Sri.Muthuswami Dikshitar's 200th Jayanti - AIR Concert of 1975 - M Balamuralikrishna - SDM - CSM
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- Muthuswami Dikshitar (MD) [1775 - 1835] is believed to have transitioned on Naraka Chaturdashi in Ettiyapuram, Tamil Nadu.
MD, being one among the Carnatic music trinity, is a prominent luminary who propagated and personified the great art of Carnatic music. He created masterpieces with a perfect combination of devotion (Bhakti) and wisdom (Jnana) bounded together in aesthetics with the felicity of musical expression.
On this Naraka Chaturdashi, we present you a vintage radio concert of 1975 by Dr. M Balamuralikrishna (BMK) dedicated to MD.
This was a tribute to MD on his 200th Jayanti by All India Radio Chennai. Here, BMK is accompanied on the violin by Dr. S Dakshina Muthy and Sri. Ramanathapuram C S Muragabhupathy on the Mridangam.
In this radio concert, BMK has brought out many unique aspects in the masterpieces of Muthuswami Dikshitar. This quintessential concert captures MD as a rare phenomenon, a profound scholar, a poet, a composer of the highest order, a master singer and a natural mystic.
The clarity of the lyrics (sāhityam), BMK’s devotion to the composer’s intent, the purity of notes and the precision in placing them in their intended location on the landscape of a rāga (svara-stāna-shuddham) are some of the highlights of this concert.
BMK offers us a splendid portrayal of MD’s compositions. It does not matter which deity is glorified in a composition; he exploits music itself in addition to everything else.
BMK begins the concert with Shrī Neelóthpala nāyiiké in the rāga Rītigowla. This composition is classified as one of the Nīlóthpalāmbā-vibhaki kriti. It is in the praise of Lord Tyāgarāja’s consort of Tiruvārūr. The brief rāgālāpana of Rītigowla sets the right tone for this landmark radio broadcast.
Among the 25 attributes of unmanifested divine principles, the five elements, according to Hindu cosmology, that consists the universe are the Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether. MD has composed a set of kritis known as “Panchabhūta linga kshétra kritis” for the five sacred places where the Lord Shiva has manifested in primordial form.
At Chidambaram (TN, India), He is Ākāsha Linga (space or ether) and the composition “Ānanda Natana Prakāsham” in the rāga Kédara is the main item of this concert. It is said that the space or the ether is the first one to manifest from the all-pervading consciousness. The sound (shabda) being the prime nature of space and subtleness being its form, the rendition guides the listener in grasping the subtle nature of Lord Shiva, the omnipresent Self. The rāgālāpana, kriti, svara-vinyāsam, followed by a laya-vinyāsam in this rendition portrays the subtleness of divine nature through the sound that is again the prime quality of Ākāsha.
Shrungāra rasamanjanri in the rāga Rasamanjanri is the next item, where BMK presents the interplay of melody and content. Here, MD has brought out the salient features of mantra and tantra of shākta school of philosophy. The rhythm is subtle, and the verse is divine.
What follows next is Nīlakantham bhajé in the rāga Kédāragowla. In his brief and brisk rendition, BMK brings out a captivating “chitta svara” for the madhyamkāla sāhityam.
A kriti is always the principal vehicle for expressing the beauty and structure of a rāga, which has the power to evoke a profound emotion when listened to.
Māyé twam yāhi in the rāga Tarangini is one such beautiful example. Rāga Tarangini is the 26th rāgānga rāga in the structure followed by MD. This composition has beautiful alliterations with impeccable phrasing and BMK brings out the richness of sound and intonation of Sanskrit language through his acumen.
The gópuccha yati pattern here is in the string of phrases - sarasakāyé-rasakāyé-sakāyé-āyé. The phrases progressively become shorter and shorter and taper down like a cow’s tail. The soft and melodious mridangam playing for this song in particular, is a treat to listen. This is a song that is beautifully rhetoric studded with yatis.
Māmava pattābhi rāma is the benchmark kriti for the rāga Mañirangu. This composition gives us a panoramic and picturesque portray of poetry about Sri Rama’s coronation as the king of solar dynasty. BMK’s rendition here is akin to the slow and steady movement of a video camera, panning every detail in a proper light and capturing every emotion that pass the mind on seeing (visualising) the spectacular event of Ramayana.
00:00 🌹Welcome to the album " Sri.Muthuswami Dikshitar's 200th Jayanti"
00:06 💠Shrī Neelóthpala nāyiiké - Rītigowla
11:07 💠Ānanda Natana Prakāsham - Kédara
32:31 💠Shrungāra rasamanjanri - Rasamanjanri
40:56 💠Nīlakantham bhajé - Kédāragowla
46:06 💠Māyé twam yāhi - Tarangini
51:34 💠Māmava pattābhi rāma - Mañirangu
Take your time to enjoy listening to the concert.
May I take this opportunity to wish you and your families to come out of the Corona blues at the earliest and have an illuminating Deepavali of the inner Self.
Excellent:
1st Song:
श्री नीलोत्पल नायिके - रागं नारी रीति गौळ - ताळं रूपकम्
पल्लवि
श्री नीलोत्पल नायिके जगदम्बिके
श्री नगर नायिके मामव वर दायिके
अनुपल्लवि
दीन जनार्ति प्रभञ्जन रीति गौरवे
देशिक प्रदर्शित चिद्रूपिणि नत भैरवे
(मध्यम काल साहित्यम्)
आनन्दात्मानुभवे अद्रि राज समुद्भवे
सून शरारि वैभवे ज्ञान सुधार्णवे शिवे
चरणम्
सङ्कल्प विकल्पात्मक चित्त वृत्ति जाले
साधु जनाराधित सद्गुरु कटाक्ष मूले
सङ्कट हर धुरीण-तर गुरु गुहानुकूले
समस्त विश्वोत्पत्ति स्थिति लयादि काले
(मध्यम काल साहित्यम्)
विटङ्क त्यागराज मोहित विचित्र लीले
शङ्करि कृपालवाले हाटक-मय चेले
पङ्कज नयन विशाले पद्म राग मणि माले
शङ्कर सन्नुत बाले शारदे गान लोले
2nd Song:
आनन्द नटन प्रकाशम् - रागं केदारं - ताळं मिश्र चापु
पल्लवि
आनन्द नटन प्रकाशं चित्सभेशं
आश्रयामि शिव काम वल्लीशम्
अनुपल्लवि
भानु कोटि कोटि संकाशं
भुक्ति मुक्ति प्रद दहराकाशम्
दीन जन संरक्षण चणं
(मध्यम काल साहित्यम्)
दिव्य पतञ्जलि व्याघ्र पाद-
दर्शित कुञ्चिताब्ज चरणम्
चरणम्
शीतांशु गङ्गा धरं नील कन्धरं
श्री केदारादि क्षेत्राधारम्
भूतेशं शार्दूल चर्माम्बरं चिदम्बरं
भू-सुर त्रि-सहस्र मुनीश्वरं विश्वेश्वरम्
नवनीत हृदयं सदय गुरु गुह तातं
आद्यं वेद वेद्यं वीत रागिणं
अप्रमेयाद्वैत प्रतिपाद्यं
सङ्गीत वाद्य विनोद ताण्डव -
जात बहु-तर भेद चोद्यम्
Variations -
भुक्ति - भक्ति
कुञ्चित - कुञ्जित
गुरु गुह तातं - गुरु गुहं
3rd Song:
शृङ्गार रस मञ्जरीम् - राग रस मञ्जरि - ताळं रूपकम्
पल्लवि
शृङ्गार रस मञ्जरीं
श्री कामाक्षीं गौरीं
श्रित जन कल्प वल्लरीं चिन्तयेऽहम्
समष्टि चरणम्
अङ्गारकादि ग्रह दोष निवारण-करीं
अनङ्ग कुसुमादि शक्ति प्रिय-करीं द्वि-सप्तति -
(मध्यम काल साहित्यम्)
रागाङ्ग राग मोदिनीं
मतङ्ग भरत वेदिनीं मङ्गळ दायिनीं
रसिक पुङ्गव गुरु गुह जननीम्
variations -
वल्लरीं - वल्लीं
4th Song:
नील कण्ठं भजेऽहम् - रागं केदार गौळ - ताळं - रूपकम्
पल्लवि
नील कण्ठं भजेऽहं सततं
नीरजासनादि नुतम्
अनुपल्लवि
बाल कुचाम्बा सहितं बाल चन्द्र सेवितं
शील गुरु गुह पूजितं श्री कदम्ब वन नाथम्
चरणम्
अक्षय रूपाखण्ड कावेरी तीरोत्तराभिमुखं
पञ्च मुखं रक्षित भक्त प्रमुखं
नक्षत्रेश शेखरम्
नाम रूप विचित्र-तर दक्ष-तरं
ईश्वरं केदार गौळ प्रिय-करं
(मध्यम काल साहित्यम्)
दक्षिण काशी पुरं दण्डित काम त्रिपुरं
दक्षाध्वर हरं हरं दया-करं कमल करम्
variations -
दक्षाध्वर - दक्षध्वर
5th Song:
माये त्वं याहि - रागं तरङ्गिणि - ताळं आदि
पल्लवि
माये त्वं याहि मां बाधितुं काहि
अनुपल्लवि
ध्याये ध्येये त्वमेहि मुदं देहि मां पाहि
चरणम्
1. गाये गेये याहि काहि एहि देहि पाहि
2. उपाये पेये सरस काये रस काये सकाये आये
3. समुदाये गुरु गुहोदये सुधा तरङ्गिणि अन्तरङ्गिणि
variations -
ध्याये ध्येये - ध्येये देये
आये - अये
6th Song:
मामव पट्टाभिराम - रागं मणिरङ्गु - ताळं मिश्र चापु
पल्लवि
मामव पट्टाभिराम
जय मारुति सन्नुत नाम राम
अनुपल्लवि
कोमळ-तर पल्लव पद कोदण्ड राम
घन श्यामळ विग्रहाब्ज नयन
संपूर्ण काम रघु राम कल्याण राम राम
चरणम्
छत्र चामर कर धृत भरत लक्ष्मण -
शत्रुघ्न विभीषण सुग्रीव प्रमुखादि सेवित
अत्रि वसिष्ठाद्यनुग्रह पात्र दशरथ पुत्र
मणि रङ्ग वल्ल्यालङ्कृत -
नव रत्न मण्टपे -
विचित्र मणि-मय सिंहासने -
सीतया सह संस्थित सु-चरित्र
परम पवित्र गुरु गुह मित्र
पङ्कज मित्र वंश सुधाम्बुधि चन्द्र
मेदिनी पाल राम चन्द्र
variations -
वल्ल्यालङ्कृत - वल्यालङ्कृत - वल्याद्यलङ्कृत
नव रत्न मण्टपे - नव रत्न मणि मण्टपे
सीतया - सीताया
Thank you, Murthyji. Wishing you all a safe, healthy and happy Deepavali!
Thanks for sharing this excellent concert by DrBMK of Dikshitar"s krithis on Dikishitar's multi day.
Thank you for a great diwali gift... our wishes to you and family...
Thanks for the description as well.
This made listening to this mesmerizing music more joyful.
Thanks for uploading
A soothing concert, only a true artist can give, beyond the frame of performance.
It is an invaluable gift lifting away the c blues. Thank you very much for this wonderful collection. Wish you a happy healthy and safe deepavali.
Happy deepawali
Truly a feast for the ears. I remember that Shree Nilotpalanayike was once featured in a television series on appreciating Carnatic music (the name eludes me). Thanks a lot for this wonderful upload Sreenivasa Murthy sir!
That version is more clear and lively being a more recent recording
Here is that version from TV series
ua-cam.com/video/ZFwIgkEm81E/v-deo.html
Thank you so very much for sharing this concert and for the details in the description section!
Bmk has that deep voice..which allows that depth of emotions also. Impressive
What a Great Dheepavali Gift !
I heard this centenary programme by. AIR, when I was in my second year degree.
I envied those, who owned tape recorders during mid seventies, to record and preserve this box of gems.
Now , my 45 years’ penance got its fruit.
Guru Mahathmyam is boundless .
Grateful to you sir.
Well said!
Thankyou for sharing. I heard this in 75 but to remember the songs and artist after a period is very soul searching.
Listening with much gratitude and thank you for the DeepavaLi wishes. We wish you also happy DeepavaLi
Dhnnyavadamulu
Thank you for the presentation 🙏
Thank you very much 🙂
Thank u so much..
Dear Srinivas Murthy Garu, thank you for your invaluable service.... My name is Udaya Shankar and I am a retired executive Engineer and my wife is a Veena player who is also nurturing some young kids take to this. We will be delighted to get in touch in person or correspond with you. Thanking you.
Thanking you
Thanks for your kind message. Wishing you all the very best in your endeavour.
@@SreenivasaMurthythank you for your prompt response Sir. If it is not a bother, can you please let me know a good way to get in touch with you.
If you could let me know your coordinates, I shall try to get in touch with you. Thanks.
@@SreenivasaMurthy Good Morning Sir.... You can reach me any time at your convenience on my mobile - 9663867954.
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Murthy-gaaru, I wonder where dig up these treasures from ?? Thank you for this precious Deepavali gift ! 🙏 🙏🙏
Where can we get the book of Deekshithar krithies in telugu.
Puramsri a. K krishnan achari. Very butyful sruty and talalayam 46:52
47:29
If my memory is right,
Reethigoula - Sri Neelothpala Natike was the second item of this AIR Programme.
The opening kruthi (missing in this recording) was
“Poornachandhra bimba”, a ragamalika kruthi -without Guruguha signature .
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Sir, I actually write a blog on Carnatic music. While my posts are not frequent, whenever I do write one I include UA-cam links and videos that serve as an example for a particular point. Could I use your videos in my blog please? The content on your channel is really good and I would like to show how it can be used to learn more about this great art form.
Thanks for your message. Please feel free to use the links as desired.
@@SreenivasaMurthy Thank you sir!
While i was listening to this concert , i thought perhaps it would be wonderful if you could lay your hands on Shyama Shastri's krithis sung by BMK. The only song that listened was in the rare raga Chinthamani which was a masterpiece. But do. you have a collection of such songs and if you had already done that please post the link... A similar jayanthi for Shyama Shastri would be really apt for his compositions were of such divinity.
There has been some uploads on the suggested topic.
Not sure if you had a chance to see. Here is some examples.
ua-cam.com/video/nD13ohkZQYU/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/Eyn2btJH_Xg/v-deo.html
@@SreenivasaMurthy Thank you sir..An unusual memory lapse on my part. I have listened to these as well. Sorry about that. But what i meant was ,were these the only songs sung by the Great Master......
Let me check and revert.
@@SreenivasaMurthy Thank you sir.