Felt like I experienced Ananda (bliss) , Amrutha (nectar that if consumed makes you immortal) and Varshini (rain). Absolutely astounding rendition to be listened to again and again. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👌🏼👍🏽👌🏼👌🏼🌺🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🌺🌺🌺🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🌺🌺🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Superb ! Sudhamayi Sudhanidhi Ragam Amruta varshini Rupaka Talam HN Muthiah Bhagavathar Krithi In this Kruti Muttaiah Bhagawatar praises Mother Vijayambika as the embodiment of nectar. He says that melodious ragas adorn her like gems and that she bestows supreme bliss. P sudhAmayi sudhAnidhi suma SarEkshu kOdanDE || Vijayambika is the embodiment and repository of nectar. She wields a bow of sugarcane with flowers as arrows. AP vidheendra nutE vimalE salahou vEda sArE vijayAmbikE || Brahma and Indra worship her. She is unblemished essence of the Vedas. C sarasijAkshi jaganmOhini sarasa rAga maNi bhushaNi harikESa priya gAyini AnandAmruta karshiNi || Her eyes are lotus-like. She fascinates the universe. Mellifluous Ragas are like gems adorning her. She is the favorite singer of Harikesa that showers supreme bliss. Amritavarshini is a divine raga said to usher in showers of rain when sung. The moods associated with it are joy, exuberance, appeal, and passionate exultation. The swara combinations in this raga conjure up a grand vision in the mind’s eye. This vision, when complemented with an interesting anecdote of rains pouring down in answer to Muthuswamy Dikshitar's prayer in this raga, gives this raga an almost ethereal quality. The notes in this raga include Sadja, Antara Gandhara, Prati Madhyama, Pancama, and Kakali Nishada. It is a symmetrical scale, with several crests and valleys. The hyperbolic transition from the Pancama to the Nishada is spellbinding, as is the attraction of Prati Madhyama when sounded in conjunction with the Nishada. The undulating expanses in this raga are an interesting terrain for the adventurous musician who seeks to jump from note to note and revel in thrills. The classical piece “Anandamrita” of Dikshitar may be thought of as a guide to this raga, and as soon as this song was fervently rendered by the composer as a sincere prayer to the goddess, “varshaya varshaya varshaya”, rains are said to have poured down in Ettayapuram. Ragas are certainly powerful and their vibrations transcend the comprehension of the human mind, pervading the cosmos. Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar's”Sudhamayi” with its attractive chittaswara passage is a treat in Amritavarshini. One fondly remembers G.N.Balasubramaniam's bright rendition of this piece.
