என்ன ஒரு கீர்த்தனை, என்ன ஒரு சங்கீதம், அதற்கேற்ற என்னவொரு அற்புதக்காட்சி... ஜன்ம சாபல்யம் என்பது இந்தப் பாட்டைக்கேட்டுக் கொண்டு இந்த வீடியோவைப் பார்ப்பது தான்..
Every word..Of this keerthanai of muthuswamy dikshithar is like a diamond studded on the raga brindhavana saranga like a golden jewel.. Rendered by DKP amma and team along with swamy purappadu... A million times too we can watch..Hear..And feel more and more blessed.. . Words fall short of the real expression of this heavenly treat..
Enjoyed the video with the background of a majestic singing by DKP amma. An excellent commentary by Subramanian Ramachandran Sir makes the video complete in all aspects.
What can one comment about DKP Amma's Rendition ! Soundaryam ! Just Listen and Enjoy ! Soundara Rajam Ashraye Ragam: Brindavana Saranga 22nd Mela Mutthuswami Dikshitar Krithi It was composed at the soundararAja perumAl swamy temple at nAgapattinam in the praise of Lord SoundararAja. The krithi is heavily loaded, capturing the expanse of this rAgA in its entirety. The pallavi starts off with a wonderful R M R S phrase and the rendu kalai rUpakam gets its beauty in this krithi. Every word falls beautifully in the samam and it is a real treat to sing I seek refuge in the beautiful Lord, the Lord who blessed the elephant in the forest of elephants. He is the dear son of Nanda, He is the ruler of Nagapattanam. He is the Lord of beautiful Rama. He is the great Lord praised by the divinities. He has a gently smiling lotus-like face, in his lotus-like hands he holds the Mandara mountain, his lotus-like eyes give delight, and he has even more beautiful lotus-like feet. Once upon a time, a long long time ago, there lived an elephant called Gajendra. His name means ‘King of Elephants’ and he was indeed the king of his group of elephants. He lived happily in a wonderful garden called Rumak on the beautiful mountains of Trikuta (considered by some to to be in current day Sri Lanka and at Kapisthalam, Tamil Nadu by others). He was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu. Everyday he would pick a lotus from a pond and lay it at the feet of Lord Vishnu at the temple. One such day, when he went to the pond as always, his foot was caught by a crocodile. Much as he struggled, he could not free himself. He struggled long and hard; some say that he struggled for a thousand years. Finally, he could struggle no more and surrendered himself to Lord Vishnu. When Lord Vishnu heard his pleas, he hurried to help and killed the crocodile with his Sudarshana Chakra. In his previous life, Gajendra had been King Indradymna of the Pandya dynasty, a great devotee of Vishnu. He had been cursed by Sage Agastya for some disrespect to him. Lord Vishnu freed Gajendra and blessed him with Moksha, a release from the cycle of birth and death, as he had finally given up his pride and surrendered himself to God. What are the metaphoric lessons that we may take from this story? An elephant represents majesty, strength and wisdom; he is a gentle giant who is not drawn to violence. Gajendra in particular was a devout elephant. Yet he finds himself caught in a way where all his strength and abilities cannot rescue him. The crocodile is a creature of our nightmares, waiting in hiding to attack and maim. A creature from the underworld representing our base nature as well as the evil around us. Our lesson is that even the best amongst us may find ourselves caught in traps from which we cannot release ourselves unless we surrender ourselves to God. It is interesting that the crocodile-catching-a-leg story occurs in one other very inspiring story, that of Adi Shankaracharya. It was by adopting sanyasa (monkhood) that he could get the crocodile, who represents worldly desires which tie us to this earth, to release him. Gajendra was inspired by the song Soundara Rajam Ashraye Written and composed by Muthuswami Dikshithar, it is set to the Raga Brindavani, also called Brindavana Saranga (The forest of elephants) by some (see footnote). There is a reference to Gajendra Moksham in the first line of the song and even the name of the raga evokes the thought of green and cool forests with dappled sunlight and rippling pools of water, humming with the presence of elephants all around. Like many other Carnatic Kritis, the song is a just a list of identifiers for Vishnu to whom this prayer is addressed (see footnote for lyrics and translation). The beauty of the song is in the raga and the melody. If you allow yourself the leisure of listening to a slow and elaborate rendition, divorcing your mind from your everyday concerns, it is as close to meditation as listening to music can be. Pallavi: Soundara Raajam Ashraye Gaja Brindaavana Saaranga Varada Raajam I seek refuge in Saundararaja, the regal lord of great loveliness, the lord who granted boons(protection and salvation) to the elephant who was the protector of the herd of elephants),
The lord who is the joy of Nandagopa, the lord of Nagapattinam, the lord of the beautiful goddess Lakshmi(Ramaa), the one praised by Devas, the one who is the king of snakes (Adisesha) himself, the one whose lotus-like face bears a gentle smile,the one whose lotus-like hands lifted Mandara mountain, the one whose lotus eyes are delightful (to devotees), the one with immensely lovely lotus-like feet,
Charanam: Shambaravairi Janakam Sannuta Shuka Shaunakam Ambarishaadi Viditam Anaadi Guruguha Muditam Ambujaasanaadi Nutam Amareshaadi Sannutam Ambudhi Garva Nigraham Anruta Jada Dukhaapaham Kambu Vidambana Kantham Khandikrutha Dashakantam Tumburu Nuta Shree Kantam Duritaapaha Vaikuntam The father of Manmatha(enemy of the demon Shambara), the one extolled by (sages like) Shuka and Shaunaka, the one known by (great devotees like) Ambarisha, the one delighted with the eternal Guruguha, the one extolled by the lotus-seated Brahma and others, the one celebrated by Indra(king of gods) and others, the one who curbed the pride of the ocean, the remover of falsehood, ignorance and sorrow, the one whose neck resembles a conch (in loveliness), the one who dismembered the ten-necked Ravana, tumburu nuta SrI kaNThaM - the one with a neck that is radiant (with gems such as the Kaustubha), praised by Tumburu the lord of Vaikuntha, remover of sins. Ragam BrindAvana sArangA , is a desya raga derived from the 22nd mela Kharaharapriya. A minor raga, capable of giving a tranquilizing effect it has the following Aro: S R2 M1 P N3 S Av: S N2 P M1 R2 G2 R2 S Ri, Ma and Ni figure both as jiva svara and nyasa svara. Ga is only used sparingly in this rAgam and some books differentiate between brindAvana sArangA and brindAvanI based on the usage of Ga. There is also lot of confusion between the two rAgams based on the usage of Ni. For example, T.M.Krishna in a lecture demonstration says Brindavanasaranaga has only Kaishiki nishada and NO kakali . Brindavani as we understand it TODAY has both nishada. there was a time when brindavasarana and brindavani referred to the same raga which had only kaishiki nishada and no kakali nishada..
Is Brindavana Saranaga as per Dikshidar school same as todays Brindavani (Kaliyuga varadhan kankanda sahithyam) but even with this Brindavani I read that in arohana the Ni is Ni3
That line..
Sundari ramaa raajam..
I weep every time I hear..
I can't control my tears.
🙏 Thanx a Lot for the Upload.
🙏 Om namo NArAyaNAya 🙏
Very divine rendition
Arumai. Peumalukku Namaskaram Purattasi sani
என்ன ஒரு கீர்த்தனை, என்ன ஒரு சங்கீதம், அதற்கேற்ற என்னவொரு அற்புதக்காட்சி... ஜன்ம சாபல்யம் என்பது இந்தப் பாட்டைக்கேட்டுக் கொண்டு இந்த வீடியோவைப் பார்ப்பது தான்..
Every word..Of this keerthanai of muthuswamy dikshithar is like a diamond studded on the raga brindhavana saranga like a golden jewel..
Rendered by DKP amma and team along with swamy purappadu...
A million times too we can watch..Hear..And feel more and more blessed.. .
Words fall short of the real expression of this heavenly treat..
Heart touching song 🎵 I am listening repeatedly 🌹🙏
Jem of collections of Smt. D.K. Pattammal. Very Happy to hear Rare collections. Thank You Very much
STUNNING PERUMAL :o
Watched this hundreds of times. Not sure if its the audio, video or the combination that evokes a sense of spiritual fulfilment.
Yes, absolutely right, feel like watching and listening over and over again
Dikshithars brindavana saranga krithis rangapuravihara soundararajamasraye swaminathena samrakshithoham are diamond studded gem of krithis.
Thanks for uploading. A heart melting raga to praise the lord who is in our heart, adiyen dasan
A beautiful rare raga thanks for sending
Excellent rendering, absolutely divine.
Enjoyed the video with the background of a majestic singing by DKP amma.
An excellent commentary by Subramanian Ramachandran Sir makes the video complete in all aspects.
Sri krishna jai krishna
Geetha krishna
A great boon to hear.
Pranamam.🙏🙏🌹🌹🙏🙏
one of the best rendition of this song
What can one comment about DKP Amma's Rendition ! Soundaryam ! Just Listen and Enjoy !
Soundara Rajam Ashraye Ragam: Brindavana Saranga 22nd Mela Mutthuswami Dikshitar Krithi
It was composed at the soundararAja perumAl swamy temple at nAgapattinam in the praise of Lord SoundararAja. The krithi is heavily loaded, capturing the expanse of this rAgA in its entirety. The pallavi starts off with a wonderful R M R S phrase and the rendu kalai rUpakam gets its beauty in this krithi. Every word falls beautifully in the samam and it is a real treat to sing
I seek refuge in the beautiful Lord, the Lord who blessed the elephant in the forest of elephants. He is the dear son of Nanda, He is the ruler of Nagapattanam. He is the Lord of beautiful Rama. He is the great Lord praised by the divinities. He has a gently smiling lotus-like face, in his lotus-like hands he holds the Mandara mountain, his lotus-like eyes give delight, and he has even more beautiful lotus-like feet. Once upon a time, a long long time ago, there lived an elephant called Gajendra. His name means ‘King of Elephants’ and he was indeed the king of his group of elephants. He lived happily in a wonderful garden called Rumak on the beautiful mountains of Trikuta (considered by some to to be in current day Sri Lanka and at Kapisthalam, Tamil Nadu by others). He was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu. Everyday he would pick a lotus from a pond and lay it at the feet of Lord Vishnu at the temple. One such day, when he went to the pond as always, his foot was caught by a crocodile. Much as he struggled, he could not free himself. He struggled long and hard; some say that he struggled for a thousand years. Finally, he could struggle no more and surrendered himself to Lord Vishnu. When Lord Vishnu heard his pleas, he hurried to help and killed the crocodile with his Sudarshana Chakra. In his previous life, Gajendra had been King Indradymna of the Pandya dynasty, a great devotee of Vishnu. He had been cursed by Sage Agastya for some disrespect to him. Lord Vishnu freed Gajendra and blessed him with Moksha, a release from the cycle of birth and death, as he had finally given up his pride and surrendered himself to God.
What are the metaphoric lessons that we may take from this story? An elephant represents majesty, strength and wisdom; he is a gentle giant who is not drawn to violence. Gajendra in particular was a devout elephant. Yet he finds himself caught in a way where all his strength and abilities cannot rescue him. The crocodile is a creature of our nightmares, waiting in hiding to attack and maim. A creature from the underworld representing our base nature as well as the evil around us. Our lesson is that even the best amongst us may find ourselves caught in traps from which we cannot release ourselves unless we surrender ourselves to God. It is interesting that the crocodile-catching-a-leg story occurs in one other very inspiring story, that of Adi Shankaracharya. It was by adopting sanyasa (monkhood) that he could get the crocodile, who represents worldly desires which tie us to this earth, to release him.
Gajendra was inspired by the song Soundara Rajam Ashraye Written and composed by Muthuswami Dikshithar, it is set to the Raga Brindavani, also called Brindavana Saranga (The forest of elephants) by some (see footnote). There is a reference to Gajendra Moksham in the first line of the song and even the name of the raga evokes the thought of green and cool forests with dappled sunlight and rippling pools of water, humming with the presence of elephants all around. Like many other Carnatic Kritis, the song is a just a list of identifiers for Vishnu to whom this prayer is addressed (see footnote for lyrics and translation). The beauty of the song is in the raga and the melody. If you allow yourself the leisure of listening to a slow and elaborate rendition, divorcing your mind from your everyday concerns, it is as close to meditation as listening to music can be.
Pallavi:
Soundara Raajam Ashraye Gaja Brindaavana Saaranga Varada Raajam
I seek refuge in Saundararaja, the regal lord of great loveliness, the lord who granted boons(protection and salvation) to the elephant who was the protector of the herd of elephants),
Anupallavi:
Nanda Nandana Raajam Naaga Pattana Raajam Sundari Ramaaraajam Suravinutamahiraajam
Mandasmita Mukhaambujam Mandaradhara Karaambujam
Nandakara Nayanaambujam Sundaratara Padaambujam
The lord who is the joy of Nandagopa, the lord of Nagapattinam, the lord of the beautiful goddess Lakshmi(Ramaa), the one praised by Devas, the one who is the king of snakes (Adisesha) himself, the one whose lotus-like face bears a gentle smile,the one whose lotus-like hands lifted Mandara mountain, the one whose lotus eyes are delightful (to devotees), the one with immensely lovely lotus-like feet,
Charanam:
Shambaravairi Janakam Sannuta Shuka Shaunakam Ambarishaadi Viditam Anaadi Guruguha Muditam Ambujaasanaadi Nutam Amareshaadi Sannutam Ambudhi Garva Nigraham Anruta Jada Dukhaapaham Kambu Vidambana Kantham Khandikrutha Dashakantam Tumburu Nuta Shree Kantam Duritaapaha Vaikuntam
The father of Manmatha(enemy of the demon Shambara), the one extolled by (sages like) Shuka and Shaunaka, the one known by (great devotees like) Ambarisha, the one delighted with the eternal Guruguha, the one extolled by the lotus-seated Brahma and others, the one celebrated by Indra(king of gods) and others, the one who curbed the pride of the ocean, the remover of falsehood, ignorance and sorrow, the one whose neck resembles a conch (in loveliness), the one who dismembered the ten-necked Ravana,
tumburu nuta SrI kaNThaM - the one with a neck that is radiant (with gems such as the Kaustubha), praised by Tumburu the lord of Vaikuntha, remover of sins.
Ragam BrindAvana sArangA , is a desya raga derived from the 22nd mela Kharaharapriya. A minor raga, capable of giving a tranquilizing effect it has the following
Aro: S R2 M1 P N3 S Av: S N2 P M1 R2 G2 R2 S
Ri, Ma and Ni figure both as jiva svara and nyasa svara. Ga is only used sparingly in this rAgam and some books differentiate between brindAvana sArangA and brindAvanI based on the usage of Ga. There is also lot of confusion between the two rAgams based on the usage of Ni. For example, T.M.Krishna in a lecture demonstration says Brindavanasaranaga has only Kaishiki nishada and NO kakali . Brindavani as we understand it TODAY has both nishada. there was a time when brindavasarana and brindavani referred to the same raga which had only kaishiki nishada and no kakali nishada..
Thank you so very much for adding the lyrics and description. Wonderful!!
@@ramraghavan5175 ji My pleasure 🙏
Such a beautiful explanation! One can immerse oneself more deeply in the composition with a clear understanding of its meaning. Thank you for this.
@@sirg7573 ji My Pleasure✨
Great rendition by music legend D.K.amma.Thanks for sharing with lyrics.great kaingaryam .adiyen ramanujadasan
This I watched a lot of times, it is a mixture of varieties of goodness.
ATHPUTHAMANA KUTCHERI......NAMASKARANGHAL...........
Soundara Rajam Ashraye
Ragam: Brindavana Saranga (aka Brindaavani) (22ndth Mela janyam)
AROHANA: S R2 M1 P N2 S ||
AVAROHANA: S N2 P M1 R2 S || (G2 R2 G2 S )
Talam: Rupakam
Composer: Mutthuswami Dikshitar
Version: D.K. Pattammal
Pallavi:
Soundara Raajam Ashraye Gaja Brindaavana Saaranga Varada Raajam
Anupallavi:
Nanda Nandana Raajam Naaga Pattana Raajam Sundari Ramaaraajam Suravinutamahiraajam
Mandasmita Mukhaambujam Mandaradhara Karaambujam
Nandakara Nayanaambujam Sundaratara Padaambujam
Charanam:
Shambaravairi Janakam Sannuta Shuka Shaunakam Ambarishaadi Viditam Anaadi Guruguha Muditam Ambujaasanaadi Nutam Amareshaadi Sannutam Ambudhi Garva Nigraham Anruta Jada Dukhaapaham Kambu Vidambana Kantham Khandikrutha Dashakantam Tumburu Nuta Shree Kantam Duritaapaha Vaikuntam
Is Brindavana Saranaga as per Dikshidar school same as todays Brindavani (Kaliyuga varadhan kankanda sahithyam) but even with this Brindavani I read that in arohana the Ni is Ni3
Great
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It is interesting.
Divine bliss ! Thank you for sharing this video 🙏
Sister and brother DKP & DKJ! It's a blessing to listen to you. Thank you.
semma
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பகலில் சுவாமியை பல்லக்கில்தான் புறப்பாடு செய்யவேண்டும். அவன் முகத்தில் வெயில் படக்கூடாது
Where was this video taken?
+Shriram M N At Nagapattinam Soundararaja Perumal temple.
At Thirunagai (Nagapattinam)