Ranjani-Gayatri - 2 - gowLipanthu - tera tIyaga rAdA

Song: tera tIyaga rAdA
RAgam: Gowlipanthu (Janyam of MAyamAlavagowla)
Talam: Adi
Composer: ThyagarAja
Language: Telugu
Concert: Margazhi Mahotsavam 2007

Meaning and Background:
An invitation from his far-flung disciples and admirers took Thyagaraja on a pilgrimage which extended upto Tirupati. When he reached the Tirupati temple to have the darshan of Lord Venkateswara, the drawn curtain at the sanctum sanctorum moved him to composer the song Terateeyaga raga (Gowlibanthu) in which he moans "Oh Tirupati Venkataraman! Could you not remove the screen, the screen of anger, arrogance and jealousy, which, taking a firm stand within me, keeps me out of the reach of Dharma and other Purusharthas including Moksha? It effectively hides from vision, the immaculate light of the lamp, Jnana. By the existence of this screen, my mind gets caught by evil, just as ignorant beasts are got into the Hunter's net. I have been following you faithfully, I pray promptly; remove the screen". Promptly the screen was removed and he had a good darshan of the Lord.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Carnatic
• Margazhi
• Maargazhi
• Gayathri
• Mahotsavam
• Jaya
• JayaTV
• Mayamalavagowla
• gowlibanthu
• thera
• teeyaga
• radha
• tyagaraja

[rshankar3]

Carnaticopia:

Can you please change the song title to 'tera tIyaga rAdA?' (or 'tera teeyaga raadaa?')

[carnaticopia]

No problem. Thanks for the correction. Excuse my Telugu.

[spartanray]

This is neither varali nor sudhdha bangalam. This song is based on the raga Gowlipanthu, which is a janya raga of the 15th melakartha ragam Mayamalavagowla.

[carnaticopia]

Thanks for the correction. Info has been amended.

[shairaonly]

Absolutely rite that Gowlipantu is a Janya of MayamalavaGowla.. which means the song should have Shuddha Madhyamam.. but this song is being sung completely in Prathi Madhyamam! and thats the popular version of "Tera Teeyaga raadaa".. so either we shud sing it with Shuddha Madhyamam or say "Gowlipantu is a Janya of Kamavardhini"! :D

[VSNarasimhan]

Can you correct the sync and then re-uplaod it? You have also not corrected the title of this kruthi inspite of acknowledging to someone pointing it out!!!

V.S.Narasimhan

[sukkot54]

even their sarees blend as nicely as their music

[sukkot54]

@sam7748 you and a thousand others of us! they are soooo beautiful

[kumaragruha]

Thanks for the Meaning and Background. the song brought tears in my eyes.

[ramashwinme]

can you please share some songs of ranjani gayatri which is hindustan raga based

[IpsaPaphum]

Such a sweet song by Thyagaraja, so sweetly rendered!

[Arceeiyer]

Very Well done, very talented artists

[sannathan256]

fantastic. thanks