Jayachamaraja Odeyar (Mysore Maharajah) - Part I

meena · Post by **meena** » 27 Nov 2005, 18:51

DRS

shortened uploadr link is not working

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i get a blank page.

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 27 Nov 2005, 18:51

: http://rapidshare.de/files/4482158/mali ... a.mp3.html

a track by mali.

only one more ..by Prof ramnathan later today

nnramya · Post by **nnramya** » 27 Nov 2005, 18:52

DRS,
That link does not work - I get a blank page and a whole lot of popups!

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 27 Nov 2005, 18:53

DRS

Please don't experiment!
The shortened upldr threw a slew of advertisements onto my browser once I enabled (the erstwhile blocked) activeX controls. These are advertisement scams aimed at damaging the computer. At least meena was lucky.

Do please use regular links even if they are long! Thanks

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 27 Nov 2005, 18:55

It is interesting that the whole verse is in second vibhakti. If it is considered to be in the format of a stOtra they have to be in the fourth vibhakti. We terminate them as 'tasyai namaH' (prostrations to her). But Sri vidya is a special form of worship and it is called 'sri vidya upaasana' (attending or serving on sri vidya). In that sense the terminations should be 'tAM upaasmahE' (worship or service to her). Hence appropriately all expressions should be in dvitIya.

meena · Post by **meena** » 27 Nov 2005, 18:55

cml

with Firefox i get zippo popups + with IE too i tried to d/l- still got the same blank page.
I've blocked these annoying popups.

Tools-Internet Options-Privacy-click Popup Blocker Box.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 27 Nov 2005, 18:55

DRS

That was a superb rendering of sindhuramakriya by Somu.

Folks

I managed to decode the uploadr mystery (don't know how ), but here it is for the ordinary folks
http://rapidshare.de/files/4483652/Deva ... u.mp3.html

Thanks meena for the popup blocking info!

Raja Chandra · Post by **Raja Chandra** » 27 Nov 2005, 18:55

DRS

i have found another posting on ksheerasagra

follow the link:

www.ecse.rpi.edu/Homepages/shivkuma/personal/music/

Raja Chandra · Post by **Raja Chandra** » 27 Nov 2005, 18:56

as per the above link:

Ksheera Saagara
Ragam: Mayamalavagowlai
Talam: Chatushra Jhampa
Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

Pallavi

Ksheera saagara shayana vakshasthala nivaasinim pranamaami
Smara jananim manonmanim paapavimochanim loka jananim niranjanim

Anupallavi

Kshityaadi shivanta shat-trim-shat tatva swarupinim
Shivamodinim maayaamaalavagoula swarupinim
Kshipra prasaada daayinim vipra viswaasinim
Swa prakaasha teja prakaashinim chit prakaasha dayinim maaninim

Charanam

Kankana Mani mayaa-bharana yuta maatangim mechakaangim
Ankusha chaapa baanekshu hasta mohinim shaila nandinim
Kumbha saambhava lopaa mudra archana toshinim
Kaanchipura vaasinim Kanjadalaaya taakshim Kaamaakshim
Antaranga pujaa toshinim twam-brahmaa khyaakaasha tatva shaalinim
Ambaa sri vidya rasaa swaadinim

Raja Chandra · Post by **Raja Chandra** » 27 Nov 2005, 18:56

again as per the above list:

Meaning:
I worship the one who resides in the heart of the one who lies in the ocean of milk (?Vishnu?).
The mother of kama (?smara?). The one who makes the mind happy. The one who removes the sins. The one who is the mother of the universe. The pure one.

The one who is in the form of the 36 (?shat-trim-shat?) tatvas [ containing tatvas like (?aadi?) Kshiti and ending (?anta?) with Shiva]. The one who makes Shiva happy (?modinim?). Who is the form of mayamalavagowla. The one who gives results (?prasaadinim?) immediately (?kshipra?). The one who is trusted (?viswasinim?) by Brahmins (?vipra?). The one who is self-effulgent (?swa prasha teja prakashinim?). The one who enlightens (?prakasha dayinim?) the self (?chit?). The respected lady (?maninim?).

The one who is adorned with many ornaments (?mani mayaabharana) such as the anklets (?kankana?). The one who is known as maatangi (daughter of matanga rishi: saraswati). The one who bears the goad (?ankusham?), the arrow (?chaapa?), the bow (?bana?) made of sugarcane (?ikshu?) in her hands (?hasta?). The fascinating one (?mohinim?). The daughter (?nandinim?) of the mountains (?shaila?). The one who was appeased (?toshinim?) by Kumbha Saambhava (a maharishi) and Lopaamudra (wife of Agastya rishi)?s worship (?archana?). Who resides (?vaasinim?) in Kaanchi. One whose eyes are like the lotus-petals. The one who emanates love from her eyes. The one who is appeased by the inner worship (?antaranga pooja?).
The embodiment of the identity of the self with the Brahman. The one who is the embodiment of sri vidya.

Raja Chandra · Post by **Raja Chandra** » 27 Nov 2005, 18:56

again as per the above list:

Pallavi:

Ksheera saagara shayana vakshasthala nivaasinim pranamaami
Smara jananim manonmanim paapavimochanim loka jananim niranjanim

S ; ; ; ; rg rs S S , r G ; R -pm G ; | ; M ppmg | M ; mg M P ; ; ; ||
Kshee ra saa - ga- ra sha ya -- - na va - ksha
[rg mpmm rs S]

mpdp D ; pd P P dn dp mm ; dp pp mm ; ; | ; ; P M | mgmg mpmp mgrg rs S ||
stha-- la ni- vaa ---- - - - - si - neem -- - pra na maa - - - - - - - - - - mim

S ; P ; ppmg M ; PM P ; P ; ppmm | ; ; mpdp | D ; ; ; P D N S ||
Sma ra ja - - na neem- ma no ? n nma ? neem pa - - -

sngr rs S N S sn D ; S S ; ; ; sr N | D P - mg pm | M ; - mg p ? m M g - rg rs S ||
pa ? Vi - mo- - - - cha neem Lo - - - ka - ja- na- neem Ni - - ran - - ja- neem
[ r s n ? d p m - g m g ? r s n ]
Ni ran ja neem

Anupallavi:

Kshityaadi shivananda shat-trim-shat tatva swarupinim
Shivamodinim maayaamaalavagoula swarupinim
Kshipra prasaada daayinim vipra viswaasinim
Swa prakaasha teja prakaashinim chit prakaasha dayinim maaninim

D ; ; ; Pdn dp mm mpG M ; DP D ; | ; ; SN | D N S ; S R - ; ; ||
Kshi tyaa - - - - - - - di - Shi vaa nan - - - da Shat ?

Srg rs S S N D ; S N D P P M ? GM | P ,d N ; | D , n S N S ; ; ; ||
trim -- - Shat - - tat- - - va- Swa- roo - - - - - - pi neem

S , r G ; RG mpmp G ; R rg rs S ; ; | ; ; P D | nsrs ; ; ; R - d S ||
Shi va mo - - - - -- dhi - neem Ma - ya- - ma -

N d - P ; G ; D P D M ? G M ; R S N | S P ? pp mm | ; ; G M P ; ; ; ||
- la va gow - - - - - - la - - Swa- roo - - pi - neem

M ; G ; R S ; N R S R G M ; M G | M - P ; D | ; M P ; D P D ? S
Kshi pra prasaa da Daa - -yi ni Vi - pra Vi shwa si ni Swa-pra kaa

; S - S G R S - R S D N S ; S ; N D | ; P - D P | G M ; mm mg ? rm gr s n ||
sha The- ja - Prakaa ? shini Chit pra kaa sha Daa- yi ni Maa -- ni - - neem -

Charanam

Kankanamani mayaa-bharana yuta maatangim mechakaangim
Ankusha chaapa baanekshu hasta mohinim shaila nandinim
Kumbha sambhava lopaa mudra archana toshinim
Kaanchipura vaasinim Kanjadalaaya daakshim Kaamaakshim
Antaranga pujaa toshinim taam-brahmaa khyaakaasha tatva shaalinim
Ambaa sri vidya rasaa swaadinim

M ; ; ; M ; M ; mgpm M ; G R R S | ; ; S R | G R G ; G ; M ; ||
Kan ka na Ma -- ni ma ? yaa- - - bha- ra - na Yu tha

P ; ; ; D ; P ; D P P M mgmg D P | P M mgmg | mpmp mg R G ; ; ; ||
Maa than - - gi - - - Me - - - - cha- kan - - - - - - - ngi

M ; G M P ; P ; P M D P D ; d P d | N ; n D n | S ; S ; R S R ; ||
An - - ku sha Chaa - - pa Ba - - - -- nee -- kshu Ha- stha

; ; s n r s n D , D N S ; ; ; S ; N D | P M D P | P M G M P ; ; ; ||
Mo- -- -- -- hi - ni - - - Shai - - la - nan- - - di - ni

D ; P ? M dp ? P M ? mg mg mp mp M ; G ; r g | r s n ? S ; r | G ; ; mg D , P , pm ||
Kum bha sam - bhava Lo - - - pa - - mu dra rcha na Tho shi ni Ka an chi pu

d p M ; G M ; ; - P , d N D P ; M D P | D ; ; - D | P D ? N D N - S ; ; ||
ra ? vaa si ni Kan ja da laa ya ta - kshi Kaa - - maa - - kshi

S N D ? N S R ? S R G ; M ; r g r s S ; | S G R S | S ; S ; D S N ? D ||
An tha ran - ga Poo - ja To shi ni taam- brah- maa khyaa kaa-sha Ta

P M ? D P D N ; ; gr rs S ; R S N ? D | P M ? G M | md P M ? mm gr r m g r s n ||
- tva shaa- li nim Am baa - Sri - - vi - - dhya- ra- saa- swaa -- dhi - ni--

Raja Chandra · Post by **Raja Chandra** » 27 Nov 2005, 18:56

DRS,

despite the detailed analysis, we still wish your own inimitable vyAkyAna !

Please go ahead.

Raja Chandra · Post by **Raja Chandra** » 27 Nov 2005, 18:57

if any one has problem in locating the site, you can download it from :

http://rapidshare.de/files/4484197/008a ... 1.mp3.html

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:01

Sorry guys about the popups. I did click on the link and it is working fine. There are a load of popups and a bank page too but the track automaticaly plays on aol-media player or real player. And I just closed all the popup windows.

CML
I was not experimenting. I had posted the original link intially. It extended to about 3-4 lines here and also the page itself got widened beyond limits. Just to show you, here is the actual link.

http://64.172.183.15:8080/musd/servlet/ ... track03.rm

Raja Chandra
Thanks for sharing my burden.

Coolkarni
thanks for the Mali track. Waiting for the other one.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:01

For the sake of uniformity and due to some errors in the version from sivakumar`s website, Im reposting the sAhitya in the phonetic script I have used for other kRtis. Please note that thi Krtis is in viLamba naDe (2 kaLes).

|| kShIrasAgaraSayana vakShasthaLa nivAsinIm ||

rAga: mAyAmALavagauLa ; caturaSra dhruva tALa

kShIrasAgara Sayana vakShasthaLa nivAsinIm praNamAmi |
smarajananIm manOnmanIm pApavimOcanIm lOkajananIm niranjanIm
||P||

kShityAdiSivAnta ShaTtrimSat tattva svarUpiNIm |
SivamOdinIm mAyAmALavagauLa svarUpiNIm |
kShipra prasAdadAyinIm vipra viSvAsinIm svaprakASa
tEjaH prakASinIm citprakASadAyinIm mAninIm ||AP||

kankaNamaNi mayAbharaNayuta mAtangIm mEcakAngIm |
ankuSa cApa bANEkShu hastAmOdinIm SailanandinIm ||
kumbha sambhava lOpAmudrArcana tOSiNIm kAnchIpura vAsinIm kanjadaLAyatAkShIm kAmAkShIm |
antaranga pUjA tOSiNIm kambrahmAkhyAkASa tatvaSAlinIm ambAm SrIvidyA rasAsvAdinIm ||

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:01

For the sake of clarity and to avoid any confusion, I am posting the code (script) I have used to write the samskRta sAhitya phonetically.

a A i I u U R E ai O au an aH |

k kh g gh ~g |

c ch j jh ~n |

T Th D Dh N |

t th d dh n |

p ph b bh m |

y r l v/w S Sh s h L kSha ||

When the letters "~g" & "~n" occur as the first consonant of a sajAtIya ottakShara/dvitva i.e paring with other consonants from heir own group of 5 ,such as a~gga or ka~nja, I have replaced it with a bindu "n" thus writing them as anga & kanja. But when they occur as a second consonant or in combination with consonants from other groups, I have retained them as they are as otherwise they wil not be pronounced correctly e.g Aj~nA, J~nAna, vA~gmaya. However in case of N and M, I have stuck to these letters as they are quite distinct in pronunciation and also occur independently in their own right. I
The version I use is an adaptation of the Harvard-Kyoto convention widely used for writing sanskrit. I have replaced the bindu M with n to avoid confusion. The same applies to S and Sh instead of Z and S respectively. V and W are used interchangeably.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:02

meena
can we get the lyric and details of the shlokam MS sings prior to ksheera saagara? Thanks

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:02

CML
Im responding to your request although you asked meena. Hope it is ok

mukhE tE tAmbUlam nayanayugaLE kajjalakalA
lalATE kASmIram vilasati gaLE mauktikalatA |
sphuratkAncI shATI pRthukaTitaTe hATakamayI
bhajAmi tvAm gaurIm nagapatikishorIm aviratam ||

This is a SlOka(3) from Ananda laharI of SankarAcArya.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:04

Thanks DRS
I was searching Soundarya Lahiri. Of course it is Ananda Lahiri. Has MS rendered more of Odeyar?

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:04

http://rapidshare.de/files/4500474/02_S ... A.mp3.html

by s ramnathan

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:05

Here are some corrections and additions to the meaning posted by raja Chandra.
cApa- bow; bANa- arrow;
the ikShu(sugarcane) applies to cApa here.

kumbhasambhava- sage agastya(kuDa muni);
antaranga pUjA tOShiNIm- recall the naes from the sahasranAma
antarangasamArAdhyA, rahOyAgaramArAdhyA, rahastarpana tarpitA, bahirmukha sudurlabhA

kam brahmAkhyAkASatattva SAlinIm- Her with the name of brahma- kam and is the embodiment of AkASa tattva.
kam means brahma among other things. It can also mean viShNu, manmatha, head, water etc.

The 36 tattvas (kShityAdi sivAnta) are as follow (from the gross to the subtle plane)_

24 asuddha tattvas
panca bhUtas- prithvI, ap, tEjas, vAyu, AkASa
pancatanmAtrAs- gandha, rasa, rUpa, Sabda, sparSa
5 karmEndriyAs-upasthA, pAyu, pAda, pANi, vAk
5 j~nAnEndriyas- ghrANa, rasanA, cakShu, tvak,SrOtra
manas
ahamkAra
buddhi
prakRti

7 SuddhASuddha tattvas
puruSha
rAga
vidyA.
kalA
niyati
kAla
mAya

5 Suddha tatvas
Suddha vidyA
ISvara
sadASiva
Sakti
Siva

paraSiva is atattva being the absolute reality. It is the same as SrirAjarAjESvari

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:06

mAyAmALava gauLa rAga needs no introduction. Thanks to SrI purandaradAsaru, our sangIta pitAmaha for maing this rAga the basis for our initial lessons. The rAga is considered very auspicious and having the ability to bestow all sampat. This rAga shine equally well whether the swaras are sung with or without gamaka. Despite not being a pancasvara mUrchanakAraka rAga unlike the Big six(8th, 20th, 22nd, 28th, 29th ad 65th mELas), this rAga has given rise to innumerable janyas in vogue. I wish more people would sing this rAga. It is strange that not a lot of people attempt to sing this rAga elaborately. Is it a case of
hittala giDa maddalla- familiarity breeds contempt?

The oDeyar`s kRti is superb. The viLamba naDe and the 2 aLes of caturaSra dhruva tALa give ample scope for elaborating the rAga which oDeyar has unquestionable made full use of. What a kRti!

Incidentally, I first heard this kRti from a commercial release of Seetalakshmi Venkatesan who has been honoured by the Music academy. As I listened to this song yesterday I thought of her and lo and behold. I see that she has been awarded sangIta kalAcArya today(please note I am not making any claims here that she got the award because of my thinking Not that grandiose )

This kRti is on lakShmi but dedicated to kAmAkShi. oDeyar, as a true advaitin does not differentiate between the 2 at all and we shold not do so either when discussing his kRtis. reminds me of MD`s hiraNmayIm lakshmIm in lalitA where he says "girijAm tAm indirAm".

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:07

srkris (Got it right again )
Thanks for making the pages shorter and more user-friendly. But Alas, with all my stars gone, i have lost the motivation to post any more

raja chandra
Thanks for the another rendition by a younger MSS.

Coolkarni
thans for the sindhurAmakriya pieces. Can you post any RTP`s and dIkShitar`s kRti in MMgauLa?

Also
Dont forget to post the next one(two?) in the series.

Raja Chandra · Post by **Raja Chandra** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:07

DRS,

thanks for a comprehensive job

CML.

Yes, MSS has rendered "shiva shiva bhO"- in rAga nAdanAmakRiya, mishra JhaMpe tALa at he UN concert.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:08

I have not had a chance to digitize 'shiva shiva shivaBO' that Smt. MSS sang at the UN, but here is a version by Semmagudi and MSS, preceded with a nice shlOkam:
http://rapidshare.de/files/4511200/05_m ... a.m4a.html

Ravi

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:08

Composer : appayya dIkShitar

maulau ganga shashAnkau
kara caraNa talE shItalAngA bhujangAha
vAmE bhAgE dayArdrA himagiritanayA
candanam sarvagAtrE

itham shItam prabhUtam
tava kanakasabhAnAtha sODum kva shaktihi
cittE nirvEda taptE yadi bhavati na tE
nitya vAsO madhIyE

This is one of the favourite and alltime best of SSI.

The "shiva shiva bhO" again is a fantastic MS specialty. Do please post the solo which is highly emotive.

DRS
The lyric may be posted only if you are ready to discuss it now or can be reserved for a future discussion.

RC
Though i have heard them before never realized these are the gems of Odeyar

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:08

I am posting a RTP in mAyAmALavagauLa i by MSS from a concert in rishna gana sabha, 1970.

http://rapidshare.de/files/4513684/010- ... a.mp3.html

rshankar
Thanks for the nAdanAmakriyA kRti. I too have heard this rendered solo by MSS and is indeed wonderful.

Coolkarni
Do you have a recording of MV`s "kali narulaku I mahima telusunA" in MMgauLa? I have heard a home recording where Mani Krishnaswamy ( a disciple of MV in kalakshetra) had rendered it. She had rendered it on the occasion of vAsudEvAcAr day at his grandson Rajaram`s house in chennai. Do you have it by any chance? If so, please post it.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:09

CML
good suggestion. Here we go.

|| SivaSivaSivabhO ||

rAga: nAdanAmakriya (nAtharAmakriyA) ; miSra jhampe tALa

Siva Siva Siva bhO mahAdEva SambhO |
SivAramaNa mamAparAdham kShamasva ||P||

Sarva sarvAnandakara akhilANDaprabhO |
bhavasAgara tAraka akShaya lingavibhO ||

namastE sthANO praLayakAla jagadbhakShaka |
namaka camaka prakaTita rudrasUktatOShaka |
kAmArE tripurArE kumbOdbhava nutipAtra |
kAmESvarI vallabha kubEra mitra ||
kapAli kAlabhairavEti vikhyAta SrI vidyAdinuta nAdanAmakriyA tOShita || (pAThAntara- nAtharAmakriyA tOShita)

kartik · Post by **kartik** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:09

DRS,
I have heard this kriti rendered by Mani Krishnaswami twice on AIR Chennai,it was a thematic Mysore Vasudevacharya concert.

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:09

next two

: http://rapidshare.de/files/4515213/Koki ... m.mp3.html

: http://rapidshare.de/files/4515974/Rama ... a.mp3.html

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:09

rAga: nAdanAmakriya (nAtharAmakriyA) ; miSra jhampe tALa

Siva Siva Siva; bhO- a form of address to cal attention; mahAdEva; SambhO;
SivAramaNa- Consort of pArvatI; mama aparAdham- My faults/mistakes; kShamasva-Please forgive and forbear;

Sarva; sarvAnandakara- One causing happiness to one and all; akhilANDaprabhO- Lord of the entire universe;
bhavasAgara tAraka- One who takes one across the ocean of samsAra i.e removes the burden of all ties; akShaya linga- Irreducible/eternal linga; vibhO- all-pervading , omnipresent , eternal , almighty , excellent Lord/king (this represents everything good and superlative!)

namastE-Salutations to you; sthANO-One steadfast and stationary; praLayakAla jagadbhakShaka- One who consumes this universe at the time of its dissolution/destruction;
namaka camaka prakaTita- One expressed/manifest in namaka & camaka stOtras; rudrasUktatOShaka- Him pleased by the rudrasUkta
(namaka, camaka & rudra are all part of the RgvEda and are in praise of Siva)

kAmArE- Foe of manmatha/lust/desire; tripurArE- Foe of tripurAsura; kumbOdbhava nutipAtra- One worshipped by agastya;
kAmESvarI vallabha- Consort of kAmESvari (within the bindu in Sricakra); kubEra mitra- Friend of kubEra (kubEra is always considered a friend of Siva in the scriptures)
kapAli kAlabhairavEti vikhyAta- One famous by the names of kapAli and kAlabhairva; SrIvidyA vinuta- One worshipped by SrIvidyA; nAdanAmakriyA tOShita- One taking pleasure in nAdanAmakriyA.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:10

nAdanAmariya (previously nadarAmakriyA & also nAtharAmakriyA) is a janya of mAyAmALavagauLa, the 15th mELa. It is mentioned as a upAnga janya in SSP. But. R.R.Keshavamurthy says it has N2 as a bhAShAnga swara n a few phrases (DN2DP). This is a ancient rakti rAga and is said to shine well when sung in the evening. The rAga has been mentioned by venkaTamakhi and muddu venkaTamakhi.

A significant difference between the present day version of tha rAga and its original rUpa is that it is nowadays being renderd in madhyama Sruti. This was not the case before. The rAga was sung in normal Sruti and also had tAra sthAyi sancAras albeit limited. The tessitura thus extended from mandra niShAda to tAra gAndhAra. This is the case even in the gIte of mudduvenkaTamakhi. The purandaradAsara dEvaranAma,"ninna nAma ondE sAku" notated in SSP however extends only from mandra N to madhya N, much like our present-day version. Subbarama dikshitar`s sancari alone extends down to the mandra dhaivata. It is worth recalling here that umAdasa`s "inta parAka" is originally set in nAdarAmakriya but is now being rendered in MMgauLa due to erroneous perception consequent to tArasthAyi sancaras. Be that as it may,the rAga brims with bhakti and dIna rasa with innate sadness/viShAda and is made for asking to be forgiven. N, R, M are chAyA swaras.

This kRti shows oDeyar`s complete surrender to Him, asking Him to forbear and pardon all his faults, felonies and sins. Naturally, he calls Siva thrice and also uses bhO to attract His attention. (Recall bhavAni bhavAni bhavAni by SyAmA SAstri in his sAvEri kRti (janani natajana) & nammiti nammiti nammiti by in his Ahiri kRti. ). Also the use of bhO, vibhO, SambhO, prabhO are reminiscent of "akShaya linga vibhO" of MD in SankarAbharaNa.

The kRti is in an unhurried pace as it should be. It progresses majestically in the miSra jhampe tALa.A very beautiful specimen of oDeyar`s work.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:10

There are 2 kRtis of MD in this rAga- nIlakanThAya (with rAgamudre nAdarAmakriyA) and pratyangirA bhagavati.
Coolkarni
Do you have any recordings of these kRtis? If you have any other recordings of kRtis of not-so-well-known composers in this rAga/rare kRtis kindly post them.

Here are a few links

"payyeda pai"- kShEtraj~na pada by Prof|| Mysore V. Ramanatham

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/S4X ... vwrOupt7D/

The same my MSS

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/gUb ... vwrOupt7D/

SwAti TirunAL`s "jagadISa"by MSS

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/F4K ... vwrOupt7D/

The same by SSI

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/V4O ... vwrOupt7D/

And a beautiful lullaby/tAlATTu/jOguLa by MLV

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/FUp ... vwrOupt7D/

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:11

I have heard a home recording where Mani Krishnaswamy ( a disciple of MV in kalakshetra) had rendered it. She had rendered it on the occasion of vAsudEvAcAr day at his grandson Rajaram`s house in chennai. Do you have it by any chance.

DRS
RATHER , BY DESIGN
a beautiful concert.will wait for you start a thread on vasudevachar to upload the rest
http://rapidshare.de/files/4518307/03_K ... i.MP3.html

nnramya · Post by **nnramya** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:11

rshankar,
That link http://rapidshare.de/files/4511200/05_m ... a.m4a.html

does not work. It says "file not found". Could you please re-post?

Thanks!

nnramya · Post by **nnramya** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:11

Oops, sorry my mistake.....managed to leave out a portion of the link!

Sorry abt that!

meena · Post by **meena** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:12

DRS
RATHER , BY DESIGN
a beautiful concert.will wait for you start a thread on vasudevachar to upload the rest

Oh !!! then

hee hee
DRS pl. start a thread on sree MV rightaway PLEASE.
thanku

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:12

This song redered by R.K.Srikantan & R.S.Ramakant

sAhitya

|| SrI vidyA mOdinI ||

rAga: kOkilabhAShiNi; triSra tripuTa tALa

SrI vidyAmOdinI pAhimAm lOkajananI ||P||

SrI viSAlAkShI SrI kAmAkShI |
SrI vimalESvarI SankarI ||
SrI mahAtripura sundarI SrI rAjarAjESvarI praNata SubhakarI ||

dEvI dAkShAyaNI tava caraNa kamala sEvAnirata |
dEva pramukha nikhila sukhapradAyinI kOkila bhAShiNI |
ravIndra vamSOtpanna sAvarNivarapradAyinI |
ravichandra kulOdbhava rAjAdhirAjArchita mahAyOginI ||
divaspati tEjOlajjAkarI jagadadhISvarI
jarAmaraNAdi klESa pASamOcanakarI SrI vAgadhISvarI ||

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:12

rAga: kOkilabhAShiNi; triSra tripuTa tALa

SrI vidyAmOdinI pAhimAm- Protect me You Who obtains happiness from SrIvidyA; lOkajananI_Mother of the whole world;

SrI viSAlAkShI-Wide-eyed; SrI kAmAkShI- Beautifu-eyed maiden;
SrI vimalESvarI; SankarI;
SrI mahAtripura sundarI; SrI rAjarAjESvarI; praNata SubhakarI-You Who do good to those that bow to you;
(the anupallavi is full of various names of Her)

dEvI; dAkShAyaNI-daughter of dakSha; tava caraNa kamala sEvAnirata |
dEva pramukha nikhila sukhapradAyinI- You That bestow all happiness and comforts to all the Gods engrossed in serving your lotus-feet; kOkila bhAShiNI-You with the voice of a cuckoo;
ravIndra vamSOtpanna sAvarNivarapradAyinI- You Who granted boons to sAvarNi born in the sUrya clan;
(I do not understand the context of this line. sAvarNi is a suffix in the names of all the manus(14). None AFAIK were/will be born in the sUrya kula. Can anybody throw more light or come up with alternative explanation?)

ravichandra kulOdbhava rAjAdhirAjArchita mahAyOginI- mahAyOgini worshipped by kings and emperors born in the race of the sun and moon(this would include oDeyar);
divaspati tEjOlajjAkarI- You Whose effulgence shames the radiance of the sun; jagadadhISvarI- Mistress of the universe;
jarAmaraNAdi klESa pASamOcanakarI- Remover of all the worldy ties including the cycle of births and deaths; SrI vAgadhISvarI- Presiding deity of speech and language.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:13

In a nutshell
there are 14 Manus. The present (7th in line) is satya vrata is also known as vaivasvata (i.e., son of vivasvat (who is the Sun) through his wife savarNaa). Hence all the kshatriyas hail from the Sun. In fact the next Manu(8th) will be sAvarNa who is Sun himself (as promised by vishNu)(vide vishNu puraaNa). Since according to Devi bhaagavata vishNu himself is appointed by Devi, Sri Vidya is the ultimate boon-giver. saavarNi is a generic epithet used to denote all the succeeding manus.

jarAmaraNAdi klESa pASamOcanakarI = aging (jaraa) , death (maraNa)etc are the anguishes, and they are the fetters(pASa). She is the one who releases (mOcanakarI)from them.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:14

A clarification
sindhurAmakriya in venkaTamakhi/dIkShitar school is a janya of SubhapantuvarALi, the 45th mELa! SSP juts gives a lakShya gIte but no kRti in it. There is a kRti of MD available- "sadASivEna SankarENa" in sindhurAmakriya. I wonder which version it is. Are there any recordings available? Does anyone know more about this kRti.

Scale
SR1G2M2PD1DN3_S* | S*NDPMGRGS ||

sancAra such as PMDDNS are very common.

CML
Thanks for clarifying that all manus are born form the sun only. As for jaras and maraNa, I again skipped a step. One cannot escape ageing and death if one is born. Therefore, She releases us from the cycle of repeated births and deaths.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:14

DRS

I know you are abbreviating in the interest of overall clarity. From time to time I am commenting just to keep the record straight!

Do you mind?

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:14

Not at all. Am clarifying from my side? Do you mind?

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:15

symbiosis!

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:15

kOkilabhAShiNi is a upAnga janya of dhIra SankharAbharaNa, 29th mELa. There is a vakra sancAra in the avarOhaNa that is the defining statement for this rAga. The ArOhaNa, although not distinct by itself, assumes importance in differentiating this rAga from closely allied rAgas. The rAga finds mention in R.RKeshavamurthy`s book.
Scale

SR2G3M1PD2N3S* | S*NPMGMRS ||

The closely allied rAgas are pUrNacandrike and, to a lesser extent janaranjani. This is true both in scale and in the gamakas used. In fact, the scale is identical to the now archaic scale of pUrNacandrike. Even MD has not used this scale. "PMGMRS" is obviously a very important phrase. A nice and peppy rAga no doubt, but the more famous close-relatives (dAyAdis ) will probably not let it come into vogue. But one can never be sure of rasika tastes (except for their quirkiness of course!) and this may one day rise to prominence. A sampUrNa ArOhaNa with no twists and turns is to its advantage. But lack of lakShya is a drawback.

Lakshman
Are there any other compositions in this rAga? I also requested for lists of some other rAgas a page or two ago!

Am reminded of another quote
"The only constant in this world is change" (kRShNa in the bhagavadgIta)

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:15

|| amba vimdhyAchalavAsinI ||

rAga:rAmapriya; miSrajhampe tALa

ambA vindhyAcalanivAsinI mAm pAhi |
ambujAkShI SrIvidyA tattvaprakASinI ||

sAmbaSiva sahitE mUla prakRtyAkRtE ||
kumbhasambhava dUrvAsa mahAmuni vanditE kumkumagandhAnuliptE lalitE ||

hiraNmayI haravAmAnka nivAsinI |
vidyullEkha samaprabhASAlinI |
hIramaNimayAbharaNa vibhUShiNI |
vaidyESvarI bhavarOga nivAriNI ||
harihara virincAdi vinutE vIra lakShmaNAgraja rAmapriya SivadayitE mahitE ||

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:15

rAga:rAmapriya; miSrajhampe tALa

ambA- Mother; vindhyAcalanivAsinI-You residing in the vindhya
mountains; mAm pAhi- Protect me;
ambujAkShI-Lotus-eyed maiden; SrIvidyA tattvaprakASinI- You Who throw light on the principle of SrIvidyA

sAmbaSiva sahitE- Consort of Siva; mUla prakRtyAkRtE- You with the
form of the mUlaprakRti
kumbhasambhava dUrvAsa mahAmuni vanditE- You saluted by agastya,
dUrvAsa & other great stages;
kumkumagandhAnuliptE- You anointed with vermilion & sandal paste; lalitE.

hiraNmayI-Golden lady; haravAmAnka nivAsinI- You who has made Siva`s left half Your abode.
vidyullEkha samaprabhASAlinI- You with the radiance of lightning;
hIramaNimayAbharaNa vibhUShiNI- You adorned with gem-studded
ornaments; vaidyESvarI- Mistress of the medical science/doctors;
bhavarOga nivAriNI- Healer of the affliction called samsAra; harihara virincAdi vinutE- You worshipped by the trimUrtis
(Trinity)
vIra lakShmaNAgraja rAmapriya SivadayitE- Siva`s lover Who is
affectionate to the valiant rAma,elder brother of laShmaNa
mahitE

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:16

rAmapriya/ramAmanOhari is the 52nd mELa rAga.
Scale
SR1G3M2PD2N2S* | S*NDPMGRS ||

It is the pratimadhyama equivalent of cakravAaka. (Much more beautiful than caravAka IMHO). D is an important not both as jIva and nyAsa swara. N, M & G are also rAgachAyA swaras. karuNA and bhati rasapradhAna. It is a sArvakAlika rAga but I feel it has the quality of a morning rAga. Somehow malayamAruta sounds significantl closer to this rAga than cakravAka under which it is placed. A lovely rAga.

oDeyar`s has a approached and dealt with the rAga in a refreshingly new way. The rAgamudre has been skillfully woven into the sAhitya.

Here is a heavenly rAmapriya on the vINe by E.Gayatri. The kRti is MV`s SrIvAsudEvam.

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/eqf ... vwrOupt7D/

"paripAhi rAma paripUrNa kAma" is anothe rof MV`s kRtis. paTnam`s kOrinavaram and MD`s ramAmanOhari kRtis smarAmyaham and mAtangi are well-known.

Coolkarni
Can you post some pieces or RTP in rAmapriya?

abadri · Post by **abadri** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:17

rAmapriya/ramAmanOhari is the 52nd mELa rAga.
Scale
SR1G3M2PD2N2S* | S*NDPMGRS ||

It is the pratimadhyama equivalent of cakravAaka. (Much more beautiful than caravAka IMHO). D is an important not both as jIva and nyAsa swara. N, M & G are also rAgachAyA swaras. karuNA and bhati rasapradhAna. It is a sArvakAlika rAga but I feel it has the quality of a morning rAga. Somehow malayamAruta sounds significantl closer to this rAga than cakravAka under which it is placed. A lovely rAga.

Dr. Shrikaanth,

This is exactly the opinion, expressed by Ravikiran on RMIC long ago.
I had saved that post as it stuck me as very interesting then. Never
realized I would use it so many years later!

Here's his RMIC post:-

> > Looked like the artist used only prati madhyama.
> >
> > Books say that the rAga gouLipantu is derived of mAyAmALavagouLa,
> > but the madhyama is little sharper than the shudhdha madhyama.
> The madhyamam is called tIvra s'uddha madhyamam by musicologists.

This is what has later on become prati madhyamam with the gradual
practical disappearence of the 22 srutis.

There are plenty of rAgas which need to be re-assigned to mElas based on
theeir evolution and metamorphosis over the years.

For instance, how mcuh of S'ankarAbharaNam do we find in aTANa today? It is
much more suggestive of kharaharapriyA. Similarly, ragas like Hamsadhwani and
Malayamarutam portray more the characteristics of kalyANi and rAmapriyA
rather than the ragas they are classified under currently, viz
S'ankarAbharaNam and chakravAkam. I can give plenty of other instances but
suffice to say that this aspect needs to be redefined in Carnatic music.

Coming back to gouLipantu, there are many other beautiful songs like
Thyagaraja's mOsapOku vinavE, Shyama Shastri's taruNam IdammA, etc. They have
all been listed under mAyAmALavagouLa but are being rendered increasingly in
prati madhyamam.

One other interesting gouLipantu composition is Kshetrayya's masterpiece
kuvalayAkshirO - a padam in slow tempo. I've heard even kaishika nishadam
being used in this piece in certain phrases.

Chitravina N.Ravikiran

abadri · Post by **abadri** » 27 Nov 2005, 19:18

Can you post some pieces or RTP in rAmapriya?

Here's the late Tanjavur S Kalyanaraman singing Patnam Subrahmanya Iyer's Korinavaramu (wasn't this supposed to be one of SKR's special items?)
http://rapidshare.de/files/4554278/S_Ka ... a.mp3.html