Ananda Bhairavi

srinidhi · Post by **srinidhi** » 31 Oct 2006, 12:19

A beautiful raga, an all time favourite, evoking Shringara and Karuna rasa.

A janya of the 20th mela natabhairavi, it is a shadava-sampoorna vakra bhashanga raga with antara gandhara and chatushruti dhaivatam as the foreign swaras. The Aro-Avo is SGRGMPDPS-SNDPMGRS. with G2,M1,D1 in the arohanam and N1 in the avarohanam. The chatushruti dhaivatam is intensively used in phrases like PDPS PDNP, which virtually define the raga.

Shyama Sastri poured out his heart and soul to the Divine Mother through his compositions in ANanda Bhairavi- Marivere, O Jagadamba, Himachala Tanaya, Pahi shri girija suthe In fact it can be said that the Ananda Bhairavi we know of today was largely shaped and coloured by Shyama Sastri.

This raga also found favour with Muthuswami Dikshitar- Manasa Guru Guha, Aanadeshwarena, Kamalamba samrakshatu, Dandayudhapaneem, Thyagaraja yoga vaibhavam.

A beautiful pre trinity piece is "nee mati challka" by Matrubhuutam.

Can we have a discussion on this beautiful raga?

chalanata · Post by **chalanata** » 31 Oct 2006, 13:24

then why is that the piece after getty melam during mangalyadharana is in mukari?

vs_manjunath · Post by **vs_manjunath** » 31 Oct 2006, 13:26

ksheera sAgara vihAra( Thyagaraja) & paluke bangara mAyena (Bhadrachala Ramadas) are also nice songs in Anandha Bhairavi.

gravikiran · Post by **gravikiran** » 31 Oct 2006, 13:37

i recently had the opportunity of learning from my guru (sri tm krishna) the dikshitar kriti dandayudhapanim for a thematic concert (prashant of this forum was there at my concert).
i must say that that kriti opened my eyes to an anandabhairavi which, stood tall and firm and majestic (may i say masculine

). dikshitar has in fact composed as many kritis in this ragas as shyama shastry. the SSP lists 5 kritis of dikshitar in this raga and each of them is such an magnum opus that it leaves you breathless.
in my opinion, dikshitar's anandabhairavi almost contrasts that of the approach taken by shyama shastry - while shyama shastry explored the karuna rasam in his pleading prose, dikshitar in his usual way has carved awe inspiring sculptures.

srinidhi · Post by **srinidhi** » 31 Oct 2006, 14:25

G Ravikiran,

IIRC, the concert of yours on rare dikshitar kritis aired on Shruti- WorldSpace also featured Ananda bhairavi- and the kriti I think was Dandayuthapaneem . You sang it really well.

Vocalist · Post by **Vocalist** » 31 Oct 2006, 15:39

srinidhi has covered almost all of them. Singara Velan (Papanasam Sivan) that follows the tune of Paluka Bangara Mayena (Bhadrachala Ramadas) is nice. The majority of Karpaga Valli Nin is also very beautiful. Sama Gana Priye (Periyasami Thooran) is another popular one.

Karnaticfan · Post by **Karnaticfan** » 31 Oct 2006, 15:47

'Raamabhadra raa raa" in slow/medium is also beautiful piece in this raag, as if Raama is emotionally invited and he does come.

Swara shahityam 'Pamagari'... varasita giri nilayuni of 'O jagadamba' is just a sample of usage of this great raag. One can really dwell and improve further and further.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 31 Oct 2006, 15:54

"venkaTESa daya mADo" of purandara dAsa is poplulary sung in Anandabhairavi and Shana. Both versions are beautiful.

Karnaticfan · Post by **Karnaticfan** » 31 Oct 2006, 16:11

Somehow, I feel that our artists are only repeating sanchAraAs in both Aananda Bhairavi and SahAnA whenever these two raagas are used by them. That too paricularly for Aananda Bhairavi. Be it raag elaboration or swara prastharA, frequently listening rasikAs can catch up with what the artist is going to usage next sanchAra. Stuff dried up ?

Thanks to bangAru kAmakshi ShymA Saasti. New horizon ...

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 31 Oct 2006, 16:14

ANd then there is Papanasam Sivan's "Anandabhairavi annai un tiruvaDi malariNai tuNaiyE". Bombay Srs have sung this in one of thier cassettes

Karnaticfan · Post by **Karnaticfan** » 31 Oct 2006, 16:26

Karnaticfan wrote:Somehow, I feel that our artists are only repeating sanchAraAs in both Aananda Bhairavi and SahAnA whenever these two raagas are used by them. That too paricularly for Aananda Bhairavi. Be it raag elaboration or swara prastharA, frequently listening rasikAs can catch up with what the artist is going to usage next sanchAra. Stuff dried up ?

Thanks to bangAru kAmakshi ShymA Saasti. New horizon ...

as an after thought. Vocalists presenting sapa PAPAMAMAGAARI in faster way may be somewhat fresh and unique usage in Aananda Bhairavi.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 31 Oct 2006, 16:51

Enjoy a pristine Anandabhairavi and the lilting venkaTESa dayamADo of purandaradAsaru by R.K.Srikantan

http://www.rogepost.com/dn/o8yf

sindhu · Post by **sindhu** » 31 Oct 2006, 17:04

I fully agree with 'Karnaticfan" views on A.Bhairavi. Artists even when they elaborate, stick to some already framed pharases.

SahAnA too gets similar treatment. Some new 'pidis' are to be essentially discovered.

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 31 Oct 2006, 17:06

What I like about the rAgam anAndabhairavi is it initiates the uninitiated into carnatic music . It has always upped my ego for a period of time when I was a kid that I am able to identify anAnda bhairavi with its intrinsic konjal without anyone's help .

Two excellent numbers that got missed out are sAmi ninne (veenai kuppaiyar varnam) and ettanai tAn (Anai Ayya composition). Both of this I heard with a charsur TMK casette . The casette has summed up well Anandabhairavi is a favourite of composers,artistes and audiences alike.

sindhu · Post by **sindhu** » 31 Oct 2006, 17:09

Karnaticfan wrote:
Karnaticfan wrote:Somehow, I feel that our artists are only repeating sanchAraAs in both Aananda Bhairavi and SahAnA whenever these two raagas are used by them. That too paricularly for Aananda Bhairavi. Be it raag elaboration or swara prastharA, frequently listening rasikAs can catch up with what the artist is going to usage next sanchAra. Stuff dried up ?

Thanks to bangAru kAmakshi ShymA Saasti. New horizon ...
as an after thought. Vocalists presenting sapa PAPAMAMAGAARI in faster way may be somewhat fresh and unique usage in Aananda Bhairavi.

Further the sanchArA sapa PAPAMAMAGAARi (faster way) by vocalists are rarely presented. This pidi may be difficult to violist, I think.

-sheela-

sindhu · Post by **sindhu** » 31 Oct 2006, 17:15

All said and heard, the raag is not only AANANDA BHAIRAVI (which gives pleasure), it is ANANTHA BHARAVI (an infinite one).

There is one thirupugazh 'DhavaLa roopa", I have heard in this raag, so pleasing it is.

sindhu · Post by **sindhu** » 31 Oct 2006, 17:40

Even a small slippage from this great raag, will land up in 'reethigouLai', Sa Ga Ri Ga Ma being common and directly Ni is touched, A.Bhairavi will vanish.

And in lower/upper octave, ni ni saa is special pidi for R.gouLai.

srinidhi · Post by **srinidhi** » 31 Oct 2006, 17:55

Smt DKP singing Aanandeshwarena with PMI on the mrindangam

http://www.rogepost.com/dn/ru9m

vs_manjunath · Post by **vs_manjunath** » 31 Oct 2006, 18:32

can any rasikas upload "mAnasa guru guha", please??

Thanks Admin, i have edited.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 31 Oct 2006, 20:06

Lji,
TNS has sung a song pUmEl vaLarum annaiyE in AnandabhairavI. Do you have any information on the composer? I could not find any hits on google.
Thanks.
Ravi

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 31 Oct 2006, 20:54

pU mEl vaLarum. rAgA: Anandabhairavi. Adi tALA. Composer: Mazhavai Chidambara Bharati.

P: pU mEl vaLarum annaiyE oLi porundum ponnE rakSippai ennaiyE shezhum kamala
A: kAmEvum malarinil tEmEvum sUrai nagar kATSiyA vandaruL mInAkSi maNam porundum
C1: mAnE sokkEsar pangil tAnE vaLarum krpai vAnE mAmukhan mayilin murugOnE tAyenna vaLai
mInEr vizhiyE unnai tAnE migha vaNanginEnE cidambaram shol tEnE parugi tam
2: vANi bhuvi magizh sarvANi madhura malar vENi mangaLa vacana sukha[Ani nitya
kalyANi aintozhilum trANi perum sundara rANi vEdAgama purANi anudinam
3: tAyE trividha guNamAyE malaiyarasan sEyE santatam enakkaruL sheivAyE anaittum
nIyE vanjar manam pughAyE terindiDAda nAyEn shei pizhai poruppAyE anbadariyap-

srinidhi · Post by **srinidhi** » 31 Oct 2006, 20:56

Some interesting info on Ananda Bhairvai by Sri Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan

Ananda Bhairavi

My father was the guiding force in my research studies. When he was ill he had more faith in the curative power of music than the medicines administered to him. I was once preparing to show the remedial power of Ananda Bhairavi. Kannadasan had challenged in public to test his blood pressure after hearing Ananda Bhairavi from my violin.

He had promised to preside over a function but became ill with hypertension. Cajoled by the organisers he reluctantly came and to my utter surprise requested me to render any raga, which could soothe him. I played Ananda Bhairavi elaborately.

At the close of the concert, Kannadasan came up to the dais and announced that he was feeling much better

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2 ... 360600.htm

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 31 Oct 2006, 21:37

Another popular song is Purandaradasa's rAma nAma pAyasakke.

Suji Ram · Post by **Suji Ram** » 31 Oct 2006, 23:50

vs_manjunath wrote:can any rasikas upload "mAnasa guru guha", please??

Thanks Admin, i have edited.

There is one beautiful AB-mAnasa guru in sangeetapriya site by TNK and MC. I cannot recall which folder- Raju I think

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 01 Nov 2006, 00:47

srinidhi wrote:I played Ananda Bhairavi elaborately.

At the close of the concert, Kannadasan came up to the dais and announced that he was feeling much better

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2 ... 360600.htm

To play the devil's advocate here:
Ah! The problems with anecdotal medicine!
I can't find fault with anyone who will 'buy' this only after a randomized trial shows some favorable change in an objectively measured parameter, in addition to subjective feelings. ERs and ICUs are full of patients who were 'feeling great' right until the moment they keeld over.
Ravi

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 01 Nov 2006, 01:00

Lji,
TNS only sings the first charaNam of this very charming composition - the lillting AB was the perfet choice for the sAhityam in this piece!

This is what he sings as the second line of the charaNam:

mInEr vizhiyE unnai nAnE migha vaNanginEnE cidambaram shol tEnE parugi nidam

Ravi

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 01 Nov 2006, 03:09

Ravi,
lol

I am feeling fine now, don't say it is possible to keel over any time! Seriously, it is good to have you, cml, DRS and other professionals who know the workings of the body and mind and their connections. Great and genuine as some of these individual instances are to hear, we shouldn't get carried away...

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 01 Nov 2006, 06:48

nI madi callaga of mAtRbhUtayya by MDR (tsallagA pADiyunnAru

http://www.rogepost.com/dn/ybg6

A priceless "paTTakurA" on the VINe by none other than vINe Dhanammal

http://www.rogepost.com/dn/68oy

dhavaLarUpa by Radha-Jayalakshmi

http://www.rogepost.com/dn/to7a

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 01 Nov 2006, 06:49

Lakshman- Please give details of paTTakurA. There is also another kRti "ambA ninu SaraNamu jocciti"? Please give details of that too.

Does anyone have other artistes rendering of nI madi tsallagA? Please post

vs_manjunath · Post by **vs_manjunath** » 01 Nov 2006, 09:27

Suji Ram wrote:
vs_manjunath wrote:can any rasikas upload "mAnasa guru guha", please??

Thanks Admin, i have edited.
There is one beautiful AB-mAnasa guru in sangeetapriya site by TNK and MC. I cannot recall which folder- Raju I think

Thanks Suji Ram. Your reference is perfect. I have downloaded. Listening AB alapana in TNK's vilamba kaala is very enjoyable.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 01 Nov 2006, 09:28

DRS,
Thanks for Sri Srikantan's AB - just fantastic....

Ravi

Vocalist · Post by **Vocalist** » 01 Nov 2006, 10:03

I also forgot Papanasam Sivan's "Swami Charanam" - DKP school.

Suji Ram · Post by **Suji Ram** » 01 Nov 2006, 11:05

=Thanks Suji Ram. Your reference is perfect. I have downloaded. Listening AB alapana in TNK's vilamba kaala is very enjoyable.

I thought MC was playing the AlApana. How does one differentiate between the two ?

Thanks DRS for all the AB pieces.

vs_manjunath · Post by **vs_manjunath** » 01 Nov 2006, 11:12

Suji Ram wrote:
I thought MC was playing the AlApana. How does one differentiate between the two ?

TNK's style is totally different from MC's.

vs_manjunath · Post by **vs_manjunath** » 01 Nov 2006, 11:14

srinivAsa neene pAliso of Purandaradasa is also sung in AB( Radha & Jayalakshmi - Commercial record)

Karnaticfan · Post by **Karnaticfan** » 01 Nov 2006, 11:27

GNB's AB presentation and followed by 'MarivErE' has been my favourite all along. I think, his way of presentation of AB was very different from other and was good. My carnatic friends used to call him 'Great New Bani' when asked to expand GNB.

Of course, ARI was very crisp in that particular MarivErE kriti, taking 'sa ga ri ga ma' and connecting that with other kalpanA swarAs. In fact, to my best knowledge, he was the person, who introduced a crisp 'one aavarthanA kalpana swara'.

sindhu · Post by **sindhu** » 01 Nov 2006, 11:59

Like, Aanananda Bhairvi has been the forte of ShymA SaastrigaL,

Darbhar,Kharaharapriya, HarikOmboji have been the forte of TyAgarAja SwAmigal. He has brought out all the nuances of Kharahara Priya.

vs_manjunath · Post by **vs_manjunath** » 01 Nov 2006, 12:39

Karnaticfan wrote:GNB's AB presentation and followed by 'MarivErE' has been my favourite all along. I think, his way of presentation of AB was very different from other and was good. My carnatic friends used to call him 'Great New Bani' when asked to expand GNB.

I have been a fan of GNB. Recently only I could down load 'Marivere' with a nice alapana by GNB from sangeethapriya site. GNB also used to sing 'sAma gAna priye', correct me if i am wrong.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 01 Nov 2006, 18:32

drshrikaanth wrote:

Please give details of paTTakurA. There is also another kRti "ambA ninu SaraNamu jocciti"? Please give details of that too.

ambA nI caraNamu. rAgA: Anandabhairavi. Adi tALA. Composer: Ramaswami Dikshitar.

P: ambA nI caraNam jocciti AdarimpavammA
A: shambara vairini pratigincina shivasAmbhavI tripura sundarI O jagad-
(ciTTasvara)
pa dha pa ma pa ma ga ri ga ma pa ma ga ma ga ri ga ri sA sA ni ni sA ni sa ga ri ga ma
pA pA ni ni sa* ni sA* ma* ga* ri* gA* ri sa* ni sA* sA* ni dha pa pa ma ga rI gA ma
C1: sakala lOka janani nIvani sadA ninnu nE kOritini prakaTamaina
nI mahimalu viNTini paramjyOti ninnu poDagaNTini jagad-
2: cakkani bangAru bommA nI caraNamulE nammitinammA
grakkuna manavulu kaikommA gangAdharukommAmAyamma
3: vEre deivamulanu ilanu vEmaru vEDakalEnu
vIra shaktiyai velasiyunnAvu vEnkaTakrSNa sahOdariyanucu

oTTubeTTudu. rAgA: Anandabhairavi. rUpaka tALA. Composer: Sarangapani.

P: oTTubeTTudu summI valadu I sarasAlu
A: paTTakurA nA kongu gaTTiga vENugOpAla
C1: induntE okamATa Ilu veDalitE okamATa danDana kADA rA nI dayalella delise
yenduku vEDukonEvu yevvaru nErpirI cinnelu sundari vale nIkaina andagattenu gAnu
2: ekkaDa nImadikitavO yevateku nIpai nenarO akkaDikE pOvalegAkikkaDa paniyEmi
kakkasamuna vakaTanTe kAnidi yanipincuTakA cakkaga nIvendainA callaga yunDuTe cAlu
3: tagavA srIkArvETi nagara vENugOpAla AgaDaite ninugUDinanduna sukhamEmi
mogamATamu jUDanI vagalella nAvaddanA sagamAyenu proddaitE tagadindunDanu nIku

Suji Ram · Post by **Suji Ram** » 02 Nov 2006, 03:34

vs_manjunath wrote:TNK's style is totally different from MC's.

Yes Offcourse. I heard another AB by MC recently hence confused.
The piece he played is mentioned as Madhura nagari. Any idea who the composer is and lyrics?

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 02 Nov 2006, 05:09

MadurA nagarilO is by chittUr subramanya piLLai, according to our Lakshman. used to be a favorite dance item in those days...

Suji Ram · Post by **Suji Ram** » 02 Nov 2006, 05:28

Thanks Arasi,
I also got the lyrics..

Karnaticfan · Post by **Karnaticfan** » 02 Nov 2006, 14:10

sindhu wrote:Like, Aanananda Bhairvi has been the forte of ShymA SaastrigaL,

Darbhar,Kharaharapriya, HarikOmboji have been the forte of TyAgarAja SwAmigal. He has brought out all the nuances of Kharahara Priya.

Well said Sindhu. KKP and Tyagaraja SwAmi will go a long way.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 02 Nov 2006, 18:59

It is mathurA nagarilO.

mahesh_narayan · Post by **mahesh_narayan** » 02 Nov 2006, 21:12

Could someone please upoad raga alapanas of this raga as per Dikshitar tradition and Syama Sastri traditions? Thanks.

Though this raga is synonymous with SS, I find Dikshitar's compositions in this raga (Kamalamba Samrakshatu, Anandeshwarena, Manasa Guruguha, Tyagaraja Yoga, Dandayudhapanim) very powerful and moving. Could be the power of his vAk or the delineation of this raga as per the Venkatamakhin tradition.

Neeke Teliyaka (sung by Malladi Brothers and Sanjay) is a small but attractive piece by Tyagaraja.

What is the arohana/avarohana in both traditions? Thanks.

srinidhi · Post by **srinidhi** » 03 Nov 2006, 17:05

Dikshitar strictly avoided the antara gandhara and the kakali nishada, while Shayama Shastri used both t great effect.

vs_manjunath · Post by **vs_manjunath** » 03 Nov 2006, 20:18

srinidhi wrote:Smt DKP singing Aanandeshwarena with PMI on the mrindangam

http://www.rogepost.com/dn/ru9m

Thanks for this song by DKP. I had never heard of this before.

Suji Ram · Post by **Suji Ram** » 03 Nov 2006, 23:36

This site has vocal rendition of mAnasa guruguha by ARI

http://home.sprynet.com/~dsivakumar/music/intromus.htm

srinidhi · Post by **srinidhi** » 07 Nov 2006, 11:31

While reading up on AB, i came across that there are two more kritis in this raga by MD-"Paradevate namaste" and "Abhayamba Nayaka".
Why then does the SSP list only 5 kritis?
Any audio samples of these two kritis?

gb · Post by gb » 17 Feb 2007, 17:34

I am having a serious doubt do they take up Ananda Bhairavi as a Main on any concert.. except for thematic concerts i have never heard it being used as the main..