Superb Rendition by the Vidwan ! Seshachala nayakam bhajami Ragam Varali Rupaka Talam Muthuswami Dikshitar Krithi This Krithi is on God Seshachala the Lord Venkateswara of Tirupathi-Thirumala It is believed that the origins of the Tirumala Hills (Seshachalam Hills) lies in a contest between Vayu (the wind god) and Adisesha (the first serpent). During Dvapara Yuga, Adisesha blocked Vayu from entering Vaikuntam as Lord Vishnu was in the company of his consort, Lakshmi. An incensed Vayu challenged Adisesha to a fight to decide the stronger between them, Vayu was tasked with trying to blow off Adisesha from the holy Meru mountain while adisesha was asked to protect the peak with his hood. After a long time, Vayu appeared to yield and Adisesha lifted his hoods assuming that he had won the contest. Vayu then blew away one of the peaks. The peak landed near the Swarnamukhi river and is currently known as Seshachalam hill. A variant to the legend is that the contest created pandemonium on earth and Brahma, Indra and other gods pleaded with Adisesha to relent. When Adisesha obliged, the peak (Ananda hill) and Adisesha were blown off Meru and landed near the banks of river Swarnamukhi. When Adisesha was dejected with his defeat, the Gods converted Adisesha into the seven hills with the hood named as Seshadri hill or Seshachalam hill or Venkatadri hill. Another variant to the story is: Adisesha, fatigued by the contest was instructed by Lord Vishnu to rest on Earth in a place that he chose for his stay in Kali Yuga. This Kriti is in the second Vibhakti pallavi SEsha-acala nAyakaM bhajAmi viSEsha phala pradAyakam I worship the lord of the Seshachala mountain, the giver of extraordinary benefits, anupallavi bhAshA ramaNa prabhRti-aSEsha-amara nuta - kaustubha bhUsha-alankRta - bahu tara vEsha-Atmaka vigraham the one glorified by all the Devas, led by Brahma (lord of the speech goddess), the one decorated with the Kaustubha jewel, the one whose form is decked in numerous garbs charanam manda hAsa vadanaM svacchanda hRdaya sadanaM sundara jita madanaM mukundaM madhu sUdanaM aravinda patra nayanaM gOvindaM uraga SayanaM sura bRnda satkRta-adhyayanaM nanda nArAyaNam Madyamakala Sahithyam purandara-Adi dikpAla -sanandana-Adi muni varALi vanditaM abhinava guru guha nanditaM ananta kIrtim the one with a smiling face, the one who resides spontaneously in the hearts (of every being), the handsome one who excels Manmatha (in beauty), the giver of liberation, the slayer of the demon Madhu, the one whose eyes are like lotus petals, the friend of the cows,the one reclining on a snake sura bRnda satkRta-adhyayanaM - the one who is honoured by the assembly of Devas, with recitation (of the Vedas), theblissful Narayana, the one saluted by the guardians of the (eight) quarters beginning with Indra, and by rows of eminent sages led by Sanandana, the one pleased with the very young Guruguha, the one with endless fame. Varali :- Earlier this was known as Varati. It is synonymous with the hum of a bee. A special feature of Varali is that in most cases it is not taught directly to the student. There is a belief that teaching of Varali direct to a student will strain the relations of guru shishya. The raga is learnt by listening directly or by self learning. There are similar issues connected with other ragams as well. Raga Jhalavarali is the 39th Mela belonging to the 7th Music Chakra. The prefix ‘Jhala’ is added to the raga name in order to suit the katapayadi formula. It is the 4th in the list of 5 Ghana ragams Nata, Gaula, Arabhi and Sree being the other ghana ragas.Noticeably this is the only Ghana raga with Prati Madhyama. In Mind, Body and Soul Chakra - Chakra 7 is the Divine Chakra lined up with the heart and the throat chakras, enabling the higher spirit energies to work through ones voice and body. Therapeutically Varali is said to be good for Heart and Skin ailments and gastric problems. Aro : S G1 R1 G1 M2 P D1 N3 S Av : S N3 D1 P M2 G1 R1 S The notes taken are Shadjam, Suddha Rishabham, Suddha Gandharam, Prati Madhyamam, Panchamam, Suddha Dhaivatam and Kakali Nishadham.
Superb Rendition by the Vidwan ! Seshachala nayakam bhajami Ragam Varali Rupaka Talam Muthuswami Dikshitar Krithi
This Krithi is on God Seshachala the Lord Venkateswara of Tirupathi-Thirumala It is believed that the origins of the Tirumala Hills (Seshachalam Hills) lies in a contest between Vayu (the wind god) and Adisesha (the first serpent). During Dvapara Yuga, Adisesha blocked Vayu from entering Vaikuntam as Lord Vishnu was in the company of his consort, Lakshmi. An incensed Vayu challenged Adisesha to a fight to decide the stronger between them, Vayu was tasked with trying to blow off Adisesha from the holy Meru mountain while adisesha was asked to protect the peak with his hood. After a long time, Vayu appeared to yield and Adisesha lifted his hoods assuming that he had won the contest. Vayu then blew away one of the peaks. The peak landed near the Swarnamukhi river and is currently known as Seshachalam hill. A variant to the legend is that the contest created pandemonium on earth and Brahma, Indra and other gods pleaded with Adisesha to relent. When Adisesha obliged, the peak (Ananda hill) and Adisesha were blown off Meru and landed near the banks of river Swarnamukhi. When Adisesha was dejected with his defeat, the Gods converted Adisesha into the seven hills with the hood named as Seshadri hill or Seshachalam hill or Venkatadri hill. Another variant to the story is: Adisesha, fatigued by the contest was instructed by Lord Vishnu to rest on Earth in a place that he chose for his stay in Kali Yuga.
This Kriti is in the second Vibhakti
pallavi
SEsha-acala nAyakaM bhajAmi
viSEsha phala pradAyakam
I worship the lord of the Seshachala mountain, the giver of extraordinary benefits,
anupallavi
bhAshA ramaNa prabhRti-aSEsha-amara nuta -
kaustubha bhUsha-alankRta -
bahu tara vEsha-Atmaka vigraham
the one glorified by all the Devas, led by Brahma (lord of the speech goddess), the one decorated with the Kaustubha jewel, the one whose form is decked in numerous garbs
charanam
manda hAsa vadanaM
svacchanda hRdaya sadanaM
sundara jita madanaM
mukundaM madhu sUdanaM
aravinda patra nayanaM
gOvindaM uraga SayanaM
sura bRnda satkRta-adhyayanaM
nanda nArAyaNam
Madyamakala Sahithyam
purandara-Adi dikpAla -sanandana-Adi muni varALi vanditaM
abhinava guru guha nanditaM ananta kIrtim
the one with a smiling face, the one who resides spontaneously in the hearts (of every being), the handsome one who excels Manmatha (in beauty), the giver of liberation, the slayer of the demon Madhu, the one whose eyes are like lotus petals, the friend of the cows,the one reclining on a snake
sura bRnda satkRta-adhyayanaM - the one who is honoured by the assembly of Devas, with recitation (of the Vedas), theblissful Narayana, the one saluted by the guardians of the (eight) quarters beginning with Indra, and by rows of eminent sages led by Sanandana, the one pleased with the very young Guruguha, the one with endless fame.
Varali :- Earlier this was known as Varati. It is synonymous with the hum of a bee. A special feature of Varali is that in most cases it is not taught directly to the student. There is a belief that teaching of Varali direct to a student will strain the relations of guru shishya. The raga is learnt by listening directly or by self learning. There are similar issues connected with other ragams as well. Raga Jhalavarali is the 39th Mela belonging to the 7th Music Chakra. The prefix ‘Jhala’ is added to the raga name in order to suit the katapayadi formula. It is the 4th in the list of 5 Ghana ragams Nata, Gaula, Arabhi and Sree being the other ghana ragas.Noticeably this is the only Ghana raga with Prati Madhyama.
In Mind, Body and Soul Chakra - Chakra 7 is the Divine Chakra lined up with the heart and the throat chakras, enabling the higher spirit energies to work through ones voice and body. Therapeutically Varali is said to be good for Heart and Skin ailments and gastric problems.
Aro : S G1 R1 G1 M2 P D1 N3 S Av : S N3 D1 P M2 G1 R1 S
The notes taken are Shadjam, Suddha Rishabham, Suddha Gandharam, Prati Madhyamam, Panchamam, Suddha Dhaivatam and Kakali Nishadham.
வராளி கருணை ரசம் நிறைந்த பக்தி பாவம் (bhavam) கலந்த ஒரு ராகம். பரத் சுந்தர் அதி சுந்தரமாக பாடுகிறார்....
This was out of the world. The entire team were exemplary. Loved it. Koti Pranaam to the Artists🙏🏻
Super
Superb varali
Best best one of the best renditions I have heard. Great Great 🙏🙏🙌🙌
pallavi
SEshAcala nAyakaM bhajAmi
viSEsha phala pradAyakam
anupallavi
bhAshA ramaNa prabhRtyaSEshAmara nuta -
kaustubha bhUshAlankRta -
bahu tara vEshAtmaka vigraham
caraNam
manda hAsa vadanaM
svacchanda hRdaya sadanaM
sundara jita madanaM
mukundaM madhu sUdanaM
aravinda patra nayanaM
gOvindaM uraga SayanaM
sura bRnda satkRtAdhyayanaM
nanda nArAyaNam
(madhyama kAla sAhityam)
purandarAdi dikpAla -
sanandanAdi muni varALi vanditaM
abhinava guru guha nanditaM ananta kIrtim
Not being an expert in Carnatic still could enjoy the song so v well 👌🏻👌🏻👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼Thanks for upload
Very beautiful rendition and equally beautiful and excellent vaadya sahakaram Sri saraswathidevi kataaksha prapthirasthu
Please share the details of accompanists also. They deserve equal credit
Sure they do - I could locate that details only now!
Bharat Sundar - Vocal
L.Ramakrishnan - Violin
Sumesh Narayanan - Mridangam
who is the violinist?