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SrI Lakshmi Nrusimha ParabrahmaN E Nama:
 
On this day dear to SrI Lakshmi Nrusimhan  , it is my pleasure
to share with you the compositions of Late Smt. K.M.Soundaryavalli (KMS).
 
SrIman Sunder Kidambi of Boston , who is doing so much for
archiving the texts and audios of our PoorvAchArya SthOthrams
has expanded his range of activities now to include one of the gifted
Musical Composers , Late Smt.KMS ( 1914-1994 C.E ).
 
Her life history , her compositions and audio recordings
in sung from are archived in SrI Sunder Kidambi's web pages
with the help of her son in law , Sriman K.N.Sundaram .
You will also find there the audios on "Yadhunandana Gadhyam
by a talented poet form Kerala and sung by Smt.K.M.S :
 
http://home.comcast.net/~skidambi/mp3_kns.html
 
She was born in Andhra Pradesh to a VaishNavite family from
Tamil NAdu. Her father was a reputed poet and scholar . His name
was NadathUr AmmAL Sri NarasimhAchArya. After marriage ,
the daughter moved to Tamil NAdu and relearnt Tamil . She had
minimum formal education and musical training. She lost in a row
the first six of her children in infancy. When she was pregnant
with her seventh child , she ascended the sacred hill of
ChOLa Simhapuram ( ShOLingar/KadikAchalam) , where
Lord Yoga Narasimhan and Sri Amruthavalli ThAyAr preside.
After her worship and soulful cry about the loss of so many
children in front of Lord Narasimhan , Smt . KMS fell asleep
and had a dream . In that svapnam , Sri Yoga Narasimhan
appeared and assured her that she will not only give birth to
the child that she was carrying but also have future issues.
In the same dream , she heard herself ask a question : " Why
should I not sing about the glories of the Lord , who is blessing
me with children? She heard the voice of the Lord saying:
" SING , I WILL LISTEN".
 
Smt.KMS woke up and composed a poem narrating the marvellous
sevai of Yoga Narasimha at the dhivya desam of ChOLa Simhapuram.
This wonderful narration born out of the krupA of Lord Narasimhan
is named : " Yoga Narasimha Seva ". She followed it up with
another poem entitled " DasAvathAram " .She began her life
as a composer in Telegu , Sanskrit and Tamil . She had 5 daughters
and 2 sons after recieving the anugraham of Vara PrasAdhi ,
SrI Yoga Narasimhan of ShOLingar.
 
She had many honors as a poet and singer . Four important
poems in Tamil about her Ishta Dhaivam , SrI Yoga Narasimhan
to remember on this Nrusimha Jayanthi day are:
 
1. Singarin Akshara Maala
2. Singarin ThingaL Maala
3. Saptha Vaara Sthuthi
4. Singarin VaravERppu
 
Singar is ofcourse Azhagiya Singar , the Lord of AhObilam
and ChOLa Simha Puram .
 
Akshara Maala is made up of lines starting with vowels,
consonants and vowelized consonants of Tamil Language.
Each line ends with Simmam .
 
Vowels are: A as in anbhu  , Aa as in Aaanandham , i as in inbham ,
E as in Eeswaran , u as in ulaham , U as in Udurivi , Ye as in Yeppadi ,
yE as in yEmARRam , Ei as in Eivar , o as in oruvan , O as in OmkAram ,
Ou as in Oudatham .
 
Then the lines begin with Consonants and vowelized consonants:
 
Ka, kaa, ki, kee  , ku , kU , kou , ko , kO etc .
 
This the format of Akshara Maala. Akshara Brahmam , Sri Narasimhan
is offered this garland of Aksharams as eulogy by the poet cum BhakthA .
 
Each of the lines starting with the vowels are repeated twice.
Here is an example of the Akshara Maala constructed by
Smt.K.M.S :
 
A. SINGARIN AKSHARA MAALAI
****************************************
               anbhuruvAna Narasimmam
     anaitthulahum pORRi varum azhagiya Simmam
 
                aadhArap-poruLAna Simmam
     aanandhamudan yOgatthamarntha Narasimmam
 
                inbamudan initthamarum Simmam
         innal pala neeka varum iRaivanAm Simmam
 
                 EedilA puhazh Ongum intha
       EerEzhu bhuvanangal eenRa Narasimmam 
 
     umbhar thozhum kazhaludaya Simmam anRu
     utthaman PrahlAdhan uvanthadaintha Simmam
 
          Oon koNDa uyir sErntha Simmam
     Oodurivi iRaNiyan uram keeNDa Simmam 
 
          yekkAlum yenai aaLum Simmam yenRum
     yeppadiyum Tannadimai yemakkaruLum Simmam
  
                yEkkam tavirttharuLum Simmam
       yEmARRam tavitthemmai  yErkkum Simmam
 
    EimkaranOdu amarar thozhum Simmam
    EivarAm PaandavarkkaruL seytha Simmam
 
    oppuyirvillAtha Simmam yenRum
    oruvanAi-ulahu uyyavonRiyurai Simmam
 
    OmkArap-poruLAna Simmam Tannai
    OrAthavarhaLidam varAtha Simmam
 
    OudhArya guNamikka Simmam  yenRum
    Oudatham pOl vinayai ahaRRum Narasimmam
 
    akkArak-kaniyAna Simmam
    mikkAnum takkAnumAi ninRa Simmam 
 
AKKARAKKANI IS THE NAME GIVEN BY AZHWAR
TO YOGA NARASIMHAN OF CHOLA SIMHA PURAM.
These poems can be sung in Bhajanai format.
 
B. SINGARIN THINGAL MAALAI
**************************************
These constitute 20 paasurams sung in RaagAs Naattai , GouLai ,
Aarabhi , VarALi , SrI ( Ghana Panchaka RaagAs) , KaambhOji ,
HindhOlam , SaarangA , SimhEndhramadhyamam , Amrutha VarshiNi ,
Hamsadhvani , Suradi ,ThOdi , Chandrakouns , ShaNmughapriya ,
MukhAri , Revathi , SubhapanthuvaraaLi , AtANA and MadhyamAvathi
in a RaagamAlika mode with Kanta ChApu TaaLam .
 
The first 12 Poems cover the twelve Tamil Months , where
Azhagiya Singar ( the Beautiful Lion ) is eulogized . From
Chitthirai Swathi , the poems continue through VaikAsi ,
Aani, Aadi , AavaNi , PurattAsi , Eippasi , Kaartthikai ,
Maarghazhi , Thai , Maasi and Panguni Swaathi .
 
The next 7 poems salute the PrahlAda Varadha Simmam 
as " Saptha Vaara Sthuthi" ( Sunday to Saturday, one for
each day of the week ) .The 20th Paasuram is the Phala Sruthi
Paasuram .
 
C. SINGARIN VARAVERPPU
***********************************    
These are four Poems extending SvAgatham
for Azhagiya Simmam , MalOlan with PoorNa Kumbham .
 
These are set in chaste , sweet Tamil and are delectable
like Paanagam offered to the Lord of MangaLa Giri .
 
The first verse will provide an example of the Maadhuryam
of this SvAgatham. Without BhAvam , there is no Bhakthi.
We experience Bhaavam & Bhakthi here.
 
Kadigayil vaLar NaathA Varuha
adiyavar thozhum PaadhA Varuha
idar kadinthidum nEyA Varuha
Sudar MaNi Mudit-ThooyA Varuha !
 
---Poem 1 of 4
 
When Smt.KMS invites Lord Narasimhan of
ChOLa simha puram to take His seat in her
heart lotus with the appeal, "Varuha " , it reminds
us of the Mohana Raaga Krithi of Dikshithar addressing
the Same Yoga Narasimhar with the Pallavi:
" Narasimha Aagaccha "
 
4. SWAMY DESIKAN STHOTHRAMS
*********************************************
Besides KaamAseekAshtakam on Lord Narasimha
of ThiruvELukkai, Swamy Desikan composed 27 other
SthOthrams. Some were DhaNDakams and Gadhyams .
SMT.K.M.S sang and recorded these 28 sthOthrams  
in different Raagams . Swamy  Desikan's brilliant
Sanskrit sthOthrams have been recorded with precision
and clarity with the appropriate Sandhi bhEdhams . It is
not an easy task and the abundant anugraham of Sri
Yoga Narasimhan has made it possible for her to accomplish
this Kaimkaryam. Please listen to them in the MP3 format
through the URL cited above and maintained by SrI 
Sunder Kidambi .
 
It has been a wonderful day listening to the Narasimha 
SthOthrams and reflecting on the deep meanings of 
the poems composed by Smt. K.M. Soundaravalli .
 
SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan    
 
 
 
                
              
 
  
 
 
 

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