Nee dayarAda- Vasantabhairavi- Sri TyAgarAja- Sandhya Anand

A moving composition by the Saint composer pleading for Sri Rama's grace and mercy. May Sri Rama bless all of us🙏
Recorded earlier this year for a thematic presentation by Kalaprashala.
Quiz for curious listeners
1. What Mela is this ragam janya of?
2. Name 2 other compositions in the same raga.
3. Is there any other sāhitya of Tyagaraja Swami which brings in the same emotion?(clue- there are many)
4. What is the swara that comes only in the avarohana of this raga? (when you find it, please do try to enjoy it's usage in the composition, so beautiful weaved, only a master genius can do this!!)
5. What are the different categories rasa/bhava/ emotions in which Tyagaraja swami has sung, have you explored them?(The spiritual heritage of Tyagaraja by Dr. V Raghavan) is a must read for all music lovers. Enjoy-:)

[@venkataramaniramanathan4220]

Excellent rendition. Without Mridangam Vasantha bhairavi sounds spell bound, something awesome.

[@sathyamoorthymoorthysmusic3916]

Very beautiful lovely Excellent Singing Sandhya..🎉🌹🪔🕉️🇮🇳🙏

[@srinavin6451]

Namaste Ms. Sandhya, this is Indu. I really enjoyed the melodious tune of Nee Dayarada sung and played by you. It was very beautiful! Here is my quiz response for Nee Dayarada in the ragam Vasantabhairavi, talam Rupakam, and composer as Sri Thyagaraja Swami.
1) This ragam (Vasantabhairavi) is a janya ragam of the 14th Melekartha Ragam which is Vakulabharanam.
2) Two other compositions in Vasantabhairavi are Ramaaramana Bhaaramaa by Sri Thyagaraja Swami and Prasanna Venkateswaram by Sri Muthuswami Dikshithar.
3) Another sāhitya of Sri Thyagaraja Swami which brings in the same emotion as Nee Dayarada is Gathi Neevani.
4) The swara that comes only in the avarohana of this raga is Panchamam (Pa). This swara is melodiously used in the pallavi and a bit in the 1st charanam.
5) Sri Thyagaraja Swami has sung songs in different categories of bhava or emotions such as worshiping/praising, entreating, pleading, and even scolding God.
Thank you Ms. Sandhya

[@divyagirish]

1. Vakulabharanam
2. Prasanna Venkateswaram, Rama Ramana Barama
3. Giri Raja Sudha
4. Pa
5. Thyagaraja sings very dearly to Lord Rama and he always loved Lord Rama.

[@nithyakalyanigovindarajan]

Sriman Narayana Sandhya! Your song is pulling me into the globe of Bhakthi space where the communication between Sri Thyagaraja Swami and Lord Sri Ramachandra takes place. Totally out of this world. Real bliss! God bless ma! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@SandhyaAnand108]

Thanks much!

[@muralikrishnagadepalli4454]

Very soulful rendition 👌👍👏🙏💐

[@SandhyaAnand108]

Thanks a lot

[@keavanperikamana6405]

@@SandhyaAnand108 Namasthe

[@ramasuri6611]

Hi Sandhya Aunty these are my answers :) - Divya Suri
1.Vasanthabhairavi is a janya of the 14th Melakarta ragam, which is Vakulabharanam.
2.Other compositions in Vasanthabhairavi are Rama Ramana Bharama and Prasanna Venkateshwaram.
3. One other song composed by Sri Thyagaraja Swami is Gathi Neevani.
4. In the Avarohanam of this ragam there is a Pa in the Arohanam there is no Pa at all.
5.There are many compositions made by Sri Thyagaraja Swami especially on Rama, all of these songs mainly show a lot of devotion, many of the songs have something to do with mercy or protection (Karuna Rasa).

[@sskirankumar4839]

Sandhya aunty, it's a pleasure listening to this composition sung by you in the beautiful raagam Vasanthabhairavi.
Here are my answers to the quiz:
1. -Vakulabharanam janya
2. Prasanna Venkateshwaram, Rama Ramana
3. Gati Neevani By Thyagarajaswami I think, also conveys the same bhaava. In this composition, Thyagaraja is asking why Devi is showing him unconcern even though he's pleading her for mercy.
4. The swara only in the avarohanam of this ragam is Pa. It's shown in a beautiful manner especially in the pallavi.
5. Thyagaraaja's compositions mainly are pleading for mercy and protection of Lord Rama. (Karuna) rasa.
Thankyou- Deepthi Suri :)

[@madhurimahesh.madhuri3199]

Soulful rendering ❤😊

[@SandhyaAnand108]

Thank you

[@savithavenkat3905]

1. Vakulabharanam
2. Mal Maruga, Ramaramana
3. Seeking mercy & blessings emotions :Tava Dasoham - Punnagavarali, Ksheera Sagara - Devagandhari
4. Even though theoretically, Vasanthabhiravi has no panchamam, its Avarohanam as
S N2 D1 M1 P M1 G3 R1 S

[@savithavenkat3905]

One of my favorite compositions of Sri Thyagaraja 🙏 Excellent rendition - thank you for this 🙏

[@rraghuram1]

1. Vakulabharanam
2. Rama Ramana Barama & Ye Ramani Nammitino
3. Devagandhari
4. Panchamam
5. Thyagaraj swami’s compositions are mainly him praying and pleading lord Rama for protection and saftey
-Lakshmi

[@innar6190]

Wonderful ma'am. Stay blessed. Listening to your songs is part of my routine.

[@vijayagardenpalakkad9330]

Sandya ssuuperb as usual wonderful

[@pranavmurthy3489]

1. Vakulabharanam
2. Ramaa Ramana,
3. Karuna Judavamma
4. Panchamam
5. Thyagaraja mentions how he has been doing so much to show his devotion towards Rama, and is begging for an answer.

[@soujanyareddyvari]

Hi auntie this is Navyatha
These are my answers
1. Vakulabharanam
2.Pa

[@koteshwarvenigalla7150]

The Sanskrit pandit now sings in Telugu in this video for a change! I know you don't have language barriers in singing beautifully. Namaste 🙏

[@sowmyakp1551]

Excellent sandhya

[@manjuts6219]

Very nice

[@krganesan1680]

VNice 👌😊