudarshan/DRS

Could you kindly expand the meaning of the pancAcArya guru that you listed as well as the source?

kiransurya · Post by **kiransurya** » 07 Mar 2006, 22:14

Along with CMlover's request, I would also like to know why they are called so?

sudarshan · Post by **sudarshan** » 08 Mar 2006, 00:57

CML, Kiransurya, this might seem a little confusing, but I'll try to make it as simple as possible.

In any form of upasana, the Guru tatva is most important. Without upadesha or diksha from the Guru, any sadhana done is futile. And here the guru parampara is most important.

In Sanyasashrama and Srividyopasana, both concerning Advaitha, a lot of importance is given to the Guru parampara and the Guru is seen as none other than the upasya devatha. That is why in SriVidya, Amba is addressed as Sri Lalitha Mahatripurasundari ParaBhattarika.

Now, in the guru parampara, the sadhaka has to primarily worship five of his preceptors. They are:
1. Sadhaka's guru = Swaguru
2. Swaguru's guru = Paramaguru
3. Paramaguru's guru = Parameshti guru
4. Parameshti guru's guru = Parapara guru
5. Parapara guru's guru = Paratpara guru

I shall cite the Guru Parampara of Sringeri Sharada Peetam as an example.

The reigning Acharya of the Sringeri Sharada Peetam is Jagadguru Sri Bharathi Tirtha Mahaswaminah. Tracing his Guru Parampara, I shall try to explain the Guru Panchaka.

Guru of Sri Bharati Tirtha = Sri Abhinava Vidya Tirtha (Swaguru to Sri Bharati Tirtha)

Guru of Sri Abhinava Vidya Tirtha = Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati (Paramaguru to Sri Bharati Tirtha)

Guru of Sri Chandrashekhara Bharathi = Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrsimha Bharathi (Parameshti Guru to Sri Bharathi Tirtha)

Guru of Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrsimha Bharathi = Sri Vriddha Nrsimha Bharathi (Paraapara Guru to Sri Bharati Tirtha)

Guru of Sri Vriddha Nrsimha Bharathi = Sri Abhinava Sacchidananda Bharathi (Paraatpara Guru to Sri Bharati Tirtha)

During Chaturmasya sankalpa, every sanyasi (in the Advaita school) has to offer worship to three groups of Acharyas as mentioned in the Yati Dharma Sangraha. Under each of these three groups, there are five Acharyas.

First Group - Krishna Panchaka - Sri Krishna, Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatkumara, and Sanatsujata

Second Group - Vyasa Panchaka - Sri Veda Vyasa, Sumanthu, Paila, Jaimini, and Vaishampayana

Third Group - Shankaracharya Panchaka - Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavadpada, Padmapada, Sureshwaracharya, Thotakacharya, and Hastamalaka.

Apart from these groups, the sanyasi has to worship his Gurus, primarily five - Swaguru, Paramaguru, Parameshti Guru, Paraapara Guru, and Paraatpara Guru, which is explained above.

kiransurya · Post by **kiransurya** » 08 Mar 2006, 01:22

Sudharshan
Thanks for that lovely explanation. Thats very informative. I got it, yet havent got it. Takes me a while get round it.
Thanks again

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 08 Mar 2006, 03:06

Darshan

Makes sense to me! I was trying to relate to the traditional shlOkas during shAnti pAThaM:

nArAyaNaM padmabhuvaM vashiShThaM shaktiM ca tatputra parAsharaM ca| vyAsaM shukaM gouDapAdaM mahAntaM govindayOgIndramathAsya shiShyaM||
shrI sha^NkarAcAryamathAsya padmapAdaM ca hastAmalakaM ca shiShyaM|
taM tOTakaM vArttikakAramanyAn asmadgurUn santatamAnatO'smi||

sudarshan · Post by **sudarshan** » 08 Mar 2006, 03:30

CML, that put in a nutshell would be:

"Sadashiva samarambham, Shankaracharya madhyamam,
asmad Acharya paryantam, vande Guru paramparam"

Kiran, if you would know any well-versed SriVidya upasakas, ask them to explain the Guru Panchaka.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 10 Mar 2006, 01:03

Sudarshan
Thanks for the detailed and informative post. Now the next kRti in hamsavinOdini- saraswatIm bhagavatIm

http://rapidshare.de/files/14360703/06S ... I.mp3.html

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 10 Mar 2006, 01:41

Very melodious!
I guess this is a raga contributed by JC!
I am eagerly awaiting a discussion of the kriti and the raga and if RC can find any background info!
Whos is the singer?

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 10 Mar 2006, 02:02

The vocalist is Nagavalli Nagaraj

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 10 Mar 2006, 02:24

mAtu of || saraswatIm bhagavatIm ||

rAga: hamsavinOdini ; miSrajhampe tALa

saraswatIm bhagavatIm namAmyaham |
sammOdinIm paramahamsa vinOdinIm ||P||

sarasIruhAsana prIyayuvatIm SrImatIm |
saraLasvabhAvasumatIm sannuta kIrtIm ||
sarasagAnalOla vAgISvarIm sAmpradAyika gAyakAnugrahakarIm SubhakarIm ||AP||

mUka vAkpradAna vikhyAtAm sucaritAm |
SukaSaunakAdi vanditAm karuNAnvitAm |
pAkaSAsanAdi surapUjitAm darahasitAm |
Sukapustaka vINAmaNi mAlAlankRtAm ||
rAkEnduvadana virAjitAm Subhravastra suSObhitAm SrIvidyAtOShitAm ||

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 10 Mar 2006, 06:20

Notes of || saraswatIm bhagavatIm ||

rAga: hamsavinOdini ; miSrajhampe tALa

saraswatIm; bhagavatIm; namAmi aham- I bow to;
sammOdinIm- Her Who brings about happiness;
paramahamsa vinOdinIm- Her Who delights in the yOgis/ paravastu/ parabrahma;

sarasIruhAsana prIyayuvatIm- The beloved wife of brahma(Him Who is seated on a lotus);
SrImatIm- Her Who is beautiful/auspicious/venerable;
saraLa svabhAva sumatIm- Her With a straightforward nature/disposition and mind;
sannuta kIrtIm- Her Whose glory is sung by all;
sarasagAnalOla vAgISvarIm- Mistress of speech Who enjoys good music/singing;
sAmpradAyika gAyakAnugrahakarIm- Her Who bestows grace on the singers/musicians who stick to tradition;
SubhakarIm- Her Who grants goodness and prosperity.

mUka vAkpradAna vikhyAtAm- Her Who is famed for granting speech to even the dumb;
sucaritAm- Her With a good nature;
Suka SaunakAdi vanditAm- Her worshipped by Suka, Saunaka and other sages;
karuNAnvitAm- The compassionate One;
pAkaSAsanAdi surapUjitAm- Her woshipped by indra and the other dEvas;
darahasitAm- Her with a gentle smile;
Suka pustaka vINA maNimAlA alankRtAm- Her holding the parrot, book, vINe and rosary in Her hands;
rAkEnduvadana virAjitAm- Her shining with a face that is verily the full moon;
Subhra vastra suSObhitAm- Her replendent in pure white clothes;
SrIvidyAtOShitAm- Her pleased by SrIvidyA.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 10 Mar 2006, 07:39

very neat and clean!
mUka vAkpradAna vikhyAtAm = One famous for bestwoing speech to the mUka kavi ( who wrote the famous mUka pancakam and also became one of the shankarAcArya)
(we have discussed this before)

Now the raga...

kiransurya · Post by **kiransurya** » 10 Mar 2006, 14:40

Sudarshan !!!
My dad is a srividyopasaka. I will speak to him and see what I get hold of..

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 10 Mar 2006, 17:47

[quote=""cmlover""]---
mUka vAkpradAna vikhyAtAm = One famous for bestwoing speech to the mUka kavi ( who wrote the famous mUka pancakam and also became one of the shankarAcArya)----[quote]

I do not think that all "mUkavAkpradAna" referes specifically to mUkakavi which is why I left out the specific eference. mUkavAkpradAna appears to be a way of conveying that "Her grace is sufficient to confer the power of speech even to one who is dumb". This kRti is in praise of SArade.

Sivaraman · Post by **Sivaraman** » 10 Mar 2006, 19:45

Dr.Shrikant,
That was an absolutely spellbinding krithi, rich in meaning as an invocation to the Goddess of Music, Saraswati, and it has been rendered very melodiously by the singer Nagavalli Nagaraj. Can we have some more info. on the singer and some more audios of her performances?

Sivaraman · Post by **Sivaraman** » 10 Mar 2006, 20:05

I got this info on Nagavalli Nagaraj from Bharat Kalachar:

Dr.Nagavalli Nagaraj - Music
She comes from a family of musicians and is also married into a family where musical tallent and expertise abound. Her doctoral thesis is an insightful study on the contribution of Mysore Vasudevacharya. Nagavalli has a gifted voice, a tremendous mastery over the three octaves and an enviable versatility. Her manodharma is original and refreshing. Her bhaavam, laya pragna and spontaneous sangati kalpana are all of a very high order. She has to her credit over 100 cassettes in classical and devotional music. She is the recipient of many awards.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 10 Mar 2006, 20:22

Sivaraman
I understand and welcome your enthusiasm. But please dont divert the trend and direction of the flow of discussion. We pick up kRtis one by one and discuss it fully before moving on. Please spend some time in reading the thread and you will know what I mean and how the discussion progresses. There is also a lsit of krtis discussed already.

The kRti you have posted has already been discussed(N0-17). Would you mind editing your post and removing the lyric for suj~nAnadAyinIm so as not to confuse viewers. And do continue to contribute from your rich experience.

(Hope VK does not think Im being unfair now

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 10 Mar 2006, 22:50

I am just eagerly awaiting the hamsavinodini rtp that coolkarni has promised! Let us have the raga discussion following that! Also should we have anything else in particular to understand this raga better? (I am sure Trinity is out!)

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 10 Mar 2006, 23:39

Coolkarni
With your permission, may I post the hamsavinOdini RTP?

abadri · Post by **abadri** » 10 Mar 2006, 23:51

Kji, DRS, let me save you both the trouble of posting the BMK RTP in Hamsavinodini (there's an active link already!)
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A couple of other Hamsavinodini renditions:
MLV -- [rapidshare link removed]
TVS -- [rapidshare link removed]