T Brinda & Vegavahini Vijayaraghavan | Raga Gamakakriya | Meenakshi Memudam Dehi
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- Meenakshi Memudam Dehi
Raga - Gamakakriya / Thala - Adi (2 Kalai) / Composer - Muthuswamy Dikshitar
T Brinda presents a Chittaswara after the anupallavi. I unfortunately don't have any details about this chittaswara. She was accompanied by her daughter Vegavahini Vijayraghavan, Sri T.Kesavalu on the violin and Coimbatore Sri N.Ramaswamy on the mridangam.
Pallavi:
mInAkSi mE mudam dEhi mEcakAHNgi rAjamAtaHNgi
Anupallavi:
mAnamAtRmEyE mAyE marakata chAyE shivajAyE
mInalOcani pAshamOcani mAnini kadambavanavAsini
Charanam:
madhurApurinilayE maNivalayE
malayadhvaja pANDya rAja tanayE
vidhuviDambana vadanE vijayE
vINAgAna dashagamakakriyE
madhumadamOdita hRdayE sadayE mahAdEva sundarEshapriyE
madhumuraripu sOdari shAtOdari vidhiguruguhavashaHNkari shaHNkari
Meaning: (From T.K. Govinda Rao’s book)
Pallavi:
O goddess Meenakshi, the bluish (“mecha”) hued one (“kaangi”), the Raaja Maatangi, give (“dehi”) me (“me”) bliss (“mudam”)!
Anupallavi:
She is the knower (“maana”), the knowledge (“maatru”), the known (“meye”) and also the means of knowledge (“maaye”).
She is of the hue (“chaaye”) of emerald (“marakata”) and the beloved (“jaaye”) of Siva.
She has eyes (“lochani”) that resemble fish (“meena”).
She removes (“mochani”) all bondages (“pasha”) of the world.
She is the eternal one (“maanini”), who resides (“vaasini”) in the forest (“vana”) of Kadamba.
Charanam:
She is enshrined (“nilaye”) in the holy city (“puri”) of Madhura.
She is adorned with gemset (“mani”) bangles (“valaye”).
She is the daughter (“tanaye”) of Malayadhvaja Paandyaraaja.
The beauty of Her face (“vadane”) outshines (“vidambana”) that of the moon (“vidhu”).
She is the victorious one (“vijaye”).
She plays (“kriye”) the ten (“dasha”) kinds of Gamakas on the Vina.
She is delighted (“modhita”) with the sweetness (“madha”) of honey (“madhu”).
She is compassionate (“hrudaye”). She is the beloved (“priye”) of Mahadeva-Sundaresha.
She is the sister (“sodhari”) of Vishnu, who is the enemy (“ripu”) of demons Madhu and Mura.
She has a slender (“shaath-“) waist (“udari”).
She captivates (“vashankari”) Brahma (“vidhi”) and Guruguha. She is Shankari.
Picture: "The Western Gopuram"
The southern districts tour and Madras presidency photographs, 1857-58
The Madras government appointed Tripe as photographer following the 1855 directive from the Court of Directors in London, who discouraged illustration in favour of 'photography as a means by which representations may be obtained of scenes and buildings, with the advantages of perfect accuracy, small expenditure of time, and moderate cash', and asked that photography be the main means of recording architecture and antiquities (Dewan, p.6).
As official photographer to the Madras Government, Tripe set off from Bangalore on 14 December 1857 after delays due to waiting for modifications to his new English camera, and his recovery after falling from a horse. He ended his tour in Madras on 30 April 1858 after travelling via Srirangam, Tiruchchirappalli, Madurai, then Pudukkottai, Tanjore, and Tiruchchirappalli again (then called Seeringham, Trichinopoly, Madura, Poodoocottah and Tanjore).
All of these areas had been forcefully taken under British rule in the previous one hundred years, but Tripe looked for scenes or subjects with architectural or antiquarian interest rather than political significance. He had wanted to ensure his images were practical too: before he had set out he had asked the chief engineer for guidance on what would be most useful from an engineering perspective, and incorporated this input into his work.
Pictures: Victoria and Albert musem, London
Editing: Shreeraam Shankar
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What amazing shruthi accuracy ....no matter how complicated the gamakas , roller coaster glides of purvikalyani. Mesmerizing shruthi alignment. Intoxicating tonality is brindamma. After her rendition is over, one realizes that one hardly breathed at all thru out the listening..... breath stopping breath taking music
Me transporta a los caminos sutiles de la espiritualidad 🙏💜
How could you manage such a clear version?!!!! awesome!
Ethereal music
Just her anthers gandaaram is enough to wrench one's heart!! Such pure silken swaras and voice.
18:49 to 19.06!😍So surreal, the entire rendition! Only "aha", and the pure joy of listening to this!! Thanks for this.🙏
Amazing accompaniments
Excellent 👌. Ethereal music
Like a delicious sweet. Excellent.👍👍👍👌👌👌
The level of self restraint! Only she can manage it in this kriti!
So beautiful
Ethereal music
Interesting, I did not know that Poorvikalyani had another name, is it of the Dikshitar school? Also, would you by any chance be able to upload the padam ‘Yala Padare’ in Begada? I have searched and searched for a recording of it, unsuccessfully so far. Thank you so, so very much for uploading this piece. Brindamma’s glorious renditions keep me going during these tough times, and I really am very greatful.
Thank you for your message. Actually meenakhsi memudam dehi is a composition in raga Gamakakriya, It has however changed to fit into the Poorvikalyani framework. You can refer to the following rendition by TM Krishna to understand the differences between the two ragas: czcams.com/video/C6luYF8FlkA/video.html
czcams.com/video/qzD6rJmnj48/video.html
You can find a clearer version of Yala Padare in the above link
@@Vaak_Foundation Thank you for the clarification, and thank you so much for the links, I really do appreciate it.