Jayadeva Ashtapadi tuned and sung in Pantuvarali by Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer

00:00 - Alapana by Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer
05:04 - Violin Alapana by TN Krishnan
07:31 - Chandana Charchita - Adi - Jayadeva
chandana charchita neela kaLEbara peetavasana vanamAlee
kELi chalanmaNi kunDala manDita ganDayuga smita SAlee
haririha mugdha vadhoo nikarE vilAsini vilasati kELiparE ||
Sri Krishna who is adorned with 'Tulasi' garland is smeared with sandalwood paste all over his bluish body. He is wearing yellow silk robe. While he is playing with Gopikas his gem-studded ear-rings were dangling beautifully. Srihari is enjoying sports of love with Gopikas in Brundavana.
Sri jayadEva bhaNita mida madbhuta kESava kELi rahasyam
brundAvana vipinE lalitam vitanOtu SubhAni yaSasyam ||haririha ||
Jayadeva sings about secrets of joyful sports of love of Krishna and Gopikas in Brundavana. Let this auspicious song bestow happiness and bliss to all devotes.
11:06 - Neraval at Haririha Mugdha Vadhoo
13:25 - Kalpana swaras

[@shrikhar]

There is something so enchanting about Sri Jayadeva's Sanskrit and the design adds so much beauty to it! 😍

[@shantharamaswamy9051]

What a treat to ears and mind🥰Great singer ❤

[@vramanujan]

You are so creative 😍

[@dhananjaynaniwadekar3048]

चन्दन-चर्चित-नील-कलेवर-पीतवसन-वनमाली
केलिचलन्मणि-कुण्डल-मण्डित-गण्डयुग-स्मितशाली
हरिरिह मुग्धवधुनिकरे
विलासिनि विलसति केलिपरे ॥1॥
The first two lines are in a moric metre named Saki in Marathi and seen plentifully in Marathi poetry. In Sanskrit, it is not a popular metre but Jayadeva seemingly loved these moric meters ( मात्रावृत्त). Yet another of Jayadeva's ashtapadi-s, which starts निन्दति चन्दनxxxx, has been recorded in Bageshri by Aminuddin Dagar, like Semmangudi, a candidate for Singer of the 20th C discussion. It was available on the internet many years ago.

[@srichandrasekharagurukrpa]

This tune existed as a part of Nama Sankeerthana tradition...dont think its His tune....But he has presented it equisitely so Semmangudi'ishly 🙏🏼. All the 24 Ashtapadis have authentic classical tunes for generations now...

[@shrikhar]

Yes sir you are absolutely right.