Thiruvallikkeni Purattasi Krishna paksha Ekadasi 2026
Sri Parthasarathi Perumal purappadu with Mylai Sri Peyalwar
Nadaswara innisai : https://youtu.be/I6t7jep1wjM
.. .. and my friend, music critic Essel identifies this as :
“Sadā madini talatu gadarā”
Rāga: Gambhīravāṇi
Tāḷa: Ādi
Composer: Śrī Tyāgarāja
The
opening is given as:
sadā madini talatu gadarā
mudāspada nagajādhipatē
It
is a composition praising Lord
Śiva,
and the charanam ends with “tyāgarāja vinuta.”
Gambhīravāṇi — The name itself is suggestive:
- Gambhīra =
majestic, serious, profound
- Vāṇi =
voice / musical expression
It
has a deep,
dignified and somewhat majestic personality. It does not have
the immediately recognisable sweetness of Kalyani, Mohanam or Madhyamavati. Its
identity comes much more from its characteristic prayogas and treatment of the
swaras.
The
commonly given scale is:
Ārohaṇa:
S G₃ P M₁ D₃ N₃ S
Avarohaṇa:
S N₃ P M₁ G₃ R₂ G₃ R₂ S
Notice
something quite unusual: the ascent does not
simply go in the normal S R G M P D N S order. There is no
Rishabha in the ascent, while the descent introduces R₂ and has the distinctive G–R–G–R–S movement.
[Gaanapriya Foundation]
“Sadā
madini talatu kadara” is particularly interesting because this is one
of the very few compositions associated with Gambhīravāṇi. The
kriti is in Ādi tāḷa and
addresses Śiva.
sadā madini talatu kadarā
mudāspada nagajādhipatē
conveys: “Am I not always remembering You in my mind, O
Lord, the abode of bliss, O consort of Pārvatī?” and the charanam is packed with Śiva imagery — Digambara, destroyer of Antaka, bearer of
Ganga, wearer of the crescent moon, the expert dancer — finally
ending with “Tyagaraja
vinuta.”
“Sadā madini talatu” — traditionally
attributed to Tyagaraja, in Gambhīravāṇi.
Interesting !
Regards – S
Sampathkumar
7.10.2026
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