Sri Raghavendra Mahatmyam Album

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Sri rAghavEndra tIRtha (a.k.a rAyaru, GurusArvabhoumaru), a revered saint belonging to the vEdAntic tradition of Sri MadhvAchArya is much sought after by both by the learned and the layman alike, irrespective of caste and creed. The Saint is well-known…

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Sri Venkatesha Mahatmyam

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The wise never fail to recall the rich and immense contribution made by our ancestors to the Spiritual and Religious literature of the world. The literature is broadly classified into two: the Shruthi (revealed) and Smrithi (composed). Vedas fall…

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namO vEnkatesha album - karavapiDidu kaayO enna

Sri Guru JagannAtha dAsara Kruthigalu: Observations 

The first kruthi is “Karava pididhu kAyo enna” is tuned to the rAga “PanthuvArali” and set to RupAka tala. Please connect this to VidvAn’s previous rendering of Purandara dAsa kruthees “Chandra ChUda Shiva Shankara…

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rakshmam album - mOsahOdenalla

Observations on second rendering in the album rakshamama rangesha - Sri SripAdarAjara krutigaLu

The second kruthi is “mOsa hOdenalla sakalavu vAsudEva balla” tuned to the rAga “Sindhu Bhairavi” (rendered typically as a concluding piece in Carnatic music concerts), set to…

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rakshmam album - marudanshara mata

Observations compiled by Sridhar Hari 

The first kruthi is “Marudamshara matha pidiyade” is tuned to the rAga “GambhIranAta” (that is traditionally played by nAdaswara vidwAns in temple processions of the past) and set to Adi tAla. The most interesting part…

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