It is so moving that the great singer follows up her MantRam -- her KeeRtanam -- with an appropriate Mudra by joining her palms in an an^jali at 2:38! Her bhakti is as ecstatic as her singing!
In her later years, MSS was performing this gesture, i.e, joining of hands in respect, or Anjali, as you call it, much more often, including when the deity was being mentioned, such as Amba. But usually, as seen even from her earliest videos, she used to reserve that gesture to when the composer mudra is sung in the composition, such as Thyagaraja, Guruguha, Shyamakrishna or in this case, Srividya. Those gestures in this video are at 13:25 and 14:07
Superb by MSS Amma ! Ksheera saagara shayana vakshasthala Ragam mayamalagowla Chatushra Jhampa Talam Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Krithi Pallavi Ksheera saagara shayana vakshasthala nivaasinim pranamaami Smara jananim manonmanim paapavimochanim loka jananim niranjanim Anupallavi Kshityaadi shivanta shat-trim-shat tatva swarupinim Shivamodinim maayaamaalavagoula swarupinim Kshipra prasaada daayinim vipra viswaasinim Swa prakaasha teja prakaashinim chit prakaasha dayinim maaninim Charanam Kankana Mani mayaa-bharana yuta maatangim mechakaangim Ankusha chaapa baanekshu hasta mohinim shaila nandinim Kumbha saambhava lopaa mudra archana toshinim Kaanchipura vaasinim Kanjadalaaya taakshim Kaamaakshim Antaranga pujaa toshinim twam-brahmaa khyaakaasha tatva shaalinim Ambaa sri vidya rasaa swaadinim Meaning: I worship the one who resides in the heart of the one who lies in the ocean of milk (“Vishnu”). The mother of kama (“smara”). The one who makes the mind happy. The one who removes the sins. The one who is the mother of the universe. The pure one. The one who is in the form of the 36 (“shat-trim-shat”) tatvas [ containing tatvas like (“aadi”) Kshiti and ending (“anta”) with Shiva]. The one who makes Shiva happy (“modinim”). Who is the form of mayamalavagowla. The one who gives results (“prasaadinim”) immediately (“kshipra”). The one who is trusted (“viswasinim”) by Brahmins (“vipra”). The one who is self-effulgent (“swa prasha teja prakashinim”). The one who enlightens (“prakasha dayinim”) the self (“chit”). The respected lady (“maninim”). The one who is adorned with many ornaments (“mani mayaabharana) such as the anklets (“kankana”). The one who is known as maatangi (daughter of matanga rishi: saraswati). The one who bears the goad (“ankusham”), the arrow (“chaapa”), the bow (“bana”) made of sugarcane (“ikshu”) in her hands (“hasta”). The fascinating one (“mohinim”). The daughter (“nandinim”) of the mountains (“shaila”). The one who was appeased (“toshinim”) by Kumbha Saambhava (a maharishi) and Lopaamudra (wife of Agastya rishi)’s worship (“archana”). Who resides (“vaasinim”) in Kaanchi. One whose eyes are like the lotus-petals. The one who emanates love from her eyes. The one who is appeased by the inner worship (“antaranga pooja”). The embodiment of the identity of the self with the Brahman. The one who is the embodiment of sri vidya.
MS Amma sung this in Chaturasra jathi Dhruva thalam. I also referred books and given as Chturasra dhruvam. it is possible to sing in Chaturasra Jampa but the Kruthi construction suggests Dhruva Thalam
@@kriiy528 MS ammaa sung this in Chaturasra Jathi Dhruva thalam. I also referred books and given as Chturasra dhruvam. it is possible to sing in Chturasra jampa buit the Kruthi construction suggests dhruvathalam
Well said.....MS amma hd sung in Dhruva talam 2K/ .. Of course it cn be sung in Chaturasra Jhampa also as 7×2 = 14 !.....Very superb Niraval. ...Pranaams. 🙏