Tomorrow is Bagula Panchami : Aaradhana Dinam at Saint ThyAgarAjA's BrundhAvanam at ThituvayyARu

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Sri:

 

Dear SangItha Abhimanis & Raama BhakthAs :

 

Tomorrow , Sunday , January 30 is Hastha BaguLa Panchami

day . On this day , Some 158 years ago , the great Raama Bhakthar ,

Sri ThyagarAja Swamigal shook His mortal coils off and attained

the sacred feet of His AarAdhana Moorthy , Sri Raamachandran .

 

Since he had entered SanyAsa Aasramam 10 days before

the date of His departure from this earth , a BrundhAvanam

was constructed over His samAdhi ( Place of internment of

His bodily remains) on the banks of River Cauvery .

 

It is here the shrine for Saint ThyAgaraja exists and the yearly

AarAdhanam takes place . Gana Raaga Pancha Rathna Krithis

in the RaagAs , Naattai , GpwLai , Aarabhi, VarALi and

Sri Raagam are sung and Naadha NaivEdhyam by Musicians

from every part of BHAratha Desam is offered .

 

In respectful rememberance of this day , adiyEn is releasing

special articles on the Pancha Rathna Krithis( 5) , Uthsava SampradhAya

Krithis (24), Dhivya Naama Krithis(42) , Nowka Charithra Krithis ,

PrahlAdha Bhaktha Vijaya Krithis and HarikAmbhOji MeLam

and HarikAmbhOji Janya Raaga Krithis(28) and Sri Ranga

Pancha Rathna Krithis (5) .

 

These special articles are available in the Sangitham and Bhakthi

section of the following Web pages :

 

http://www.sadagopan.org

 

There are 61 essays assembled sofar in that Sangitham & Bhakthi

section of http://www.sadagopan.org

 

Sri Mutthu Swamy Dikshithar , one of the Musical Trinities was

a contemproary & dear Friend of ThyagarAja SwamigaL .

Sri Dikshithar's RaamAshtaka krithis composed in 8 different

vibhakthis (cases ) are also included in the current List .

 

Please Enjoy them on this BaguLa Panchami day .

 

I am told that there will be a special issue on the AarAdhanam

at ThiruvayyARu tomorrow . I was asked to submit one or two

articles for that issue . Those in India might be able to see them .

If you do see them , please let me know .

 

Sri SeethA SamEtha Sri Raamachandra ParabrahmaNE Nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan