Rise of Margazhi – Week 1
๐๐๐ฌ ๐ณ: ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ถ: ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐บ
Ft. Kum. ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ – Student of Vid. Smt. Anitha Guha
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๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ featured in this presentation:
Srimad Bhagavatam Svayam Harireva
rAgam: nATTaiย tALam: Adi
Meaning:
Srimad Bhagavatam is indeed Sri Hari Himself! Among all the Puranas it stands self-effulgent; and its divine stories uplift even the wretched. Written by Sri Veda Vyasa, showered with compassion on us all by Sri Shuka, and worshipped by rasikas and bhavukas, this great shastra that attracts even great Mahatmas, bestows divine knowledge, dispassion and devotion.
Every word of this beautiful work proclaims the greatness of the Lordโs Name; every sloka sings the glory of His devotees; every canto proves the Lordโs love for His devotees; it is a grantha that is ever-worshipped by the devotees of Muralidhara!
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โ๏ธ: Sumathy ji
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Somu ๐ฆ sezโฆ. For those who are familiar with Srimad Bhagavatam, the lyrical beauty of this composition is sure to bring goosebumps! Watch Saathvika render a Mallari, depicting the purappadu of the Lordship at Srirangam and segue into the main composition. Shot at the gorgeous Bethesda Gardens in Central Park, New York, we hear that sparrows, robins and even a wedding ceremony was awed by Saathvikaโs traditional attire, the divine music and of course, her dance!
๐๐๐ ๐: ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ณ๐ก๐ข – ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐จ๐ค๐ค๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฆ
Ft. Smt. ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Kolam Artist from Mumbai, India
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#KolamforKodhai:
โ๏ธ: Smt. Sumathy Ramalingam
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Somu ๐ฆ sezโฆ.: โBe awed by the phenomenon and the traditional treasure that Kolam is, and the Pasuram: Kolam mapping for each day of Margazhi, all while enjoying a soulful rendition of the pasuram-of-the-day, puLLum silambina kAN ๐๐ค๐
๐๐๐ ๐: ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ณ๐ก๐ข: ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ
๐๐. ๐๐๐บ. ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ต๐ถ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐
followed by
๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฑ. ๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ถ. ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐
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๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ featured in this presentation:
*Pratyaksha Deivame*
rAgam: bEgaDa thALam: Adi
Meaning:
O Gurunatha, you are indeed my God, the one deity who is visible to my eyes and accessible to my senses.
Whenever I slip and fall, You embrace and protect me out of Your immense mercy. You are the only One who does not see even the tiniest bit of fault in me; You incarnated in this world as the fruit of mahatmasโ prayer; You are the ocean of compassion that never dries up; and it is You who are celebrated by devotees who have no attachment to the world.
*Guruvarul Ondre Ariven*
rAgam: khamAs thALam: Adi
Meaning:
I know only the grace of the Guru. I know not anything else, nor do I desire anything else! If we have the Guruโs grace, everything else will come on its own accord; and not just that, it will stand us in good stead at the right time, only with the Guruโs grace. Penance, youth, wealth, strength, relatives, position, even justice and righteousness do not last in this ephemeral world, nor do they come our rescue when we are in need. Hence I know only the Guruโs grace!
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*Somu ๐ฆ sez*โฆ.: _โGet drenched in the sweet notes of bhakti in Kruthiโs mellifluous rendition! And see how a violin can literally โsingโ the sAhityam! Vittal Jiโs divine ๐ต does just that!โ_
๐๐๐ ๐: ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ณ๐ก๐ข: ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ก๐ข – ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ (๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ) ๐ง
๐จ ๐รช๐๐-ร -๐รช๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐. ๐น๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฝโ๐ณโ๏ธ
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Rakesh Raghunathan is a food raconteur, with a deep and abiding interest in food history and practices, and its interaction with socio-cultural norms. Having launched and run a chain of healthy-food outlets in the past, he is now a full time food traveller and historian.
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Somu ๐ฆ sezโฆ.: โWatch, and be intrigued by the interconnectedness between prasadams and Andalโs poetry, exotic food offerings served at temples and Rakeshโs rendition of verses from Nachiyar Thirumozhiโ ๐ผ๐
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โ๏ธ: #KolamforKodhai by Sumathy ji
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PS: Please turn on [CC] on the YouTube video to understand the meaning of the verses that are being sung in this episode
๐๐๐ ๐: ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ณ๐ก๐ข – ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ๐๐ฆ
๐๐. ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฑ. ๐๐๐บ. ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป
Apoorva Ji presents a traditional invocatory Pushpanjali, followed by a verse from Nachiyar Thirumozhi and a Madhurageetham.
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๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ featured in this presentation:
Kili Kondu Vandha Seydhi
rAgam: sarasvati tALam: Adi
Meaning:
O Premika Varada, what message did the parrot bring? Did She [Sri Andal] tell You to grace me now, like You graced Her before? Herself taking the position of a Guru, did She surrender to You on my behalf? Or did She send the message that You are indeed the Ranganatha Swami who came that day and married Her, in the presence of the whole world?
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#KolamforKodhai:
๐ฏ: Sumathy Ramalingam
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Somu, the parrot ๐ฆ sez…โWatch and be enraptured by Andalโs poetry, the stunning composition, the brilliant orchestration, classy depiction and the exquisite location!โ
๐ธโจ๐ธโจ
๐๐๐ ๐: ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ณ๐ก๐ข – ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฆ ๐น๐๐ช
๐ฝ๐ฅ. ๐๐๐. ๐๐ฆ๐. ๐๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ฃ๐๐ค๐๐
Sivasri Ji presents an array of kIrtanAs in the Sampradaya Bhajana Paddhati – from Guru Vandanam to Abhangs, interspersed with delightful viruttams and namavalis.
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๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ featured in this presentation:
๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐ง๐๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ฌ
rAgam: simhEndramadhyamam thALam: Adi
Meaning:
Let us bow down to our Guru, Shri Bhagavan Nama Bodhendra Swami, who has blessed us with the Nama Siddhantam so that we are protected in this vile Age of Kali. It is due to Him and his Nama Siddhantam that we donโt need to stumble through other difficult paths in this Age, or even think about any other way, when we have this simple, royal path of Bhagavan Nama Sankirtanam.
๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐ง๐๐๐
rAgam: vasanthA thALam: rUpakam
Meaning:
Sri Swamiji sings, โShri Radha Devi is my mother, Shri Krishna my father, Shri Radha Krishna devotees are my relatives. Brindavan is my hometown, Golokam is my ancestral place. I belong to the clan of Bhagavatas, and my lineage is that of Sharanagathi, which is my swarupam; Nama kirtanam is my occupation; Indeed, I am the fortunate recipient of Bhagavan Sri Krishnaโs complete grace!โ
๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ก
rAgam: madhyamAvathi thALam: Adi
Meaning:
Here comes Krishna, dancing along, playing His flute. He plays so marvelously and dances so expressively that Radha Devi herself is amazed! Celestials shower flowers, Sage Narada sings along, and divine instruments are played to accompany Him, and indeed Bhuloka (the earth) has become Goloka (Krishnaโs divine abode).
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#KolamforKodhai:
๐ฏ: Smt. Sumathy Ramalingam
Margazhi in Mylapore is verily here! ๐ผ๐๐ฆ
Sri Gurubhyo Namaha ๐
Wishing everyone the best of this Margazhi season! ๐ช๐ช
Global Organization for Divinity, in partnership with Natyarpana Dance Company, Flute โn Feather Dance Company and Layyasaaram Institute of Indian Arts is pleased to kick-off the programs in our โRise of Margazhiโ 30-day series. ๐๐ฆ
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๐๐๐ ๐: ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ณ๐ก๐ข – ๐๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฏ๐๐ข
๐ฝ๐ฅ. ๐ธ๐๐๐๐’๐ค ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ก๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ โ๐๐ค๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐ค (๐-๐), ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฃ๐ช-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ธ๐ฃ๐ฅ
๐ผ: Our เฎเฏเฎดเฎจเฏเฎคเฏ (child) Bhagavata, Chi. Hari Narayanan Srivatsan
๐ญ: Raconteur Smt. Deepa S. Pillai
๐จ: Artist Smt. Upasana Govindarajan
along with
๐ฏ: Smt. Sumathy Ramalingam
Margazhi with Andal is here!! ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฅณ
โคต๏ธโคต๏ธ
