Tunga Teera Virajam Bhaja Mana - Ragams, Lyrics etc

Sundar Krishnan · Post by **Sundar Krishnan** » 22 Feb 2012, 23:16

23/2/12

Edited the Subject Line of this Thread.
Thanks smala for the procedure to change the Sub line.

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22/2/12

I would like to have the sequence of Ragams in the Ragamalika, and the Taalam, Lyrics and Composer of the song :
"Raghavendra Gururaja Bhaja Mana, Tunga Teera Virajam, Karadhruta ??? Kamandalu ..."
as for eg, sung by M Santanam in :
http://www.sangeethapriya.org
-> http://www.sangeethapriya.org/Downloads ... aligai.mp3

Thanks in Advance (TIA)

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smala · Post by **smala** » 23 Feb 2012, 04:03

I think you mean... Tunga tIravirarajam bhajamana... If so, please change Subject line accordingly for future searches. Ragam and Talam - someone else can provide.

Thunga theeravirajam bhajamana
Raghavendra guru rajam bhajamana

Mangala kara mantralayavasam
sringaranana rajithahasam
Raghavendra guru rajam bhajamana

Karadritha dhanda kamandalu malam
suruchira chelam dhrita mani malam
Raghavendra guru rajam bhajamana

Nirupama sundara kaya susheelam
Varakamalesha pita nija sakalam
Raghavendra guru rajam bhajamana

smala · Post by **smala** » 23 Feb 2012, 04:04

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eJo9_oot3Y

Sundar Krishnan · Post by **Sundar Krishnan** » 23 Feb 2012, 09:10

23/2/12

Thanks smala for the Lyrics and the UTb Link.

A) I have corrected the Subject line - for this Post.

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B) Is there any way to correct the Thread's Subject right from the start ?
I had raised this query earlier too in an other thread, but ...

I think that it may be worth trying out by granting this right to the Member who starts the Thread, if the Thread is still "fresh", like say, until the no of posts are less than 10, or 25 ??

If such an option, or a similar one, is already there, pl let me know the Steps.

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C) More importantly, I would like to have the Ragams' Sequence, the Taalam and the Composer.

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D) While searching, I found these - may be useful for some member ... :

i) Indu Yenage Govinda from the Movie: Sri Raghvendra Viabhava (1981) ?? : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s181zL3k7Yw
sung by who ?? - in Bhairavi ?, Taalam = ?, composed by Raghavendra ? - in Kannada language ?

http://www.ssvt.org/events/SSVTconcert_CDlist.pdf lists these :
ii) Raghavendra Raghavendra - Mishra Shiva Ranjani - Rupakam - Kamalesha Vittaladasa
and Raghavendra - Shiva Ranjani - Rupakam - probably the same as above
iii) Shri Raghavendra – Simhendra Madhyamam
iv) Raghavendra Dhaya - Shubha Pantu Varali - Adi

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TIA

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smala · Post by **smala** » 23 Feb 2012, 11:06

Just scroll up to your first post and use the edit button like you did in the latest one - delete the subject line and re-enter. The edit button appears upto 72 hours of posting - so you can still make changes.

Sundar Krishnan · Post by **Sundar Krishnan** » 23 Feb 2012, 11:44

23/2/12

Edited the Subject Line of this Thread.

Thanks smala for the procedure to change the Sub line.

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However, I would still like to know (C) above :

>> C) More importantly, I would like to have the Ragams' Sequence, the Taalam and the Composer.

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smala · Post by **smala** » 23 Feb 2012, 12:02

A rendition by Bombay Jayashree in link below gives this :

- Ragam : Yamuna Kalyani Tala : Adi Composer : Kamalesha Dasa

http://m4melody.blogspot.com/2008/05/so ... yamin.html

Sundar Krishnan · Post by **Sundar Krishnan** » 23 Feb 2012, 13:28

23/2/12

smala, Thanks for the Video Link.

Jayashri has sung it well (mostly) in Hindustani style Yamuna KalyANi.
The corresponding UTb Link is : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAiDj4ah0yI [6:46 m].

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As you listen carefully, there seems to be many variations, even the Lyrics that is given in m4melody blogspot link :

She seems to sing :
Tunga Teera Virajyam
And in the 2nd line : "Yadhi Rajyam", whereas we have in the earlier Post # 2 : Guru Rajam

||lrly, she sings the last line as :
"bhaja kamalesha bhuja nija sahitam", whereas, we had : "Varakamalesha pita nija sakalam"

And as she sings this last line, she seems to have changed to CM style of Yamuna KalyANi ?? Do you agree ?

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If the Composer is Kamalesha Vittaladasa for this song as well, then, I would like to know if the same song is referred as :
Raghavendra Raghavendra - Mishra Shivaranjani - Rupakam - Kamalesha Vittaladasa
in http://www.ssvt.org/events/SSVTconcert_CDlist.pdf ?
Pl refer D-ii in Post # 3 above.

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Finally, (and still), what is/are the Ragam(s) in M Santanam's rendition ? - which is how / where, I started this Thread.

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hariharan · Post by **hariharan** » 24 Mar 2012, 00:10

Sundar Krishnan wrote:23/2/12
I would like to have the sequence of Ragams in the Ragamalika, and the Taalam, Lyrics and Composer of the song :"Raghavendra Gururaja Bhaja Mana, Tunga Teera Virajam, Karadhruta ??? Kamandalu ..."
Thanks in Advance (TIA)
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The sequence of ragams of the ragamalika are: 1) Ragam- Salaga Bhairavi and 2) Rag- Ahir Bhairav.

Pallavi & Anu Pallavi are sung in the Ragam " Salaga Bhairavi " , a janya raga of the 22nd melakarta ragam 'Kharaharapriya'.
The Arohanam: SRMPDS and Avarohanam : SNDPMGRS.
The charanam is sung in the ragam "Ahir Bhairav" which is a Hindusthani raga. The raga "chakravakam" is the Carnatik-equivalent raga of this hindusthani raga.

Sri. OS Arun had also sung this song in one of his Bhajan Album " Evergreen Bhajan".
He had sung the song fully in the ragam "Salaga Bhairavi ".

Shri. Ramesh Hariharan had also sung this song very nicely in the same rag "salaga bhairavi" in Youtube..
The audio link of this song is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nluXeuqfRos
The lyrics he had used is as under:

Ragam: sAlaga Bhairavi [22]SRMPDS-SNDPMGRS
Sung by Ramesh Hariharan
Pallavi:
Thunga theeravirajam bhajaman
Raghavendra Yatirajam bhajaman
Charanam:1
Mangala kara mantraalaya vaasam
sringaaraanana vilasita haasam
Raghavendra Yatiraajam bhajaman [Tunga Teera]
Charanam:2
Karadrutha Danda kamandalu maalam
suruchira chelam dhruta mani maalam
Raghavendra Yatiraajam bhajaman [Tunga Teera]
Charanam:3
Nirupama sundara kaaya susheelam
Varakamalesha pita nija sakalam
Raghavendra Yatiraajam bhajaman [Tunga Teera]
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smala · Post by **smala** » 24 Mar 2012, 06:02

Perhaps you missed it, Hariharan the lyrics were already posted in #2.

The youtube link has a tabla accompaniment instead of the standard mridangam for CM music - this unconventional use was being discussed in another thread...

Sundar Krishnan · Post by **Sundar Krishnan** » 24 Mar 2012, 09:02

24/3/12

hariharan, Thanks for the Standard Ragams' Sequence as well as individual variations of Ragams by diff Singers for this song.

My last query on this Topic was on 23/2, and I had almost forgotten about it, but today, as I was casually browsing, I saw my name in the LHS Column, and that's how I have come to know of this reply today.

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I would like to get a confirmation of the Ragams in the 2 specific renditions I have requested for :

A) Post # 1 :
"Raghavendra Gururaja Bhaja Mana, Tunga Teera Virajam, Karadhruta ??? Kamandalu ..."
as for eg, sung by M Santanam in :
http://www.sangeethapriya.org
-> http://www.sangeethapriya.org/Downloads ... aligai.mp3

Is this rendition in Mishra Piloo ?
From somewhere (now, I can't immly recall from where), I have scribbled "Mishra Pilloo ??" against this song (rendition ?). Hence the query.

Also, Ar / Av of Mishra Piloo is not given in :
http://www.karnatik.com/ragasm.shtml#mishra%20pilU - it just says "varies" !
So, would like to have atleast one Ar / Av defn of Mishra PilU.

B) Post # 8 :
Jayashri has sung it well (mostly) in Hindustani style Yamuna KalyANi ?? - Pl confirm.
The corresponding UTb Link is : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAiDj4ah0yI [6:46 m].

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Since AnuPallavi is not specifically mentioned in the Lyrics, pl confirm if the 2nd line : "Raghavendra Yatirajam bhajaman" is the AP.

In the Std Defn, are all the 3 CharaNams sung in Ahir Bhairav / Chakravakam ?

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In Post # 8, I had enquired about 2 Lyrics' diffs in Jayashri's rendition.

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In Post # 4, D-ii option, I had enquired if it is the same song by Kamalesh Vittaladasa ...
- where the Ragams mentioned are Mishra Shiva Ranjani and Shiva Ranjani ...

TIA

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venkata makhi · Post by **venkata makhi** » 28 Mar 2012, 22:18

smala wrote: Nirupama sundara kaya susheelam
Varakamalesha pita nija sakalam
Raghavendra guru rajam bhajamana

I think The second line of the third stanza should be corrected as
'vara kamalESArpita nija sakalam'

Comments .. ?

classicallover · Post by **classicallover** » 28 Mar 2012, 22:34

I have heard and sung the line with "nuta" instead of pita.

hariharan · Post by **hariharan** » 31 Mar 2012, 19:37

Reply to Sri.Sundar Krishnan's #
1. Pallavi & charanam " Karadrutha Danda" are sung in Ragam: Salagabhairavi

2. Charanam begining with "Mangalakara" is sung in ragam: Ahirbhairav
sri.Santhanam sings the 2nd line of this charanam as "Sringaaranana vilasita vaasam"

3. Tunga Teera by Bombay Jayashree: I also feel that this song she had sung in hindusthani raag "Yaman Kalyan" which is similar to rag Yamuna Kalyani of CM. May be due to audio disturbances it sounds as 'yadhi rajyam'. The line "varakamalesha pita nija sakalam" she sings as "bhaja kamalesha bhuja nija charitham" She sings the line 'sringaaraanana vilasita haasam' as "SringArAnana rajee prakaasham".
I think the line she had sung as" "bhaja kamalesha bhuja nija charitham" is more relevant in context than "varakamalesha pita nija sakalam" . Also seems to be correct if the line is read as "VarakamaleshArpita nija charitham" as the meaning appears to be very relevant.

4. Raag Pilu is a Hindusthani raga and is almost similar to the Ragam "Kapi" of CM. Songs, especially Bhajans in rag Pilu/Piloo are commonly rendered in the Madhyama sruthi in Carnatic music concerts towards the ending session as 'tukkadas'.
This rag Pilu belongs to the Kafi Thaat of HM. The arohanam & avarohanam notes are:
Avaroh: 'N S G m P 'n D P S'
Avaroh: S' N d P d P m g R S 'N S
This rag Piloo when rendered by using both gandharams, both Daivathams and both Nishadams apart from S, P, R2 & M2 swaras in essence turns to be called as a 'Mishra " Pilu. Sri. Maharajapuram Santhanam had also sung this song "Tunga Teera virajam" in Piloo rag. I furnish under the different audio links of this song in different ragas by M.Santhanam.
Song name: Tunga teera viraajam
in the web site of Sangeethapriya.org under the

Sl.No. 13 of the list- Ragamalika-
http://www.sangeethamshare.org/manjunat ... apam-1986/

Sl.No.19 of the list- Ragam- Salaga_Bhairavi
http://www.sangeethamshare.org/kasturi/ ... VR_Bombay/

Sl. No.14 of the list- Ragam- YamunA_kalyAni
http://www.sangeethamshare.org/tvg/UPLO ... oimbatore/

Sl.No. 13 of the list-Ragam- Pilu.
http://www.sangeethamshare.org/murthy/K ... 1.12.2006/

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 02 Apr 2012, 14:42

My two pennies:
It is in Sanskrit, composed by Kamaleshavitthala Dasa. The lyric using baraha.com script ( I find this excellent for writing Kannada, Sanskrit etc.) is as follows:

tuMgA-tIravirAjaM bhaja mana
rAghavEMdra-yatirAjaM bhaja mana

maMgalakara-mantrAlayavAsam
SRuMgArAnana-vilasita-hAsam
rAghavEMdra-yatirAjaM bhaja mana

karadhRuta-daMDa-kamaNDalu-mAlam
suruchira-chailam dhRuta-maNi-maalam
rAghavEMdra-yatirAjaM bhaja mana

nirupama-suMdara-kAya-suSIlam
varakamalESArpita-nija-sakalam
rAghavEMdra-yatirAjaM bhaja mana

The capital M results in a dot on top in Devanagari... the rules of Sanskrit require us to place the correct nasal before any consonant.

The line varakamalESArpita-nija-sakalam means that Raghavendra Swami had truly and fully surrendered his all to Lord Vishnu.

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 02 Apr 2012, 14:48

तुंगा-तीरविराजं भज मन
राघवॆंद्र-यतिराजं भज मन

मंगलकर-मन्त्रालयवासम्
शृंगारानन-विलसित-हासम्
राघवॆंद्र-यतिराजं भज मन

करधृत-दंड-कमण्डलु-मालम्
सुरुचिर-चैलम् धृत-मणि-मालम्
राघवॆंद्र-यतिराजं भज मन

निरुपम-सुंदर-काय-सुशीलम्
वरकमलॆशार्पित-निज-सकलम्
राघवॆंद्र-यतिराजं भज मन

classicallover · Post by **classicallover** » 02 Apr 2012, 15:38

Rsachi,

The capital M results in a dot on top in Devanagari... the rules of Sanskrit require us to place the correct nasal before any consonant.

The line varakamalESArpita-nija-sakalam means that Raghavendra Swami had truly and fully surrendered his all to Lord Vishnu.

Your statement no. 1 above is correct but your writing in English does not corroborate it. Baraha is styled for Hindi not Samskritam. Your claim to have typed Devanagari as Samskritam is not correct. You have typed Hindi no Samskritam. The correct way of writing Samskritam is for example :

तुङ्गातीरविराजं , श्रुङ्गारानन , दण्ड , राघवेन्द्र , etc..

Baraha is developed and styled for Hindi typing not for Samskritam.

Your statement no. 2 is not correct.The basic requirement for a song is that of a prayer. The author either prays to the subject of the song to bless him or he states that he is blessed by him. Never does the author state with his mudra especially anything otherwise. So " kamaleshaarchita nija sakalam " is the correct version which means that the Guru is everything for him as always prayed by him sincerely.

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 02 Apr 2012, 17:37

Yes..SRuMgA was mistyped. Thanks for that correction.

I hyphenated the text for easier reading. There are no hyphens in DEvanAgarI.

I stand by my reading of the meaning. bhaja mana addresses the prayer bit. Would vara as an epithet be ascribed by the author to himself? I wonder.
So let's agree to disagree sir.

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 02 Apr 2012, 18:23

Just to show that it was me and not baraha.com that went wrong, I have corrected the text ad advised by classicllover:
तुङ्‍गातीरविराजं भज मन
राघवॆन्द्रयतिराजं भज मन

मङ्‍गलकरमन्त्रालयवासम्
श्रुङ्‍गाराननविलसितहासम्
राघवॆन्द्रयतिराजं भज मन

करधृतदण्डकमण्डलुमालम्
सुरुचिरचैलं धृतमणिमालम्
राघवॆन्द्रयतिराजं भज मन

निरुपमसुन्दरकायसुशीलम्
वरकमलॆशार्पितनिजसकलम्
राघवॆन्द्रयतिराजं भज मन

Trust it meets with your approval, Mr. Classicallover!

classicallover · Post by **classicallover** » 02 Apr 2012, 22:18

Rsachi,

In a hurry, I did not check a mistype on my part. And you have also copied it I suppose, for, the word shrungara should be written as शृङ्गार . And it is kamaNDala not kamaNDalu ; it is suruchirachelam not chailam.

The other point, about "vara" , it is very commonly used as a prefix in order to make it rhyme for praasaalankaara or just for tala also apart from the sahitya meaning "good". It is not wrong. Have you not seen or heard "varatyaagaraaja" , "vararaamadaasa" , "varadavenkatesha", "varaguruguha" , etc. in umpteen kritis ? No need to wonder and please don't stand on ignorance but look around and reflect on what is said before defending fastidiously.

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 02 Apr 2012, 22:35

Sir, your belligerence is both unbecoming and unwarranted.

I copy from Monier Williams:

kamaNDalu , m. n. (in the Veda} f. a gourd or vessel made of wood or earth used for water (by ascetics and religious students).

caila mfn. clothes

Please reflect on the meaning I have given for the last line.

The Sru/SRu error stands corrected.

classicallover · Post by **classicallover** » 02 Apr 2012, 22:52

Rsachi,

You have not corrected in the Samskritam text but only in the Hindi text and that too only half.

Consult some grammarian first on kamaNDalu , then argue to your heart's content . This is not a boxing ring , so no need to react ferociously.

Sundar Krishnan · Post by **Sundar Krishnan** » 05 Apr 2012, 11:48

5/4/12

hariharan,

Thanks for point-wise replies in Post # 14 dt 31/3/12. [I saw the reply only today.]

Also, thanks for Santanam's links.

As requested earlier, I would also like to know the TALams :

TALam of Santanam's rendition - for the Song in the Link given in Post # 1

TALam of Bby Jayashr's rendition - for the Song in the Link given in Post # 7

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classicallover · Post by **classicallover** » 06 Apr 2012, 20:35

Both the singers have rendered the song in Adi talam, 1kalai. But the eduppus are different . Both have sung different and hence distorted versions.

seetalak · Post by **seetalak** » 09 May 2012, 12:01

Can someone help me with the correct meanings for this song please.

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