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Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Srinivasa Thiruvengadamudaiyaai .. .. Hamsaanandi

Today is Karthigai Thiruvonam – at Thiruvallikkeni divyadesam after Sri Parthasarathi Emperuman siriya mada veethi purappadu, during Thiruvanthikappu there was this excellent rendition of a Carnatic song by Nagaraj in Nadaswaram and Sai Shanmuganathan in Thavil.  Here is a short video. :  https://youtu.be/pxbl07JxzTY

 

Srinivasa Thiruvengadamudaiyaai .. .. 

Hamsaanandi ragam.  

 


 

shrInivAsa tiru vEnkaTamuDaiyAi jaya gOvinda mukunda anantA

 

ஸ்ரீனிவாச திருவேங்கடமுடையாய்

ஜெய கோவிந்தா முகுந்த அனந்தா  ||

 

தீன சரண்யன் எனும் பெயர் கொண்டாய்

தீனன் எனைப் போல் வேறெவர் கண்டாய்

ஜெகந்நாதா, சங்கு சக்ரதரனே  

 

ஜகம்புகழும் ஏழுமலை மாயவனே

திருமகள் அலர்மேல் மங்கை மணாளனே

ஜெகந்நாதா, சங்கு சக்ரதரனே

 (நின்) திருவடிக்கு அபயம்,  அபயம் அய்யா! 

 

Oh, Srinivasa (Dwelling place of Lakshmi), lord of auscpicious Thiruvenkadam (Ezhumalai), Victory to you, Oh Govinda (friend of cows), Oh, Mukunda (liberator), Oh Endless One. You earned the fame as the refuge of the meek, where have you seen one more meek than me?

Oh, lord of the seven hills, one who is praised by the whole universe, Illusory one, Oh, husband of AlarmElmangai; Oh, lord of the Universe, wielder of the wheel and the conch. I seek the refuge of your feet, free me from fear! 

It is a beautiful keerthanai by Sri Papanasam Sivan fondly addressed as Tamil Thiyagayya was a famous composer who lived in last century (1890 – 1973).  He was conferred Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1971.  He also composed music in Kannada and Tamil cinema in early stages of movies.  Blessed with long life, he lived like a wandering mystic, enriching the repertoire of classical music by his priceless compositions. As a child he was known as Ramayya. Since he was an ardent devotee of Lord Siva, and since he used to sing Bhajans in praise of Lord Siva especially in Papanasam, he came to be known as Papanasam Sivan. He was a prolific writer giving us around 500 kritis, excluding the film songs. The title  ‘Tamil Tyagayya’ was conferred on him by the great Simizhi Sundaram Iyer, when he heard Sivan singing the song ‘Unnai Thudikka Arulthaa’ in Kuntalavarali raga during the Tyagaraja Rathotsavam at Tiruvarur. The bulk of Sivan’s compositions are in Tamil, his mother tongue. He has also composed some kritis in Sanskrit 

Hamsanandi is a prominent, hexatonic (six-note) janya raga (derived scale) in Carnatic music, known for its meditative, intense, and joyful mood. It is a relatively new but popular raga, often sung in the evenings, and sets a mood of yearning and fervent appeal due to the absence of the panchamam (Pa) note.  Hamsanandi is an evening rāgam 

Web searches reveal there are many popular Cinema songs of various composers on this raag.  Here are some: - 

·        காலையும் நீயே, மாலையும் நீயே; காற்றும் நீயே, கடலும் நீயே - படம் 'தேன் நிலவு' -  AM ராஜா  

·        என்ன கொடுப்பான் எவை கொடுப்பான் என்று இவர்கள் எண்ணும் முன்னே - படம் கர்ணன்; இசை : விஸ்வநாதன் -ராமமூர்த்தி  

·        ஏழு மலை இருக்க நமக்கென்ன மனக்கவலை, ஏழேழு பிறவிக்கும் எதற்கும் பயமில்லை, படம்:  திருமலை தெய்வம் - இசை குன்னக்குடி வைத்தியநாதன்  

·        வேதம் !  -  வேதம், அணுவிலும் ஒரு நாதம், நான் பாடும் ராகங்கள் நாத விநோதம்:  படம் சலங்கை ஒலி ; இசை இசைஞானி இளையராஜா  

·        நாத வினோதங்கள் நடன சந்தோஷங்கள், பரம சுகங்கள் தருமே; படம் சலங்கை ஒலி ; இசை இசைஞானி இளையராஜா   

·        ராக தீபம் ஏற்றும் நேரம் புயல் மழையோ - படம் : பயணங்கள் முடிவதில்லை, இசை இசைஞானி இளையராஜா  

·        ராத்திரியில் பூத்திருக்கும் தாமரைதான் பெண்ணோ, ராஜசுகம் தேடி வர; படம் - தங்க மகன்;  இசை இசைஞானி இளையராஜா   

Papanasam Sivan, was born  90 in Polagam, a village in Tanjore District, as the second son of Ramamritha Iyer and Yogmbal. His early years were spent in Travancore where he learnt Malayalam and obtained a degree in grammar from Maharaja Sanskrit College. He first learnt  from Noorani Mahadeva Bhagavatar, son of Parameswara Bhagavatar. Later, he became the disciple of Konerirajapuram Vaidyanatha Ayyar, a well-known musician.  His elder brother P Rajagopala Iyer’s daughter was VN Janaki, who became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in 1988 albeit for a very brief period.

With regards – S Sampathkumar
26.11.2025 

2 comments:

  1. very good rendition and I loved your linking to various things - Nice. Thilaga

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  2. that VN Janaki was the wife of MGR is consciously omitted - Thangaraj

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