SrI:
Dear BhakthAs :
It is my pleasure to let you know of the
availability of
a new CD ROM on the selected Paasurams of
AzhwArs
sung by Sangeetha VidvAmsini and Bahratha Naatyam
expert ,
SrImathi Vasumathy BadrinAth. She is a
residnet of Bombay
and an AasthAna VidhvAn of SrI Matam .
Please contact me if you wish to acquire this
delightful
CD ROM for Your family to enjoy Bhagavath
Vishayam
set to delectable music. This is a Naadha
NaivEdhyam
of a unique kind.
The recordings begin with an anugraha BhAshaNam
of
HH 45th Pattam SrImath Azhagiya Singar ( SrI
NaarAyaNa
YathIndhra MahA Desikan ) and was released during
August 2003.
The summary of SrImath Azhagiya Singar is at the
end of this note.
At the Pomoma , NY , SrI RanganAtha Temple , we
ordered 100 copies of
this outstanding
recording for use by USA devotees and connoseiurs
of Dhivya Prabhandham and Carnatic Music .Those in
India can contact
the artist directly to acquire their copies
.
The contents of this CD ROm are :
1. Anugraha BhAshaNam by SrImath Azhagiya
Singar
2. PallANDu PallANDu by PeriyAzhwAr : Naattai
Raagam
and KantachApu TaaLam (
PeriyAzhwAr's MangaLAsAsanam )
3. Mayanai mannu vada Maturai mainthanai: SrI
Raagam
and Aadhi TaaLam ( ANDAL's
UpadEsam)
4. ThirukkaNDEn : pEyAzhwAr 's Parama Bhakthi laden
paasuram bursting with joy
on the direct vision of
the Lord ,
Lilting Mohana Raagam & Aadhi TaaLam .
5. Nadantha KaalkaL nonthavO --Thirumazhisai
Azhwar's
Famous Paasuram commanding Lord
AarAvamudhan to
get up and speak to him : Rakthi
Raagam of Sindhu
Bhairavi and Aadhi TaaLam
.
6. AnbE TagaLiyA -- BhUthatthAzhwAr's Para JN~Anam
filled
Paasuram : Raagam HindOLam ,
Aadhi TaaLam
7. OodumatinguzharkkE -- SWamy NammAzhwAr's
moving
paasuram as the love lorn
ParAnkusa Naayaki with
vipralambha SringAram filled
anubhavam . Raagam selected
is the most appropriate one for
the occasion (viz)., Aahiri
and the TaaLam is Aadhi. The
section of the Pasuram ,
" Malayum Vanthathu , Maayanum VaarAn
pulls at one's
heart strings .
8. Maathalit-tEr --Raagam Baaga SrI and Aadhi
Taalam .
AndAl appeals to the Koil
to announce the arrival
of Her Karu MaaNikkam (
Lord KrishNan , Her Naayakan).
This Paasuram is from
NaacchiyAr Thirumozhi.
9. Pacchai Maamalai pOl mEni-- THoNDaradipodi
AzhwAr's
celebration of the ThirumEni of
Lord RanganAthan and
the declaration that he does not
prefer anyother BhOgams
other than enjoying the
delectable beauty of the anga
Soundharyam of the Lor dof
SrIrangam . This Paasuram
is sung in the joyous rAgam of
Naatakkurinji
10. Mannu Puhazh Kousalai tann MaNI vayiru
VaaitthavamE--
KUlasEkahara
AzhwAr's famous lullaby to THirukkaNNapuaram
PerumAl visualized
as Raaghava Simham . The tenderness of
this paasuram is
brought in to full effect with the choice of
NeelAmpuri as the
Raagam and Aadhi TaaLam .
11. MangaLam in Surutti : VedAntha Desikar's
Vayyagam Paasuram
from Desika
Prabhandham requesting AzhwAr's anugraham
to be blessed with
the NaalAyira Dhivya prabhandham
knowledge
.
12. Conclusion with MangaLam sung in MadhyamAvathi
.
Nithya MangaLam to
ANDAL and Her Lord , SrInivAsan .
The artist is accompanied by a full bench of
talented
Pakka Vaadhyam artists ( Violin , Flute, Mrudhangam , Ghatam
and Morsing ). They complimet the pradhAna
artist sensitively.
The artistry of SrImathi Vasumathy BadrinAth is
of the highest
Quality. To construct "mettu " for Sanga Kaala
Tamizh Paasurams
of AzhwArs and to wed them to appropriate Raagams
and TaaLams
in the spirit of Swamy Naathamuni , who set
the Four Thousand
sacred collect to Music originally is an
extraordinary achievement .
The Bhakthi bhAvam and RaasAnubhavam that the
artist brings to
the rendering of these Paasurams is noteworthy. Her
deep knowledge of
both Carnatic Music and rigorous training in
Bharatha Naatyam
nuances join
together to leave the listeners with a delightful
experience . The azhuttham at specific
places , the rendering of
many imaginative sangathis , niravals , clarity of diction , Layak-kattuppAdu
,
Sruthi Suddham and appropriate Eduppus
are hall marks of the seasoned
artistry of SrImathi Vasumathi Badrinath
.
It is our hope that she would create more such
recordings even if
they are sung as simple Virutthams to the
accompaniment of
VeeNai . It is hoped that she will add Paasurams of
Thirumangai
Mannan , Madhura Kavi and ThiruppANa AzhwAr in her
next recordings.
The anugraha BhAshaNam of SrImath Azhagiya Singar
for this recording
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Bhagavaan has blessed us with many MhOpakArams. One
of the best
among them is that of giving good birth in
VaishNava Kulam. We can
gain janma Saapalyam ( fruition of the purpose in
life ) if we engage in
th study of Bhagavath Vishayam associated with the
Four Thousand
sacred collect . For fulfilling the purpose
of birth as a human being ,
it is not enough to
study SaasthrAs but we have to steep ourselves
in the enjoyment of Bhagavath Vishayam . The
blessed and divine
works( aruLiccheyalkaL ) of the AzhwArs are focused
on the enjoyment of
the glories of the archAvathArams
of SrIman NaarAyaNan (Consecrated
icons of the Lord ) at the 108 dhivya
dEsams. Their dhivya prabhandha
paasurams helps us to enjoy the limitless ,
auspcious attributes of
the Lord , which is an insatiable nectarine
experience . Many indeed are
the commentaries of dhivya prabhandham scholars on
these four
thousand sacred collect.The beauty and the depth of
theological
meanings of the words chosen by AzhwArs
in their paasurams are
indecribable as revealed from the works of
commentators .
SrImathi Vasumathi BadrinAth of Bombay has created
the tunes (mettu) for
selected Paasurams of the AzhwArs in htis recording
. Listening to them
will fillone's mind with Bhagavath Bhakthi . If one
knows also the meanings of
these paasurams , it will take us to a higher
level of aanandham .Even if one
does not have the
command of the meaning of the Pasurams , the sukham
of just listening to these renderings will develop deep bhakthi for
BhagavAn.
All of You should acquire this recording and listen to it in your
houses .
You should not only listen to these renderigns but also make the Lord
listen at your house altars.That will bless you all with inestimable
soubhAgyams and happiness . That is the power of the aruLiccheyalkaL
of the AzhwArs . My aasIrvAdhams to you all !
Additional references on AzhwAr's sacred
collect:
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Additional information on the lIfe and Vaibhavam of
AzhwArs can be accessed at :
Section on Dhivya
Prabhandham
section on AzhwAr Paasurams
.
3 . Multimedia CD ROM on the life and Vaibhavam
of
& AzhwArs: Part I with the
recital of their Paasurams by
Melkote AdhyApAka GhOshti
.
AzhwArhaL ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Oppiliappan Koil VaradachAri Sadagopan
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