Balagopala

[nellikunje]

I like your rendition very much for the clear diction, laya and suswaram throughout. Yor voice is also very nice to listen to. Wish you all the best!!

[vpadmana]

@nellikunje Thank you for the kind words.

[savvysubu]

I sang this song several times in small gatherings. My wife corrected me so many times for wrong pronunciations and I hope I got it finally :-) I would like to share what I learned.

aashumaam (not aasumam, aashu means fast), neerada (it means water bearing, refers to clouds, comparing color of krishna),

neeraja (born in neer - water - refers to lotus),

nipuNa tara (nipuNatara = good expert),

maanasaakara = making one's mind (not sAgara), kamsAsura (not panchasura),

draupadi (not draupati)

[vpadmana]

Thanks for your comments. Are you hearing AsumAm instead of AshumAm in my rendition?

Same with Neerada Neeraja - not sure if you are hearing differently.

The mAnasAkara - Yes, you are correct. I will correct it.

Draupadi - Yes, I might have stressed the thi and not softened it to di.

In any case, thanks for your comments. Very constructive!!

[raveindran]

Please..Please..make it long...like Balamurali Krishna in Hamsegeethe ofcourse !!!

[raveindran]

Spectacular bhiravi explosive bhakti bhava a warm up Bhiravi alaapana - could have been added can turn top artists sit up in their sleep !!Keep it up...more bhiravi please if you can..any song..will do..

Ravi , Sydney

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[vpadmana]

Thank you. I will try and post another Bhairavi soon and this time, try to squeeze in a short Ragam.

[rahtintin]

superb voice!!!

[vpadmana]

Thanks !!

[vpadmana]

Thanks. Re: the 5th line of the charanam: Though it surely appears in the lyrics, I have not heard it being sung even by great artistes of yesteryears. I learnt this from Smt. Nithyasree Mahadevan who learnt it from the great Pattammal who learnt it from Ambi Dikshitar, grand-nephew of Sri. Mutthuswami Dikshitar. Pattammal never sang it and neither did her brother Shri DKJ. Do you have a recording of someone who has?

[madhavan61]

@vpadmana --You may want to check out violin Balakrishnan in Chennai, whose wife has recorded many Dikshitar kritis (Dr. Srivatsa could be a contact). Mr. Balakrishnan is the son of late Mahadeva Bhagavathar, who taught my mother. They come in the original Dikshitar tradition.

[ladysiva]

Awesome Bhairavi. But, you missed the fifth line of charanam, so does most of the singers these days. Do you know why?

I've posted the charanam for your reference.

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cANUra malla haraNa nipuNatara

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vANIshArccita pItAmbharadhara vaijayantI vana mAlA dhara

ANavAdi vijaya mAnasAkara apahata kamsAsura nata bhUsura

drON karNa duryOdhanAdi hara draupadI mAna samrakSaNakara

vaiNika gAyaka guruguha nuta pura vairi vihita gOpikA manOhara

[ppadmana]

Great rendering! Keept it up! Sruthi could have been a little louder..