परम पुरुषं अनुयाम वयं सखि परम पुरुषमनुयाम सुरुचिर हासं सुंदर नासं तरुणारुण किरणाधर सरसं नन्दकुमारं नगवर धीरं वृन्दावन भुवि विविध विहारं वृन्दारक गण वन्दित चरणा- (अ)रविंद मिळित मणि मधुकर निकरं युवती गीतं योगि सुलळितं कविजन मानस कमल विलसितं शिव नारायण तीर्थ विरचितं श्री गोपाल दया रस मिळितं parama puruṣaṁ anuyāma vayaṁ sakhi parama puruṣamanuyāma suruchira hāsaṁ suṁdara nāsaṁ taruṇāruṇa kiraṇādhara sarasaṁ nandakumāraṁ nagavara dhīraṁ vr̥ndāvana bhuvi vividha vihāraṁ vr̥ndāraka gaṇa vandita caraṇā-- (a)raviṁda miḷita maṇi madhukara nikaraṁ yuvatī gītaṁ yōgi sulaḷitaṁ kavijana mānasa kamala vilasitaṁ śiva nārāyaṇa tīrtha viracitaṁ śrī gōpāla dayā rasa miḷitaṁ Meaning parama puruṣaṁ anuyāma vayaṁ (Let us follow the Supreme Person (Kr^shNa) sakhi parama puruṣam-anuyāma (O girls friend, let us go after him.) suruchira hāsaṁ suṁdara nāsaṁ (His smile is so beautiful, His nose is so well-shaped) taruṇāruṇa kiraṇādhara sarasaṁ (He is so young, His lips are so reddish and attractive, He speaks so well.) nandakumāraṁ nagavara dhīraṁ (He is the son of Cowherd King Nanda; He is the lifter of the Govarddhana mountain) vr̥ndāvana bhuvi vividha vihāraṁ (He is the one who playfully wanders around in the Vr^ndAvana region) vr̥ndāraka gaṇa vandita caraṇā-- (His lotus-like feet are worshipped by the Gods) (a)raviṁda miḷita maṇi madhukara nikaraṁ (On His feet lotus beetles fly around like jewels attracted by the lotus fragrance) yuvatī gītaṁ yōgi sulaḷitaṁ (Young women sing praise songs about Him, Yogi's worship him) kavijana mānasa kamala vilasitaṁ (He shines in the lotus-like hearts of poets as their poems' subject) śiva nārāyaṇa tīrtha virachitaṁ (This song has been created by Sri Siva-Narayana Teertha) śrī gōpāla dayā rasa miḷitaṁ (who has been blessed by the compassion of Sri Gopalakr^shNa to compose this song.)
Hi Sandhya Aunty, this is my attempt on the quiz 1. True 2. A bhashanga ragam is one that has notes that its janaka does not. Some examples are kapi and bhairavi 3. Authored "Shri Krishna Leela Tarangini", wrote 15 books 4. Muruganin marupeyar, Chanda Mama Rao, Saramaina, Kalpakambikai nee allavo 5. Parama purusha nirupama, paramapurusha jagadishwara. Paramapurusha means "the supreme self". - Bhuvaneshwari
Hi Sandhya aunty, these are my answers to your quiz!!- Deepthi Suri 1. True; Behag is a Bhashanga ragam. 2. A Bhasanga ragam is a ragam which as any foreign notes which are not in it's parent ragam. Examples: Bhairavi Mukhari Huseni Dwijaavanthi Hamir Kalyani 3. Sri Krishna Leela Tarangini is one huge contribution by Sri Narayana Tirtha 4. 4. Some compositions in Behag are Narayanate Namo Namo, Varnam, Saramaina Matalento. 5. . Some compositions that start with Parama Purusha are Parama Purusha Nirupamana by Sri Annamacharya and Parama Purusha Jagadishwara by Sri Swathi Thirunal. Paramapurusha can be thought of as an undefinable realized omnipotent soul of supremacy(God) Aunty I really enjoyed both listening and learning this composition:)!!
Hello Sandhya Aunty, these are my answers to your quiz- Divya Suri:) 1. Behag is a Bhashanga Ragam as it has a M2 and Shankarabharanam has a M1. 2. A Bhashanga Ragam is a janya ragam that has a swaram that does not exist in its parent ragam. For example the Ragam Bhairavi has a D2, but its parent raga has a D1 3. Sri Narayana Tirtha composed many tarangams which people still sing to and dance to. 4. Some compositions in Behag are Narayanate Namo Namo, Varnam, Saramaina Matalento. 5. Some compositions that start with Parama Purusha are Parama Purusha Nirupamana by Sri Annamacharya and Parama Purusha Jagadishwara by Sri Swathi Thirunal.
parama puruṣaṁ anuyāma vayaṁ sakhi parama puruṣamanuyāma suruchira hāsaṁ suṁdara nāsaṁ taruṇāruṇa kiraṇādhara sarasaṁ nandakumāraṁ nagavara dhīraṁ vr̥ndāvana bhuvi vividha vihāraṁ vr̥ndāraka gaṇa vandita caraṇā-- (a)raviṁda miḷita maṇi madhukara nikaraṁ yuvatī gītaṁ yōgi sulaḷitaṁ kavijana mānasa kamala vilasitaṁ śiva nārāyaṇa tīrtha viracitaṁ śrī gōpāla dayā rasa miḷitaṁ Meaning parama puruṣaṁ anuyāma vayaṁ (Let us follow the Supreme Person (Kr^shNa) sakhi parama puruṣam-anuyāma (O girls friend, let us go after him.) suruchira hāsaṁ suṁdara nāsaṁ (His smile is so beautiful, His nose is so well-shaped) taruṇāruṇa kiraṇādhara sarasaṁ (He is so young, His lips are so reddish and attractive, He speaks so well.) nandakumāraṁ nagavara dhīraṁ (He is the son of Cowherd King Nanda; He is the lifter of the Govarddhana mountain) vr̥ndāvana bhuvi vividha vihāraṁ (He is the one who playfully wanders around in the Vr^ndAvana region) vr̥ndāraka gaṇa vandita caraṇā-- (His lotus-like feet are worshipped by the Gods) (a)raviṁda miḷita maṇi madhukara nikaraṁ (On His feet lotus beetles fly around like jewels attracted by the lotus fragrance) yuvatī gītaṁ yōgi sulaḷitaṁ (Young women sing praise songs about Him, Yogi's worship him) kavijana mānasa kamala vilasitaṁ (He shines in the lotus-like hearts of poets as their poems' subject) śiva nārāyaṇa tīrtha virachitaṁ (This song has been created by Sri Siva-Narayana Teertha) śrī gōpāla dayā rasa miḷitaṁ (who has been blessed by the compassion of Sri Gopalakr^shNa to compose this song.)
Namaste Ms. Sandhya, this is Indu. I really enjoyed listening to your beautiful rendition of Paramapurusham on Gokulashtami. I loved how you induced intricate and detailed gamakas in both your singing and playing. I also was immersed in joy after listening to that melodious alapana! I would like to share my quiz response below for Paramapurusham Anuyama Vayam, in Behag, set to Adi Talam, and composed by Sri Narayana Teertha. 1) Behag is a Bhāshānga raga, true or false? Yes, it is true. Behag is a Bhāshānga raga. 2) What is a Bhāshānga raga? Any other examples? A Bhāshānga raga is a raga that has extra swaras that are not used in its arohanam & avarohanam. Behag’s Arohanam & Avarohanam: Arohanam: S G3 M1 P N3 D2 N3 S Avarohanam: S N3 D2 P M2 G3 M1 G3 R2 S I had always wondered why Behag’s arohanam & avarohanam had only N3 (Kakali Nishadham) but I kept hearing N2 as well (Kaisiki Nishadham). Now I know that since Behag is a Bhāshānga raga, it has N2 as a swarasthana too, but it’s just not represented in the arohanam & avarohanam. Other examples of Bhāshānga ragas that I can think of other than Behag are Kapi; since the arohanam & avarohanam both don’t have G3 (Antara Gandharam), Bhairavi; D2 (Chaturshruthi Dhaivatham) in the arohanam, and D1 (Shuddha Dhaivatham) in the avarohanam. 3) What are the contributions of Sri Narayana Tirtha? Sri Narayana Teertha has composed tarangini (tarangams) which are mainly about Lord Krishna. Tarangams mean “waves” in Samskritam. This kriti, Paramapurusham Anuyama Vayam, is a kriti on Lord Krishna by Sri Narayana Teertha. Tarangams are usually from the Sri Krishnaleela Tarangini by Sri Narayana Teertha because Lord Krishna was his ishta daivam. In conclusion, Tarangini/Tarangams are the most prominent kritis of Sri Narayana Teertha. 4) Name a few compositions in Behag. Paramapurusham Anuyama Vayam → Behag → Sri Narayana Teertha Irakkam Varamal → Behag → Sri Gopalakrishna Bharathi Narayanathe Namo Namo → Behag → Sri Annamacharya 5) Can you name a couple of compositions starting with or having Paramapurusha in the Pallavi. Btw what is Paramapurusha?!!🙂 Paramapurusha is split as Parama and Purusha. Parama means Supreme and Purusha means Person. Therefore, Paramapurusha means Supreme Person. A couple of compositions starting with or having Paramapurusha in the Pallavi are: - Paramapurusha in Kedaram by Sri Walajapet Venkatramana Bhaagavatar - Paramapurusha Jagadeeshwara in Vasantha by Sri Swathi Thirunal - Paramapurusha Nirupamana in Bowli/Shanmukhapriya by Sri Annamacharya - Padumanaabha Paramapurushaa in Malahari by Sri Purandara Dasa Thank you Ms. Sandhya.
परम पुरुषं अनुयाम वयं सखि परम पुरुषमनुयाम
सुरुचिर हासं सुंदर नासं तरुणारुण किरणाधर सरसं
नन्दकुमारं नगवर धीरं वृन्दावन भुवि विविध विहारं
वृन्दारक गण वन्दित चरणा-
(अ)रविंद मिळित मणि मधुकर निकरं
युवती गीतं योगि सुलळितं
कविजन मानस कमल विलसितं
शिव नारायण तीर्थ विरचितं
श्री गोपाल दया रस मिळितं
parama puruṣaṁ anuyāma vayaṁ
sakhi parama puruṣamanuyāma
suruchira hāsaṁ suṁdara nāsaṁ
taruṇāruṇa kiraṇādhara sarasaṁ
nandakumāraṁ nagavara dhīraṁ
vr̥ndāvana bhuvi vividha vihāraṁ
vr̥ndāraka gaṇa vandita caraṇā--
(a)raviṁda miḷita maṇi madhukara nikaraṁ
yuvatī gītaṁ yōgi sulaḷitaṁ
kavijana mānasa kamala vilasitaṁ
śiva nārāyaṇa tīrtha viracitaṁ
śrī gōpāla dayā rasa miḷitaṁ
Meaning
parama puruṣaṁ anuyāma vayaṁ
(Let us follow the Supreme Person (Kr^shNa)
sakhi parama puruṣam-anuyāma
(O girls friend, let us go after him.)
suruchira hāsaṁ suṁdara nāsaṁ
(His smile is so beautiful, His nose is so well-shaped)
taruṇāruṇa kiraṇādhara sarasaṁ
(He is so young, His lips are so reddish and attractive, He speaks so well.)
nandakumāraṁ nagavara dhīraṁ
(He is the son of Cowherd King Nanda; He is the lifter of the Govarddhana mountain)
vr̥ndāvana bhuvi vividha vihāraṁ
(He is the one who playfully wanders around in the Vr^ndAvana region)
vr̥ndāraka gaṇa vandita caraṇā--
(His lotus-like feet are worshipped by the Gods)
(a)raviṁda miḷita maṇi madhukara nikaraṁ
(On His feet lotus beetles fly around like jewels attracted by the lotus fragrance)
yuvatī gītaṁ yōgi sulaḷitaṁ
(Young women sing praise songs about Him, Yogi's worship him)
kavijana mānasa kamala vilasitaṁ
(He shines in the lotus-like hearts of poets as their poems' subject)
śiva nārāyaṇa tīrtha virachitaṁ
(This song has been created by Sri Siva-Narayana Teertha)
śrī gōpāla dayā rasa miḷitaṁ
(who has been blessed by the compassion of Sri Gopalakr^shNa to compose this song.)
Nice, Expecting more Narayana teertha tarangams in the days to come, thanks
Sure, thank you.
Melodious, mellifluous behag rendered with elegance!
Thank you Madam
Hi Sandhya Aunty, this is my attempt on the quiz
1. True
2. A bhashanga ragam is one that has notes that its janaka does not. Some examples are kapi and bhairavi
3. Authored "Shri Krishna Leela Tarangini", wrote 15 books
4. Muruganin marupeyar, Chanda Mama Rao, Saramaina, Kalpakambikai nee allavo
5. Parama purusha nirupama, paramapurusha jagadishwara. Paramapurusha means "the supreme self".
- Bhuvaneshwari
Hi Sandhya aunty, these are my answers to your quiz!!- Deepthi Suri
1. True; Behag is a Bhashanga ragam.
2. A Bhasanga ragam is a ragam which as any foreign notes which are not in it's parent ragam.
Examples:
Bhairavi
Mukhari
Huseni
Dwijaavanthi
Hamir Kalyani
3. Sri Krishna Leela Tarangini is one huge contribution by Sri Narayana Tirtha
4. 4. Some compositions in Behag are Narayanate Namo Namo, Varnam, Saramaina Matalento.
5. . Some compositions that start with Parama Purusha are Parama Purusha Nirupamana by Sri Annamacharya and Parama Purusha Jagadishwara by Sri Swathi Thirunal. Paramapurusha can be thought of as an undefinable realized omnipotent soul of supremacy(God)
Aunty I really enjoyed both listening and learning this composition:)!!
Beautiful rendition
Thanks a lot
Lively and lovely rendition.
All our blessings.
Shanthi akka & basant athimbar
Thank you
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Beautiful rendition 🎉
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Excellent rendition.👏👌👍💐🙏
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Beautiful ❤
Thank you!
Excellent sandhya.
Thank you akka🙂
Hello Sandhya Aunty, these are my answers to your quiz- Divya Suri:)
1. Behag is a Bhashanga Ragam as it has a M2 and Shankarabharanam has a M1.
2. A Bhashanga Ragam is a janya ragam that has a swaram that does not exist in its parent ragam. For example the Ragam Bhairavi has a D2, but its parent raga has a D1
3. Sri Narayana Tirtha composed many tarangams which people still sing to and dance to.
4. Some compositions in Behag are Narayanate Namo Namo, Varnam, Saramaina Matalento.
5. Some compositions that start with Parama Purusha are Parama Purusha Nirupamana by Sri Annamacharya and Parama Purusha Jagadishwara by Sri Swathi Thirunal.
Super
🙏 Thank you
parama puruṣaṁ anuyāma vayaṁ
sakhi parama puruṣamanuyāma
suruchira hāsaṁ suṁdara nāsaṁ
taruṇāruṇa kiraṇādhara sarasaṁ
nandakumāraṁ nagavara dhīraṁ
vr̥ndāvana bhuvi vividha vihāraṁ
vr̥ndāraka gaṇa vandita caraṇā--
(a)raviṁda miḷita maṇi madhukara nikaraṁ
yuvatī gītaṁ yōgi sulaḷitaṁ
kavijana mānasa kamala vilasitaṁ
śiva nārāyaṇa tīrtha viracitaṁ
śrī gōpāla dayā rasa miḷitaṁ
Meaning
parama puruṣaṁ anuyāma vayaṁ
(Let us follow the Supreme Person (Kr^shNa)
sakhi parama puruṣam-anuyāma
(O girls friend, let us go after him.)
suruchira hāsaṁ suṁdara nāsaṁ
(His smile is so beautiful, His nose is so well-shaped)
taruṇāruṇa kiraṇādhara sarasaṁ
(He is so young, His lips are so reddish and attractive, He speaks so well.)
nandakumāraṁ nagavara dhīraṁ
(He is the son of Cowherd King Nanda; He is the lifter of the Govarddhana mountain)
vr̥ndāvana bhuvi vividha vihāraṁ
(He is the one who playfully wanders around in the Vr^ndAvana region)
vr̥ndāraka gaṇa vandita caraṇā--
(His lotus-like feet are worshipped by the Gods)
(a)raviṁda miḷita maṇi madhukara nikaraṁ
(On His feet lotus beetles fly around like jewels attracted by the lotus fragrance)
yuvatī gītaṁ yōgi sulaḷitaṁ
(Young women sing praise songs about Him, Yogi's worship him)
kavijana mānasa kamala vilasitaṁ
(He shines in the lotus-like hearts of poets as their poems' subject)
śiva nārāyaṇa tīrtha virachitaṁ
(This song has been created by Sri Siva-Narayana Teertha)
śrī gōpāla dayā rasa miḷitaṁ
(who has been blessed by the compassion of Sri Gopalakr^shNa to compose this song.)
Namaste Ms. Sandhya, this is Indu. I really enjoyed listening to your beautiful rendition of Paramapurusham on Gokulashtami. I loved how you induced intricate and detailed gamakas in both your singing and playing. I also was immersed in joy after listening to that melodious alapana! I would like to share my quiz response below for Paramapurusham Anuyama Vayam, in Behag, set to Adi Talam, and composed by Sri Narayana Teertha.
1) Behag is a Bhāshānga raga, true or false?
Yes, it is true. Behag is a Bhāshānga raga.
2) What is a Bhāshānga raga? Any other examples?
A Bhāshānga raga is a raga that has extra swaras that are not used in its arohanam & avarohanam.
Behag’s Arohanam & Avarohanam:
Arohanam: S G3 M1 P N3 D2 N3 S
Avarohanam: S N3 D2 P M2 G3 M1 G3 R2 S
I had always wondered why Behag’s arohanam & avarohanam had only N3 (Kakali Nishadham) but I kept hearing N2 as well (Kaisiki Nishadham). Now I know that since Behag is a Bhāshānga raga, it has N2 as a swarasthana too, but it’s just not represented in the arohanam & avarohanam.
Other examples of Bhāshānga ragas that I can think of other than Behag are Kapi; since the arohanam & avarohanam both don’t have G3 (Antara Gandharam), Bhairavi; D2 (Chaturshruthi Dhaivatham) in the arohanam, and D1 (Shuddha Dhaivatham) in the avarohanam.
3) What are the contributions of Sri Narayana Tirtha?
Sri Narayana Teertha has composed tarangini (tarangams) which are mainly about Lord Krishna. Tarangams mean “waves” in Samskritam. This kriti, Paramapurusham Anuyama Vayam, is a kriti on Lord Krishna by Sri Narayana Teertha. Tarangams are usually from the Sri Krishnaleela Tarangini by Sri Narayana Teertha because Lord Krishna was his ishta daivam. In conclusion, Tarangini/Tarangams are the most prominent kritis of Sri Narayana Teertha.
4) Name a few compositions in Behag.
Paramapurusham Anuyama Vayam → Behag → Sri Narayana Teertha
Irakkam Varamal → Behag → Sri Gopalakrishna Bharathi
Narayanathe Namo Namo → Behag → Sri Annamacharya
5) Can you name a couple of compositions starting with or having Paramapurusha in the Pallavi. Btw what is Paramapurusha?!!🙂
Paramapurusha is split as Parama and Purusha. Parama means Supreme and Purusha means Person. Therefore, Paramapurusha means Supreme Person.
A couple of compositions starting with or having Paramapurusha in the Pallavi are:
- Paramapurusha in Kedaram by Sri Walajapet Venkatramana Bhaagavatar
- Paramapurusha Jagadeeshwara in Vasantha by Sri Swathi Thirunal
- Paramapurusha Nirupamana in Bowli/Shanmukhapriya by Sri Annamacharya
- Padumanaabha Paramapurushaa in Malahari by Sri Purandara Dasa
Thank you Ms. Sandhya.
Awesome as usually! I see this as today's Janmashtami gift 🙂
Thank you
VNice Saandy😊
Thank you Mama