Jatadhara shankara - Todi - Adi | Fifth Saptaratna | On Lord Shiva

The fifth among the saptaratnas is a grand piece in the might raga Todi where Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi describes Lord Shiva and his attributes over six charanams and his immense knowledge of the Shiva puranas and several episodes associated with Lord Shiva in the epics and other literatures shine through brilliantly. Special Introduction by : Sangita Kala Acharya Vidushi Smt Neela Ramgopal P jatādhara shankara dēva dēva MK shashānkadhara mangaḷakara gangādhara bhujanga valayitālankāra AP naṭanānanda chidambarānanda lahari vihāra svachchhanda MK kuṭhāra pināka kuranga dharānga kōlāhala tāṇḍava kālāntaka kreeḍā kirāta girijā samēta gireesha shitikaṇṭha uddanṇḍa vara C pālaya lōkam adhunā parama pāvana bhakta janāvana 1 madamaya dārukāvana muni manōhara nipuṇa mahatama dhanada nata 2 pāmarajana kumuda chandra bhāgadēya neelakaṇṭha vrṣha turanga para- mēsha pāshadhara madahara bahuvara dāyaka madhu murahara sannuta 3 niravadhi kamaneeya ramaṇeeya ramaṇee mukha jalaja madhupa mukha sharaṇāgata jana pālana tamasādi hara bhāsatara chandra panchamukha 4 ānandādhika nirupādhika mōhana vadana paṇavānaka dundubhi ḍinḍima ḍakkā mrdanga dheema dhrta dheem dheem tadheemta samakrta naṭavara 5 sāmagāna rasa pooritābja mukha sādhu mānasa nirantara charita nāgabhōgi pariveeta adbhuta virājitānga aparajitānga vara 6 sadyōjāta mukha bhāsura sura poojita pāvana mahēsha bhuvanēsha pavanēsha paramēsha naṭanēsha ee- shāna vāma ānana aghōra tatpuruṣhānana samvadana pālaya lōkam adhunā parama pāvana bhakta janāvana kāla kāla kapāla vidhāraṇa kailāsa giri sadana trinayana LEAD VOICES Anahita Ravindran Apoorva Ravindran Archana Upadhyaya Bhargavi Balasubramanian Dathre S Pathangi Dhruv S Pathangi Petreeza Sabu Sowmya Acharya Vanitha Suresh INSTRUMENTS Akshay Anantapadmanabhan (Mrdangam & Khanjira) Akhilandeshwari (Veena) Bhargavi Balasubramanian (Chitravina) Vishaal Sapuram (Chitravina) AUDIO EDITING & MASTERING Sreenidhi Venkat VIDEO EDITING Bhargavi Balasubramanian TITLE DESIGN Divya Ramesh CONCEPT, CURATION & DIRECTION Bhargavi Balasubramanian Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi, a composer of time-transcending brilliance and encyclopedic erudition, is said to have lived approximately between 1700-1765. The vastness of his multi-dimensional creations is only matched by the depth of his knowledge and exemplary attitude. He was a consummate master of melody, form, rhythm, meter, poetry, dance, drama, epics, mythology, cultural history and geography who was at equal ease in Sanskrit as well as Tamil. The enchanting magic his creations weave have endeared him to thousands of musicians, music lovers and students alike and awed scholars over the years. #Oothukadu #Todi #Shiva