Haridasa Sahitya Vishaya Vaividhya

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Haridasa Sahitya Vishaya Vaividhya

 

As already made known, the Kannada and Culture Directorate of the

Karnataka Government has published 50 volumes of " Samagra Dasa

Sahithya " . It contains around 16000 keerthanas composed by 140

Haridasas. The printed set is available for Rs. 2400/- and the CD for

Rs. 1800/- Beisde this all the keerthanas text and also about 500

songs are held in the website http://www.dasasahithya.org. It is now

easier to know what songs a paticular Haridasa has composed.

 

But what are the themes and subjects that these songs depict? Many a

time we would be interested in a particular theme, say, Dashavatara

and loate the relevant songs. As it is it is simply not possible.

 

As a senior Executive Editor of the " Samagra Dasa Sahithya " I have

planned to undertake this work. The idea is like this:

 

a) Find out the subject of each of these 16,000 poems and write it

out, along with the first line of the Keerthanas. Also

 

b) The name of the composer, and

 

c) the volume number contining the song:

 

First Line -------------- Haridasa ------------ Subject 1

------------ Subjet H ----- Vol No.

 

A program is chalked out by which the specific subject is first given.

And then all the songs on the subject are retrieved

 

Here is its specimen:

 

Bala Krishna

 

Angajanaiyanu Gokula Poguva Vyasarayaru

1

Angaladolagaadabaaradayya Bhimeshakrishna

19

 

Mahalakshmi

 

Anganaakula Shiromani Pranesha Vithala

17

Anjore Hige Anjore Rameyarasa

7

 

But to find out the subject matter one has to go through each song; a

herculean task indeed. One Smt Shyamala CR is asssting me. They have

already commenced the work completing about 20% songs. The rest is

set to finish by this year end. After duly editing, the result i.e

the 'Haridasa Sahitya Vishya Darshana' (HaSaaViDa) will be published

in 3 volumes (each about 500 pages).

 

A word about the themes. They are broadly classified as:

 

a) Shri Hari

b) Gods and Goddesses

c) Mythological characters

d) 'Tirtha Kshethras'

e) Philosophical ideas

f) Atmanivedane

g) Loka niti

h) Guru Namana

i) Mata Dharama (Mainly dvaita and its religious rites)

j) Worldly affairs and

k) Poetic elements

 

It will be helpful for studies at any level dealing with Dasa

Sahithya. It is thus avaluable source book and a lasting one.

Although the work is half way through, people intersted in knowing

what songs are composed on a specific topic or theme can contact me at

shrihavanoor.

 

Dr. Shrinivasa Havanur

Karnataka Theological College

Balmatta, Mangalore - 1.

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Dear Sri Shrinivas Havanoor,

 

It is exhilarating just to read about the immense seva you and your

associates are rendering to our Sri Hari, Vayu, Gurugalu. Our koti

namaskaragalu to you and your associates. There will be immense benefit

to countless devotees from your work. Our prayers to our Lord for

successful completion of your undertaking.

 

Hare Srinivasa

 

Bindu

 

 

 

On Behalf Of Shrinivas

Havanoor

Friday, April 29, 2005 6:31 AM

 

Haridasa Sahitya Vishaya Vaividhya

 

Haridasa Sahitya Vishaya Vaividhya

 

As already made known, the Kannada and Culture Directorate of the

Karnataka Government has published 50 volumes of " Samagra Dasa

Sahithya " . It contains around 16000 keerthanas composed by 140

Haridasas. The printed set is available for Rs. 2400/- and the CD for

Rs. 1800/- Beisde this all the keerthanas text and also about 500 songs

are held in the website http://www.dasasahithya.org. It is now easier

to know what songs a paticular Haridasa has composed.

 

But what are the themes and subjects that these songs depict? Many a

time we would be interested in a particular theme, say, Dashavatara and

loate the relevant songs. As it is it is simply not possible.

 

As a senior Executive Editor of the " Samagra Dasa Sahithya " I have

planned to undertake this work. The idea is like this:

 

a) Find out the subject of each of these 16,000 poems and write it out,

along with the first line of the Keerthanas. Also

 

b) The name of the composer, and

 

c) the volume number contining the song:

 

First Line -------------- Haridasa ------------ Subject 1

------------ Subjet H ----- Vol No.

 

A program is chalked out by which the specific subject is first given.

And then all the songs on the subject are retrieved

 

Here is its specimen:

 

Bala Krishna

 

Angajanaiyanu Gokula Poguva Vyasarayaru

1

Angaladolagaadabaaradayya Bhimeshakrishna

19

 

Mahalakshmi

 

Anganaakula Shiromani Pranesha Vithala

17

Anjore Hige Anjore Rameyarasa

7

 

But to find out the subject matter one has to go through each song; a

herculean task indeed. One Smt Shyamala CR is asssting me. They have

already commenced the work completing about 20% songs. The rest is set

to finish by this year end. After duly editing, the result i.e the

'Haridasa Sahitya Vishya Darshana' (HaSaaViDa) will be published in 3

volumes (each about 500 pages).

 

A word about the themes. They are broadly classified as:

 

a) Shri Hari

b) Gods and Goddesses

c) Mythological characters

d) 'Tirtha Kshethras'

e) Philosophical ideas

f) Atmanivedane

g) Loka niti

h) Guru Namana

i) Mata Dharama (Mainly dvaita and its religious rites)

j) Worldly affairs and

k) Poetic elements

 

It will be helpful for studies at any level dealing with Dasa Sahithya.

It is thus avaluable source book and a lasting one.

Although the work is half way through, people intersted in knowing what

songs are composed on a specific topic or theme can contact me at

shrihavanoor.

 

Dr. Shrinivasa Havanur

Karnataka Theological College

Balmatta, Mangalore - 1.