Song: sri neelOtpala nAyikE
rAgam: nAri reetigowLA
tALam: rUpakam
Composer: Muthuswamy Dikshitar
Language: Sanskrit
Concert: mArgazhi mahA utsavam 2008
Violin: R.K.Sriram Kumar
Mridangam: K.Arun Prakash
Ghatam: Giridhar Uduppa
Pallavi
śrī nīlōtpala nāyikē jagadambikē
śrī nagara nāyikē māmava vara dāyikē
Anupallavi
dīna janārti prabhañjana rīti gauravē
dēśika pradarśita cidrūpiṇi nata bhairavē
(madhyama kāla sāhityam)
ānandātmānubhavē adri rāja samudbhavē
sūna śarāri vaibhavē jñāna sudhārṇavē śivē
Charanam
saṅkalpa vikalpātmaka citta vṛtti jālē
sādhu janārādhita sadguru kaṭākṣa mūlē
saṅkaṭa hara dhurīṇa-tara guru guhānukūlē
samasta viśvōtpatti sthiti layādi kālē
(madhyama kāla sāhityam)
viṭaṅka tyāgarāja mōhita vicitra līlē
śaṅkari kṛpālavālē hāṭaka-maya cēlē
paṅkaja nayana viśālē padma rāga maṇi mālē
śaṅkara sannuta bālē śāradē gāna lōlē
Excellent rendition!!!!
Kaarthiknarayan 1 year ago
Amazing! Wish more artistes would explain aspects such as these for unusual ragas. I notice the absence of the characteristic madhyama kala phrases in this Dikshitar composition. Has TMK done this piece with swaraprastharas as well?
jotikakrishnan 2 years ago
Absolutely beautiful and mesmerizing. I loved every second of it. Muthuswami Dikshitar's genius is probably unsurpassed. The rendition itself is rather minimalistic, especially with the percussion being light. This actually accenuates the voice and the drone. Special mention of the violinist who has done an excellent job.
schopenhauersring 3 years ago
Ver serious and dedicated artist.Thanks for posting
mssubbulakshmimusic 3 years ago
Ethereal rendition!
shreekrishna1729 3 years ago
Divine music in pure form.....Please post more of TM Krishna's katcherees. Thanks a lot for giving the lyrics and details of this beautiful song.
meenakrishnan 3 years ago