2. Bharatanatyam Subhalakshmi Kumar Venkateshwara Suprabhatam

Choreography: Subhalakshmi Kumar
Composer: (1430 A.D.) Prativādibhayaṅkara Śrī Anantācārya (also known as Annangaracharyar, and P B Annan), the Rāmānujācārya of Kanchipuram.
M.S.Subhalakshmi Venkatesha SupraBhatam Bharatanatyam


kausalyasuprajarama!
purva sandhya pravartate,
uttistha! narasardula!
kartavyam daivam ahnikam.
O! Rama! Kausalya's auspicious child! Twilight is approaching in the East. O! best of men (Purushottama)! Wake up, the divine daily rituals have to be performed.
uttisthottistha! govinda!
uttistha garudadhvaja!
uttistha kamalakanta!
trailokyam mangalam kuru.

O! Govinda, wake up! O! Garudadhvaja (one who has Garuda on his flag)! wake up. O! Kamalakanta (the husband of Kamala)! by rising, render the three worlds auspicious.
matas samsastajagatam madhukaitabhareh
vaksoviharini! manohara-divyamurte!
srisvanmini! sritajanapriya-danasile!
sri-venkatesa-dayite! Tava suprabhatam
May it be an auspicious dawn to Thee, O! Lakshmi, the Mother of the Worlds, who dwells on the chest of Vishnu, the enemy of the demons, Madhu and Kaitabha), of attractive and divine form, with the nature of granting what is desired by those seeking refuge!
tava suprabhatam aravindalochane!
bhavatu prasannamukha-chandramandale!
vidhisankarendra-vanitabhir archite! vrsasailanatha-dayite!dayanidhe
May it be an auspicious dawn to Thee, O! Lakshmi, the beloved of the Lord of Vrsacala, with eyes like lotus petals, with a bright face like the Moon, who is worshipped by Vani, Girija and Pulomaja (the wives of Brahma, Sankara and Indra) and who is very compassionate.
atryadi-saptarsayas samupasya sandhyam
aksasindhu-kamalani manoharani,
adaya padayugam archayitum prapanna
sesadri-sekhara-vibho! tava suprabhatam
Having worshipped the morning twilight and said their morning prayers, called sandhyavandana, the seven sages like Atri, bringing the beautiful lotuses from the divine Ganges, have arrived to worship Thy feet. Lord of Seshachala! May it be an auspicious dawn to Thee
panchananabjabhava sanmukha vasavadyah
traivikramadi charitam vibudhah stuvanti,
bhasapatith pathati vasarasuddhim arat
sesadri-sekhara-vibho! tava suprabhatam
The Gods, like the five-headed Brahma, Subrahmanya, Shiva, and Indra are praising the deeds of your incarnation as the Trivikramavatara. Nearby is Brhaspati who is reading out the planetary position (called Panchangam) of the day. Lord of Seshachala! May it be an auspicious dawn to Thee
isatpraphulla-sarasiruha-narikela-
pugadrumadi-sumanohara-palikanam
avati mandam anilah saha divyagandhaih
sesadri-sekhara-vibho! tava suprabhatam
The breeze, carrying the wonderful fragrance of the partly-opened lotuses, and the beautiful trees like the Areca and Coconut, is blowing gently. Lord of Seshachala! May it be an auspicious dawn to Thee

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[venkimayyu]

Very nice indeed!!! I have a small suggestion... "Sardoola" means tiger. "Nara Sardoola" means Tiger among Men! Keep up the good work

[pratyagatchaami]

@venkimayyu Hello Venkimayyu. Indeed you are correct. I showed Narashardoola as Nayaka/Leader. I can literally break the word down or show an interpretation of Narashardoola. I didn't like the former because Rama's character is not relevant with the anger and ferociousness you would normally associate a tiger with. :)

[pratyagatchaami]

@venkimayyu Yes Sir. I use shikhara at 0.22 to denote veeram at the mention of Narashaardoola. It probably didn't come across as effectively or you wouldn't be pointing it out. But again, this was my first video :).

[paramparaa1916]

Very beautifully done abhinayam indeed! Not only is this a tribute to Smt M.S. but also her daughter Smt Radha Viswanathan who was a dancer till the age of 22, one of the earliest students of Vazhuvoor Sri Ramaiah Pillai

[pratyagatchaami]

@paramparaa1916 Thank You Sir/Madam for your lovely comment. I have seen a recent abhinayam video of Radha maami. Have you seen it? She looks quite resplendent reminiscing about her dancing days. I did not know she was a student of Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai Sir!

[hulk70006]

@pratyagatchaami

is it there on YT or similar sites? Would love to see radha ma'am's dance . .

loved your interpretation of Narashardoola . . and the way you showed rising sun . . Im no one to comment on the dance . .

[pratyagatchaami]

@hulk70006 If you search for 'Radha Vishwanathan abhinaya' in youtube, its the first video. video id v=qfOlV_Xq-UI

[hulk70006]

@paramparaa1916

yes i saw it long back! :)

thanks a lot :)

[paramparaa1916]

@hulk70006 I have posted Smt Radha Viswanathan's abhinayam as a response to this video. You can see it as soon as pratyagatchaami approves it. Or you can also see it if you visit our channel paramparaa1916

[hulk70006]

@pratyagatchaami

thanks a lot . . ya i saw that in paramparaa channel :-))

[venkimayyu]

@pratyagatchaami Thanks for the explanation!! True, Rama is usually not associated with ferociousness. However, it could mean his Veeram ! Anyway very nice work. Keep it up.