I recently heard a Viruttam performed by Ranjani and Gayathri. This was part of the Jaya TV MMU series. Their singing was absolutely divine. This was a Raagamalika. First Raaga was Vasantha, second was Hamsanaadham and third was Sindhu bhairavi. For the second and third raagas, they picked the verse from Abirami Andhadhi "nindrum irundhum...."
I am really interested in the first verse that was performed in Vasantha raagam. The lyrics were something like "Ranga uthungamey, valargindra raaja kula mani deepame, raaja raajaarchitha padam buja manohari, raja maathangi umaye umaye" ..
Is this also part of the Abirami andhadhi or is this from some other literary work? I would really appreciate it if you could clarify the source, and also, could you please provide the meaning especially for the phrase "ranga uthungamey"? Am I correct in assuming that this is in praise of Madurai Meenakshi? What is the meaning of "Raaja maathangi"?
Thanks!