Audio Link to the song: https://www.dropbox.com/s/oeczejjcbhefy4a/Bhavayami%20Gopalabalam%20by%20MS%20Subbulakshmi-gsjHwzibQkc.mp3?dl=0 Sanskrit Verses of the Composition पल्लवि भावयामि गोपाल बालम् मनः सेवितंतत्पदं चिन्तयेयं सदा चरणं १ कटि घटित मेखला खचित मणि घण्टिकापटल निनदेन विभ्राजमानंकुटिल पद घटित सङ्कुल शिञ्जिते नतंचटुल नटना समुज्ज्वल विलासं चरणं १ निरत कर कलित नवनीतं ब्रह्मादिसुर निकर भावना शोंभित पदंतिरुवेङ्कटाचल स्थितं अनुपमं हरिंपरम पुरुषं गोपाल बालम् English… Continue reading Carnatic Musing 5 – Lord Krishna – Annamacharya – Raga Yamuna Kalyani
Month: June 2020
Carnatic Musing 4 – Lord Krishna – Purandara Dasa – Raga Sindhu Bhairavi
Audio Link to the Song: https://www.dropbox.com/s/74utb93i26n3wsc/Venkatachala%20Nilayam%20I%20Rahul%20Vellal%20I%20Purandara%20Dasa-97K3UUH5kG8.mp3?dl=0 Sanskrit Composition पल्लवि वॆन्कटाचल निलयम् वैकुण्ठ पुरवासम् पन्कज नॆत्रम् परम पवित्रम् श्न्क चक्रधर चिन्मय रूपम् (वॆन्कटाचल) चरणम् १ अम्बॊत्भव विनुतम् अगणित गुणनामम् तुम्बुरु नारद गानविलॊलम् अम्बुधि शयनम् आत्माभुरामम् चरणम् २ पाहि पाण्डव पक्शम् कौरव मधरणम् बाहु पराक्रम पूर्णम् अहल्या शाप भय निवारनम् चरणम् ३ सकल वॆद विचारम् सर्व जीव… Continue reading Carnatic Musing 4 – Lord Krishna – Purandara Dasa – Raga Sindhu Bhairavi
Carnatic Musing 3 – Universal God – Sadasiva Brahmendra – Raga Madhuvanthi
Audio Link to the Song: https://www.dropbox.com/s/329rw6g0f2y63ud/Sarvam%20Brahma%20mayam%20%20By%20sadavsiva%20brambendraaih%20%20Brothers1-BjztyfYsJbM.mp3?dl=0 Sanskrit Verses of the Composition Pallavi सर्वं ब्रह्ममयं रे रे चरणं १ किं वचनीयं किमवचनीयं किं रसनीयं किमरसनीयम् ......सर्वं चरणं २ किं पठनीयं किमपठनीयं किं भजनीयं किमभजनीयम् .....सर्वं चरणं ३ किं बोद्धव्यं किमबोद्धव्यं किं भोक्तव्यं किमभोक्तव्यम् (सर्वं..) चरणं ४ सर्वत्र सदा हंस ध्यानं कर्तव्यं भो मुक्ति-निदानम् (सर्वं..) English Transliteration… Continue reading Carnatic Musing 3 – Universal God – Sadasiva Brahmendra – Raga Madhuvanthi
Veggie Options in NYC
Veggie Options For those trendy Veggies who are looking for options (other than the traditional exclusive Indian Restaurants) here is the link to the “look up”. The blog is of course from the “pre Covid-19” time and is based on the eating experience of a typical Manhattan based “Veggie Newyorker”. https://vlookup.us Feel free to visit… Continue reading Veggie Options in NYC
Masterpiece
Last Friday, the last of six verses of Nirvana Shatakam (Atma Shatakam) was posted along with the Tamil Translation thereof. This Shatakam addresses the very complicated inquiry of “Who am I?”. Though the answers provided by Adi Sankara appears very simple from an over all reading perspective, the subject itself is the essence of the… Continue reading Masterpiece
Exploring Hamptons- Wainscott
After a week’s stay at the Southampton Village it was time to move to Wainscott in the Hamptons for the Memorial Day week end. Wainscott didn’t disappoint us at all. It matched Southampton “leaf by leaf”, “hedge by hedge” and “green by green”. My iPhone popped out of my pocket and started the job even… Continue reading Exploring Hamptons- Wainscott
Carnatic Musing 2 – Lord Siva – Papanasam Sivan Krithi – Raga HindOLam
Audio Link to the Song https://www.dropbox.com/s/7m8551dkapp43zi/Samaganalolane%20-%20Hindolam-5dhRh2EDt5w.mp3?dl=0 Sanskrit Verse पल्लवि साम्गान लोलने शदाशिव शन्करने दायाकरने जय.........सामगान् अनुपल्लवि सॊमसुन्दर छन्द्रस्केकर सॊमस्कन्दा श्रिथजन् सुभकर...... सामगान चरणम् कामारे पुररे कल्पक्क नायिक नाथ करलकर श्री महदेव देव कपालि दीण रामदासन् जथदर......साम गान English Transliteration Pallavi Saamagaana lolane Sadashiva | Shankarane Dayaakarane jaya || (Saamagaana) anupallavi Soomasundara Chandrashekara | Soomaskandaa Shrithajana… Continue reading Carnatic Musing 2 – Lord Siva – Papanasam Sivan Krithi – Raga HindOLam
NIRVANA SHATAKAM (ATMA SHATAKAM) Verse 6
Sanskrit Verse अहं निर्विकल्पो निराकाररूपो विभुत्वाच्च सर्वत्र सर्वेन्द्रियाणाम् । न चासङ्गतं नैव मुक्तिर्न मेयः चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् ॥६॥ English Transliteration Aham Nirvikalpo Niraakaara-Ruupo Vibhu-Tvaacca Sarvatra Sarve[a-I]ndriyaannaam | Na Caa-Sanggatam Naiva Muktirna Meyah Cid-aananda-ruupah Shivo[a-A]ham Shivo[a-A]ham ||6|| Meaning of the Sanskrit Words निर्विकल्पो (Nirvikalpo): Without any Variation निराकाररूपो (Niraakaara-Ruupo): Nature of Formless रूप (Ruupa) = Form,… Continue reading NIRVANA SHATAKAM (ATMA SHATAKAM) Verse 6
Carnatic Musing 1 – Lord Ganapathy – Muthuswamy Dikshitar Krithi – Raga Nattai
I begin the blog series with a prayer to Lord Ganesh by Sri. Muthuswamy Dīkshitar (with a pen name Guruguha), one of the Trinity of Carnatic Music. This composition in Raga Nattai in the 17th Century, is still one of the most sought after one by musicians across the world. The undercurrent of Nattai raga… Continue reading Carnatic Musing 1 – Lord Ganapathy – Muthuswamy Dikshitar Krithi – Raga Nattai
