Sri Raja Krishnaswamy's tirelss Kaimkaryam

[Guest guest]

Dear BhakthAs :

 

It is so wonderful that the private collection of

mine is reaching out to Music lovers and students of

Bhakthi thru NadhOpAsana .

 

The greatness of Saint Thyagaraja as a Rama BhakthA

and parama Bhagavatha is understood by every one except a few

Veera VaishNavas . That Sri Ramachandra presented Himself

with Sita Devi and Hanumar at His Bhakthan's door step

in Thirumanjana Veedhi of ThiruvayyAru is some thing

that speaks for itself about the glory of Naama and Naadha

SiddhAntham . I have been fortunate to be a keen student

of Saint Thyagaraja's krithis as well as those of

his contemproaries . The unalloyed Rama Bhakthi of

Saint Thyagaraja is a class by itself . That Lord

Ranganatha stopped His own procession on the Chitthirai

Veedhi of Srirangam to let others know that a great Bhakthan

of His is standing amidst them is another testament to

the glory of this Parama BhagavathA . Sri Ranganatha

also wanted soem thing in return (viz)., The Sriranga

Pancha Rathnam from His parama BhakthA Just as He wanted

Amalanadi Piran from ThiruppANAzhwar . He created an

incident to reveal the extraordinary Bhakthi of

the AzhwAr , who stood on the banks of Cauveri and

was contented enough to sing about the Lord from that

distance .

 

I will comment briefly on selected individual krithis

that Sri Raja Krishnaswamy refers to as time goes by

and highlight the key words or thoughts housed

in this krithis that arose out of Saint Thyagaraja

spontaneously .I have forgotten the Uruppadis

in these tapes , now that they have left the house.

I am glad that Sri Krishnaswamy is enlisting them and

that brings back memories of enjoying them as rendered

by ThiruveNNkAdu Subramanya PiLLai , Ariyakkudi , Semmangudi ,

GNB , Madhurai Mani , Raja maNickkam Pillai ,MSS, DKP ,

Musiri , Mudikondan , T.R. Mahalingam , Palladam Sanjivi Rao ,

Harmonium Subramanya Dikshithar , Chempai , KVN ,

VeeNai DhanammAL et al .

 

Sri RamachandrAya NamO Nama:

V.Sadagopan