Kalyani Varadarajan

Carnatic composers (other than performing vidwans)
parivadini
Posts: 1190
Joined: 22 Oct 2013, 22:44

Re: Kalyani Varadarajan

Post by parivadini »

rajeshnat wrote: 11 Apr 2016, 10:17
lalitharam wrote:Vana nidhi kanya varam is in the raga Chandrakons and Vana nidhi kanyakam is in the raga Manoranjani.
lalitharam
The thorough person that you are , you will never make a mistake that too with srajam,thanks for the clarification.
I am still waiting for the chandrakowns upload of s rajam
Upload here Rajesh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q18m-W55UM

rshankar
Posts: 13754
Joined: 02 Feb 2010, 22:26

Re: Kalyani Varadarajan

Post by rshankar »

Question: What/who does vana nidhi kanyA refer to? Trying to understand what vana nidhi means.

Pratyaksham Bala
Posts: 4164
Joined: 21 May 2010, 16:57

Re: Kalyani Varadarajan

Post by Pratyaksham Bala »

rshankar wrote: 01 Mar 2019, 20:20 Question: What/who does vana nidhi kanyA refer to? Trying to understand what vana nidhi means.
vananidhi = Ocean
vananidhi kanya = Daughter of Ocean = Goddess Lakshmi

rshankar
Posts: 13754
Joined: 02 Feb 2010, 22:26

Re: Kalyani Varadarajan

Post by rshankar »

🙏🏽

Sreeni Rajarao
Posts: 1283
Joined: 04 Feb 2010, 08:19

Re: Kalyani Varadarajan

Post by Sreeni Rajarao »

Pratyaksham Bala wrote: 22 Apr 2020, 00:11
rshankar wrote: 01 Mar 2019, 20:20 Question: What/who does vana nidhi kanyA refer to? Trying to understand what vana nidhi means.
vananidhi = Ocean
vananidhi kanya = Daughter of Ocean = Goddess Lakshmi
PB,

In one of his compositions, my Father (Veena Raja Rao) has used the word vanadhi as in vanadhi Sayana suramunijana pOsha.

Would that be an acceptable usage to say vanadhi instead of vananidhi?

All other references in this kRti are for Vishnu, so I am reading this also as a reference to Vishnu (similar to sAgara Sayana)

Thank you!

Pratyaksham Bala
Posts: 4164
Joined: 21 May 2010, 16:57

Re: Kalyani Varadarajan

Post by Pratyaksham Bala »

.
Sreeni Rajarao ji,

In the kriti 'rArA nannElukOrA' Tyagaraja has used the word 'vanadhi' to indicate 'Ocean'.

Hope other well versed members may help clarify.

Sreeni Rajarao
Posts: 1283
Joined: 04 Feb 2010, 08:19

Re: Kalyani Varadarajan

Post by Sreeni Rajarao »

Thank you PB(ji!). Please call me Sreeni (ji not necessary!)

Post Reply