my query reg. mysore woderyar kritis

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Dear learned members,

 

I would like to know the historical background of Mysore Chamundeshwari

Temple, the temple sculpture, the image of Great Goddess of Chamundi (how many

hands and ayudhas) and who installed the Goddess.

 

I heard that the Mysore Maharajas (Wodeyar family) composed some hymns on this

great goddess. Could anybody please share some of them. I would be happy to see

as i am a devotee of Chandi Paradevata.

 

regs,

sriram

 

 

 

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Hi Sriram,

There's an excellent composition by Sri Mysore Vasudevacharya rendered by

the legend MSS. The kriti name is Sri chAmundEshwari pAlayamAm in Bilahari

rAga. Ive cried out of joy many times listening to this wonderful n healing

melody. Definitely worth listening to.. i'll mail u the mp3 if u want me

to...i dont rembr where i downloaded it from...

 

Regs

Ghanesh

 

On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 12:33 PM, venkata sriram <

sriram_sapthasathi wrote:

 

> Dear learned members,

>

> I would like to know the historical background of Mysore Chamundeshwari

> Temple, the temple sculpture, the image of Great Goddess of Chamundi (how

> many hands and ayudhas) and who installed the Goddess.

>

> I heard that the Mysore Maharajas (Wodeyar family) composed some hymns on

> this great goddess. Could anybody please share some of them. I would be

> happy to see as i am a devotee of Chandi Paradevata.

>

> regs,

> sriram

>

>

> Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now

>

>

[Guest guest]

namastE,

 

There was a discussion on the compositions of Maharaja Jayachamaraja

Wodeyaaru @

 

http://rasikas.org/topic/145/jayachamaraja-odeyar-mysore-maharajah-

part-i/

 

http://rasikas.org/topic/109/jayachamaraja-odeyar-mysore-maharajah-

part-ii/

 

This discussion contained lyrics/notes/audio for many of his

compositions, for example, one of which is reproduced in part below

(without permission), and available in full from the links above:

 

cintayAmi santatam, rAga- dhEnuka, tALa- triSra jhampe

 

P:

cintayAmi santatam mUlaprakRti svarUpAm

 

A:

cit tattva cintAmaNIm cidagnikuNDA sambhUtAm.

cintitArtha phalapradAm cittajAri santOShitAm

citprakASAnandakara SrIvidyAsvarUpAM

citSaktyAvirbhUtAm icchAkriyAm j~nAnAtmikAm

 

C:

mahAmAyAm AryAm madhumada mOditahRdayAm

sahasrasUrya samaprabhAm sahasrAkShAdi vinutAm

guhagaNAdi samsEvitAm gamanAgamanavarjitAm

mahAmahimOpEtAM mahIpAla pUjitAm

mahAdaitya hAhAkAra samayE krUra mahiSha SiracchEdanakara caritrAm

kAmadhEnukAtiSayitAm

 

Meaning

This is kRti on mahiShAsuramardini, SrI cAmuNDESvari.

 

cintayAmi santatam mUlaprakRti svarUpAm

I ever dwell upon Her Who is in the form of mUlaprakRti (from which

everything originates)

 

cit tattva cintAmaNIm - Ever the Giver of cit (j~nAna, knowledge)

(cintAmaNi is a stone/gem that gives one everything they desire);

cidagnikuNDA sambhUtAm -This is the 4th nAma in lalitA saharanAma..

cintitArtha phalapradAm- the Giver of all desired things

cittajAri santOShitAm -She who gives happiness to the enemy of

kAma/Cupid i.e ISvara

citprakASAnandakara- She who derives pleasure from enlightening the

cit/thought (cit is not the same as manas/mind)

SrIvidyAsvarUpAM -One Who is in the form of SrIvidyA

<snip>

 

There is some related discussion @

http://rasikas.org/topic/144/harikesanallur-muthaiah-bhagavthar/

 

As regards Shri Sriram's request on stOtra-s, please see

http://www.carnatica.net/special/camunda108_stotra.pdf

 

and also

 

http://www.carnatica.net/special/chamunda108-ppn-i.htm

 

for a general discussion on the temple.

 

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kuNDali kumAri kuTile chaNDi charAcharasavitri chAmuNDe .

guNini guhAriNi guhye gurumUrte tvA.n namAmi kAmAkShi ..

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, venkata sriram

<sriram_sapthasathi wrote:

>

>

> I heard that the Mysore Maharajas (Wodeyar family) composed some

hymns on this great goddess. Could anybody please share some of

them. I would be happy to see as i am a devotee of Chandi

Paradevata.

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Dear ganesh,

 

Please do the needful because Chandi is my breath and my life. I have

never visited Goddess Chamundeshwari of Mysore. Probably with my

family i would visit this wonderful deity. I had plans of visiting

this temple this navaratri to see navaratri utsavas but unfortunately

could not.

 

regs,

sriram

 

, " Ghanesh R.S. " <ghanesh.rs wrote:

>

> Hi Sriram,

> There's an excellent composition by Sri Mysore Vasudevacharya

rendered by

> the legend MSS. The kriti name is Sri chAmundEshwari pAlayamAm in

Bilahari

> rAga. Ive cried out of joy many times listening to this wonderful n

healing

> melody. Definitely worth listening to.. i'll mail u the mp3 if u

want me

> to...i dont rembr where i downloaded it from...

>

> Regs

> Ghanesh

>

> On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 12:33 PM, venkata sriram <

> sriram_sapthasathi wrote:

>

> > Dear learned members,

> >

> > I would like to know the historical background of Mysore

Chamundeshwari

> > Temple, the temple sculpture, the image of Great Goddess of

Chamundi (how

> > many hands and ayudhas) and who installed the Goddess.

> >

> > I heard that the Mysore Maharajas (Wodeyar family) composed some

hymns on

> > this great goddess. Could anybody please share some of them. I

would be

> > happy to see as i am a devotee of Chandi Paradevata.

> >

> > regs,

> > sriram

> >

> >

> > Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Continuing with this post below, I have uploaded all the audio files

I obtained from the website below to 2 rapidshare folders,

 

http://rapidshare.com/users/5J5OFE

 

http://rapidshare.com/users/MV0NGE

 

From the discussions in the forums below, and listening to these

compositions with very limited musical perspective, the immense

scholarship/genius/bhakti of the mahArAjA comes through very

forcefully.

 

I will post the lyrics for these compositions from the forum below

one at a time, and maybe the knowledgable members of the list can

chip in with their observations on these compositions.

 

shrI kAmAkShI paradevatAyAH pAdAravindayoH samarpitam ..

 

Regards,

Sridhar.

 

, " sWseshagiri " <s_seshagiri wrote:

>

> namastE,

>

> There was a discussion on the compositions of Maharaja

Jayachamaraja Wodeyaaru @

>

> http://rasikas.org/topic/145/jayachamaraja-odeyar-mysore-maharajah-

part-i/

>

> http://rasikas.org/topic/109/jayachamaraja-odeyar-mysore-maharajah-

part-ii/

>