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Source: The Hindu (http://www.the-hindu.com)

 

On peace and harmony

 

Amutham - APRT C-0005 - Devotional Vedic Chanting (Sanskrit) -

Price Rs. 40.

 

AMUTHAM HAS released an audio album of Vedic chanting of Santi

mantras, Maha Ganapati Dhyanam, Sri Rudram, Rudropanishad

Asirvadam, Chamakam, Mantra Pushpam and Nirajana mantras.

 

Sri Rudram, the prayer to Lord Siva, is the most popular and

efficacious among the Vedic hymns.

 

Lord Siva's several features like His Omnipresence, Omnipotence

and Omniscience are recited in sweet sounding phrases.

 

The chanting of this hymn in chorus has a therapeutic effect,

promotes harmony and peace.

 

In this volume, benedictory hymns from the Vedas invoking the

Lord's grace for the welfare and upliftment of humanity, are

chanted with clear diction and involvement by learned Vedic

scholars, Shyama Sundar and Ramakrishnan.

 

The programme has been compiled with care by Dr. R. Thiagarajan.

 

The Phalasthuthi has been sweetly rendered by Sudha Raghunathan.

 

The music is credited to L. Krishnan. This volume deserves a

pride of place in one's devotional collection.

 

Kalavardhini's - Devotional - Sendhoor Nadam - Lakshmi Rangarajan

- Price Rs. 45.

 

The sweet, simple lyrics on Lord Muruga by Sai Dasan K.

Narayanan, soothing tune by Prema Hariharan and melodic rendering

by Lakshmi Rangarajan make a winning combination.

 

The lilting ragas that have been employed to give the sahitya

pleasing sartorial grace are Mohanam, Shanmukhapriya, Bageshree,

Vadanti, Mohana Kalyani, Revati, Sama, Atana, Hindolam, Kapi,

Mayamalavagowla, Kuntavarali, Madhyamavati and Surutti.

 

The orchestra with N. Balaji on the veena, N. Sunder on the tabla

and V. R. Jayakumar on the mridangam adds quality to the

programme.

 

- S.P.

 

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