Kadhana Kuthuhalam and Evari Bodhanna in raga Abhogi.
Saindhavi :(born 3 January 1989) is a Carnatic music singer and
an Indian film playback singer.
Lyrics :
Pallavi:
Raghu vamsa Sudhambudhi Chandra Sri Rama Rama Rajeswara
Anupallavi:
Agha Megha maarutha Srikara Asuresha Mrigendra vara Jagannatha
Chittaswaram:
Sa - Re Ma Ga - Re Sa Re - Ma Ma Da - Da Ni Ga - Ga Pa Sa,
Sa ni da pa ma ga, pa ma ga re.
Sa Re Re Ma - Ma Da Da Ni, Ga Pa Pa Sa - Sa Re Re Ma
Ma Ga Ga Re - Re Sa Sa Ni, Ni Da Da Pa - Pa Ma Ga Re
Charanam:
Jamadagnija garva khandhana
Jaya rudraadi vismitha bhandana
Kamala aptha anvaya mandana
Aganita adbhuta shourya shri venkatesha.
Meaning:
Pallavi:
O moon to the nectar-ocean of the Raghu lineage!
Sri Rama, lord of emperors!
Anupallavi:
O wind, that drives away the sin-cloud! Maker of prosperity!
O lion, terrifying the asuras(Demons)! Noble lord of the world!
Charanam:
O Destroyer of Parasurama's conceit! (Jamadagnija = Maharshi Jamadagni's son i.e., Parushuram)
One praised by the amazing Rudra and others!
O Ornament to the solar dynasty!
O Doer of innumerable marvelous heroics! Lord Sri Venkatesha!
pallavi sItA kalyANa vaibhOgamE rAma kalyANa vaibhOgamE
How grand is the marriage (kalyANa) celebration (vaibhOgamE) of sItA! How grand is the marriage (kalyANa) celebration (vaibhOgamE) of rAma! caraNam 1 pavanaja stuti pAtra pAvana caritra ravi sOma vara nEtra ramaNIya gAtra (sItA)
How grand is the marriage celebration of sItA! How grand is the marriage celebration of rAma – the object (pAtra) of worship (stuti pAtra) of AnjanEya – son of Lord vAyu (pavanaja); with a holy (pAvana) story or conduct (caritra); who has Sun (ravi) and Moon (sOma) as his sacred (vara) eyes (nEtra); having a beautiful (ramaNIya) bearing (gAtra). caraNam 2 bhakta jana paripAla bharita Sara jAla bhukti mukti-da lIla bhU-dEva pAla (sItA)
How grand is the marriage celebration of sItA! How grand is the marriage celebration of rAma – the nourisher (paripAla) of devotees (bhakta jana); wielder of abundant (bharita) arrows (Sara jAla); bestower (da) worldly enjoyment (bhukti) and emancipation (mukti) (muktida) sportingly (lIla); protector (pAla) of brAhmaNas (bhU-dEva). caraNam 3 pAmara-asura bhIma paripUrNa kAma SyAma jagad-abhirAma sAkEta dhAma (sItA)
How grand is the marriage celebration of sItA! How grand is the marriage celebration of rAma – the terror (bhIma) of wicked (pAmara) and demons (asura) (pAmarAsura); who accomplishes (paripUrNa) His desires (kAma); the dark-blue hued (SyAma); delighter (abhirAma) of the Universe (jagat) (jagad-abhirAma); resident (dhAma) of ayOdhyA (sAkEta). caraNam 4 sarva lOka-AdhAra samara-Eka vIra garva mAnava dUra kanaka-aga dhIra (sitA)
How grand is the marriage celebration of sItA! How grand is the marriage celebration of rAma - the prop (AdhAra) of entire (sarva) Universe (lOka) (lOkAdhAra); the unique (Eka) hero (vIra) of the battle (samara) (samaraika); who is far away (dUra) from arrogant (garva) people (mAnava); the brave (dhIra) like the Mount (aga) Meru (kanaka) (kanakAga). caraNam 5 nigama-Agama vihAra nir-upama SarIra naga dhara-agha vidAra nata lOka-AdhAra (sItA)
How grand is the marriage celebration of sItA! How grand is the marriage celebration of rAma – who abides (vihAra) in vEdas (nigama) and Agamas (nigamAgama); with a peerless (nirupama) body (SarIra); bearer (dhara) of the mandara mountain (naga); destroyer (vidAra) of sins (agha) (dharAgha); support (AdhAra) of people (lOka) (lOkAdhAra) who supplicate (nata). caraNam 6 parama-ISa nuta gIta bhava jaladhi pOta taraNi kula sanjAta tyAgarAja nuta (sItA)
How grand is the marriage celebration of sItA! How grand is the marriage celebration of rAma – sung about (gIta) in praise (nuta) by Lord Siva (parama ISa) (paramESa); the vessel (pOta) that ferries people across the Ocean (jaladhi) of Worldly Existence (bhava); nicely born (sanjAta) in the Solar (taraNi) dynasty (kula); praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja.
According to the Janam Sakhis, Guru Nanak Dev Ji accompanied by Bhai Mardana Ji, stopped near the temple of Jagannath, which is dedicated to Hindu god Vishnu. Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Bhai Mardana Ji stopped near the shrine upon which sat centuries of history mute and immobilized. The notes from Bhai Mardana’s Rabaab (rebeck) touched the devotees’ hearts with fresh fervor. Several of them came to hear the Guru’s word. The temple priests felt angry and held the Guru Ji guilty for not making adoration to the deity within the sacred enclosure. The local chief whose name has been described, as Krishan Lal one day visited the Guru and invited him to join the aarti, or the evening service of lights, in the temple. The Guru readily offered to go with him.
As dusk fell, the priests lighted the lamps and sumptuous ritual for which the devotees had been waiting began. Twinkling lights fed by ghee were placed on a jewel studded salver, amid flowers and incense, and worship fully swung from side to side by the priest in front of the enshrined image to the accompaniment of the chanting of hymns, blowing of conchs and the ringing of bells. The priests had a complaint as they concluded. The Guru had remained seated in his place and not participated in the ceremony. The Guru burst into a divine song:
The sky is the salver And the sun and the moon the lamps. The luminous stars on the heavens are the pearls. Scented air from the sandal-clad hills is the incense, The winds make the fan for Thee, And the vast forests wreath of flowers. The unstruck music of creation is the trumpet. Thus goes on the Arati (adoration) for Thee, O’ Thou dispeller of doubt and fear!
Guru Nanak Dev Ji taught the listeners, how Nature’s tribute to the Creator was superior to any ritualistic oblation offered before images.
कौना बिरिछिया ऐ चिरई खोतवा लगावलु जा के,
सून कई के आँगना हमार हो, उड़ गइलू पंखिया पसार हो । -३
नेहिया के डोरी तोरी , चल गइलू छुपे चोरी ,
कौने नगरिया , कौने गाँव ?
खोजी ले मन में बन में , धाई-२ घर आँगन में ,
धरती आकाश ठाँवें -ठाँव हो,
देके न पाता गइलू , कहँवाँ न पाता भइलू ,
हो गईलू काहें फरार हो ?
सून कई के आँगना हमार हो, उड़ गइलू पंखिया पसार हो
सुरुज आ चनवा से , बदरी पवनवा से,
पूछी ले गईलू कौन खोह हो ?
तलवा -तलाईन से ,कहनी तरैयन से ,
केहु नाही देता कौनो जोह हो ।
केने के से पूछ जाई , तोहरा के कइसे पायी ?
केकरा से करी अब गुहार हो ?
सून कई के आँगना हमार हो, उड़ गइलू पंखिया पसार हो
काहें तू अइसन कइलू ? कुछुओ न कह के गईयलु ,
बतिया के लागल कौन ठेस हो ?
कहलू जवन जब जइसे ,कयने हम तुरते तइसे ,
तबो दे गईलू कलेस हो,
अपने ता लांघे गईलू लमहर सगरवा के ,
हमरा के छोर अईलु पार हो ,
उड़ गइलू पंखिया पसार हो ।
पीया तोह के लेहि भागल ,
तोहरो न भनक लागल ,
कौनो बहेलिआ धैयबा बझाई के ,
हिले न डोले दिहलस ,
धीरहूँ से बोले दिहलस ,
अचके में कईलस घतिया आयी के ,
आनंद गोपाल सूतले , रही गईले नाही जनलें ,
जंगल न कुकुरो रखवार हो ,
उड़ गइलू पंखिया पसार हो ,
सून कई के आँगना हमार हो, उड़ गइलू पंखिया पसार हो । *
Sung By : Bombay S. Jayashri.
Lyric & Composer : Papanasam Sivan
Raaga : Kurinji
Thala : Tisra Adi
Deity : Krishna "Bombay" Jayashri Ramnath (Bombay S. Jayashri) She is an Academy Awardnominated, Indian Carnatic music vocalist, play back singer, author and music composer.
She is a disciple of violin maestro Lalgudi Jayaraman. She has performed at various festivals and venues all across India and in over twenty different countries. Jayashri has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from R. A. Podar College, Mumbai, a Diploma in Music from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, New Delhi and has been conferred an honorary Doctorate by the Mother Theresa Women's University,Kodaikkanal.
Papanasam Ramayya Sivan
(26 September 1890 – 1 October 1973) was a composer of
kaNNE en kaNmaNiyE kaNNanE kaN vaLarAi maNNulgil en vAzhvu vaLam pera vanduditta (kaNNE...)
Oh precious one (kaNNE), oh kRshNA (kaNNanE), who has been born/appeared (vanduditta) so that my (en) life (vAzhvu) on this earth (maNNulagil) may excel (vaLam pera), the apple of my eye (en kaNmaNiyE) [1], please close (vaLarAi) your eyes (kaN).
anupallavi :
kuyilishai kuzhalOshai un konju-mozhik-kiNaiyAmO koNDa mana sancalangaL panjAi parandiDumE tAlO tAlO (kaNNE...)
Will the cooing (iSai) of the cuckoo (kuyil) or the music (OSai) from a flute (kuzhal) equal (iNaiyAmO) the sweetness of your loving prattle (konju mozhikku)? The sorrows (sancalangaL) that beset (koNDa) one's mind (mana) will fly away (parandiDumE) like wisps of cotton (panjAi), please fall sleep (tAlO, tAlO) my darling!
charaNam :
tEDAda en nidhiyE tighaTTAt-teLLamudE vADAda men malarE manattuL inikkum tanittEnE tAlO tAlO (kaNNE...)
Oh treasure (nidhiyE) of mine (en) that has come to me without having to search (tEDAda), distilled (teLLu) nectar (amudE) that is not excessively sweet (tigaTTA), a soft (men) blossom (malarE) that doesn't ever fade (vADAda), a special (tani) honey (tEnE) that sweetens (inikkum) my thoughts (manattuL) [2] for eternity, please fall asleep (tAlO, tAlO) my darling.
FOOTNOTES
[1] words and phrases like kaNNE and kaN maNiyE are difficult to translate literally - kaN is eye, kaN maNi is the pupil, but as used here, they denote how precious the child is (as the eye or the pupil is for anybody) [2] manattuL literally means 'inside (my) mind. '
Bhama Kalapam and Lekha - Kuchipudi recital by Smt. Shobha Korambil
Bhama Kalapam is a traditional opera written by the Father of Kuchipudi himself, Sri Siddhendra Yogi.
Bhama Praveshadaruvu, a salient aspect of the Kalapam, is where the dancer enters as the character and introduces herself to the audience.
Other parts of the Kalapam include Bhama explaining her love lorn state, she writing a letter to her Lord, Rajagopala, and sending the letter to Him through her friend.
Siddhendra Yogi, a doyen of Kuchipudi, lauded as Adi Guru by Kuchipudi dancers, gave life and blood to this dance form in its budding stages. He is the author of ‘Bhama Kalapam’, the jewel of Kuchipudi and he is the one who brought a distinctive style to Kuchipudi. Siddhendra Yogi was an exceptional scholar and artist of the 14th century AD. During the Bhakti Movement between 11th and the 13th century, the dance form of Kuchipudi saw a revolution.
Smt. Shobha Korambil : Kuchipudi Dance Artiste
Shobha was born and brought up in Chennai, the cultural capital of India. She was initiated into dancing at her 10th year of age by her parents and had undergone training in Melattur style of Bharathanatyam from late Guru Sundaram (Disciple of Mridangam Maestro Sri Mangudi Dorairaja Iyer) for 9 years.
Shobha then started her training in Kuchipudi dance form under the direct tutelage of Guru Padma Bhushan Vempati Chinna Satyam in 1990 at the ace Kuchipudi Art Academy, Chennai .
She has participated in several Programmes staged by the Academy and has toured across India and around Globe as a member of her mentor Dr. Vempati's Troupe.
Shobha lives in Chennai, India undergoing advance training, teaching and performing Kuchipudi and also guiding the budding dancers at Sridevi Nrithyalaya an institute run by her sister Sheela Unnikrishnan.
This clip is an excerpt from popular Bhama Kalapam and Lekha choreographed by Guru Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam.
Credits:
Nattuvangam - Sri Jaikishore Mosalikanti
Vocal - Smt. Radha Badri
Mridangam - Nagai Sri Sriram
Violin - Sri Ananthakrishnan
Flute - Sri Muthukumar
Explanation by Harinie Jeevitha
Vempati Chinna Satyam(15 October 1929 – 29 July 2012) was an Indian dancer and a guru of the Kuchipudi dance form.
Chinna Satyam was born in Kuchipudi, Andhra Pradesh. He was taught by Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Sastry. He then refined his art by learning from Sri Tadepally Perrayya Sastry and later was trained by his elder brother Sri Vempati Pedda Satyamin expressions. As he learnt the nuances of this style of dance, he was successful in popularising the Kuchipudi dance form all over the world. He died of old age related problems at the age of 83 on 29 July 2012
