Two Audio CD Trasures : EkAntha veeNA sEavi at Srirangam and SrI Sudarsana Manthra Kavacham : Part I

[Guest guest]

SrI:

 

SrImathE RaamAnujAya nama:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

Yesterday was a blessed day , when I receieved

the kind gift of SrI Amara Prabhu Dasa of

SrI Lakshmi NrusimhA Temple , Berlin Germany .

 

I enjoyed listening to these Two spiritually uplifting

recordings .

 

A. SrI Sudarshana Nrusimha KavachA:

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The slOkams are sung by Madhva Mata

PeetAdhipathi from Uduppi,SrI VidyAbhUshaNa .

The Music is set by Sri Srinivasa Tirumala

and the Nrusimha Orchestra (VeeNA, Mrudangam ,

Ghatam , Santoor , Kyoto , Tabla and SitAr) accompanies

Sri VidhyAbhUshaNa .The RaagAs have been carefully

selected to fit the mood of the thoughts housed in these

slOkaAs

 

The Ten items included in this Audio CD ROM are:

 

1. Introduction with the Raagam Sindhu Bhairavi

 

2. SudarsanAshtakam by Swamy Desikan

 

3. SrI NrusimhAshtakam by HH The 6th Jeeyar of Ahobla Matam,

SrI ParAnkusa YathIndhra MahA Desikan ( KaraLapAkkam Jeeyar)

 

4. AhObila Nava Narasimha DhyAna SlOkam from AhObila MahAthmyam

 

5. SrI Nrusimha Kavacham from BrahmANDa PurANam

(RaagAs : KalyANi , HindOLA , HamsAnandhi , MadhyamAvathi,

Poorvi KalyANi , Sindhu Bhairavi , HamsanAdham and Revathi).

 

6. Sudarsana SthOthram

 

7. AmbarIsha Sudarsana Sthuthi (SrImath BhAgavatham)

 

8. Sudarsana Shatkam ( From SEsha SamhithA)

 

9 .SrI Nrusimha MangaLam

 

All of our congratulations on the magnificent achievement

goes to SrI Amara Prabhu Daasa of Berlin NrusimhA temple .

 

B. EkAntha VeeNA SevA at SrIrangam

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This is yet another brilliantly recorded CD ROM

that covers the Special Worship ritual introduced

by AchArya RaamAnujA at the sacred temple of Lord

RanganATA . Only uniquely trained VaiNikAs from

selected families are allowed to play for the enjoyment

of Lord RanganATA. Professor G. RangarAjan and his

sons represent today the lineage of 45 generations of

EkAnthA VeeNA kaimkaryaparALs at the Lord's sannidhi.

This group of Lord's Servants play every day during

Morning and Night as well as during special festivals

like SrI Vaikunta EkAdasi. Their repertore is wide .

The playing style is restrained and special befitting

the sacredness of the kaimakaryam at this ancient temple.

 

The contents of this audio CD ROM are:

 

1. Introductory salutation: HindOLa Raagam

 

2-3: ThoNDaradippodi's ThiruppaLLiyezucchi

in the Morning RaagAs BhUPALam and Bilahari

 

4. PeriyAzhwAr's ThiruppallANDu : Senjurutti Raagam (rakthi Raagam)

 

5. Nine RaagAs of the day : Naattai, Gowlai, Aarabhi, VarALi,

SrI Raagams ( Ghana Panchakam ) followed by SahAna, HinDOLam ,

Revathi and Ranjani.

 

6. VaadinEn Vaadi varunthinEn of Kaliyan : Vasantha MukhAri Raagam

 

7. Kangum Pahalum of Swamy NammAzhwAr: SaavEri Raagam

 

8. Saint ThyagarAja"s AabhEri krithi: Nagummu Ganale

( almost 11 minutes rendering )

 

9. PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi : Raagam Karahara PriyA

 

10. ANDAL's SiRRam SiRu KaalE: MukhAri Raagam

 

11. PerumAL Thirumozhi of KulasEkharar KaNNapura TaalAttu,

NeelAmbhari Raagam

 

12. MadhyamAvathi: Raagam and ThAnam

 

13. Short (Live) recording on SrI Vaikunta EkAdasi day

at SrIrangam , 2001 festival (PurappADu, Periya mELam ,

NagarA et al).

 

This has been an extraordinary experience listening to

these two superbly crafted Audio CD ROMs on sacred lore.

 

SrI RanganATO Jayathi,

 

Daasan , Oppilaippn Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan

[Guest guest]

Srimathe RAmAnujAya Namaha,

It was very interesting account of the contents of the two CD ROMS quoted in Sri

Sadagopan Swami's email. We would love to listen to this adbhuta Kritis. Are

they available for sale? Pl let us know the details.

Adiyen,

Rajarama Sharma NAmAham asmi BHO