Ranjani and Gayatri present a sprightly rendition of the lilting Sarasa sama dana in the unusual raga Kapinarayani. This iconic composition of Sadguru Tyagaraja Swamy with the beautiful line "Hitavu maatalento" leads to a lovely neraval exposition, which has been handled beautifully in the past by many legendary musicians. Ranjani Gayatri are joined by L Ramakrishnan on the violin, Manoj Siva on the Mridangam, Chandrasekara Sharma on the Ghatam and Harini Tipu on Tambura.
Credits:
Musicians: Ranjani - Gayatri, L Ramakrishnan, Manoj Siva, Chandrasekara Sharma, Harini Tipu.
Audio Recording and Mastering: MT Aditya Srinivasan assisted by Sriram Ravi and Sabareesh
Video Team: Vineeth Raghukumar assisted by Dhinesh kumar, Mohammad, Sharmishta, Shanmugam, Manivannan.
Additional Editing: Pramod Gokhale
Thumbnail design: Aravind Madhusoodanan
Venue: Main Auditorium, IIT Madras Research Park.
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sarasa sAma dAna bhEda daNDa catura sATi dEva mevarE brOvavE
parama sAmbhava grEsa ruNDanucu baluku rAvaNuDu teliyalEka pOyE
hitavu mATalentO bAgA balkitivi satamu gAnayOdhya nittu naNTivi
nata sahOdaruni rAju cEsi rAka hatamu jEsitivi tyAgarAjanuta
Gist
O Elegant Lord who is adept in the four-fold actions (of rAja dharma) - conciliation, gift or bribe, creation of dissension and punishment! O Lord praised by this tyAgarAja!
Which God is equal to You?
Deign to protect me.
But, rAvaNa, being the eminent devotee of the great Lord Siva, failed to understand Your words!
You conveyed well a lot of beneficial words; You said that ‘I shall offer even ayOdhyA for ever’; when he (rAvaNa) did not mend his ways even after anointing vibhIshaNa – his brother who supplicated before You – as King of lankA, You ultimately slayed him.