Ogirala VeeraRaghavaSharma- GAyathri Devi upAsakA

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Vimala Bulusu
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FOR CIRCULATION AMONG CARNATIC MUSIC LOVERS
I rendered all the 86 songs (1 varnam and 85 kritis) from Deviganasudha and uploaded at
http://ovrs.20m.com/

New ragas
parAtparI_nAdAnaMdaraMjanii_Adi
padAraviMdamulE_praNavapriya_Adi

Kritis rendered in 2 ragas:
AdiSakti in hiMDoLa _rupaka & paMtuvarALi _ rUpaka
taruNamidE_ mOhana_ Adi lalita_ Adi

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On the occasion of Navaratri. I rendered and uploaded 2 songs from Deviganasudha

1.mInAkShi_tAnavarNaM_tODi_Adi_OVRS

mInAkShI nIdu padapaMkajamule
mikkili nammitinamma madhura ||mInAkShI||
mArAriki priyamAninImaNivaina
mahESwari budhajana manObhIShTa dAyinI aMba ||mInAkShI||
muktAyi swaramu
dArijUpi bhavakAnanameTu dATiMtuvO ||mInAkShI||

2. SrIgAyatrI_valaji_Adi_OVRS

SrIgAyatrIdEvi sanAtani sEvakajana suSrEyOdAyini ||SrI||
vAgadhipati surEMdrapUjitE
varadAyaki paMcavadanE suhAsini ||SrI||
rAgadwESha rahitAMtaraMgahitE
ratnakhacita maNihAramaMDitE
rasahita saMgItamOditE
rAghavAdi bhaktarakShaNa caritE ||SrI||


https://soundcloud.com/vimalabulusu/101 ... arnam-todi
https://soundcloud.com/vimalabulusu/101 ... y-b-vimala

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Sailatanaya in rag pharaju and aparakripanidhi in rag gambhiranata have been uploaded at

https://soundcloud.com/vimalabulusu/124 ... y-b-vimala
https://soundcloud.com/vimalabulusu/181 ... b-vimala-1

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I rendered and uploaded devi gayatri in madhyamavati and rajarajeswari in mohana

https://soundcloud.com/vimalabulusu/3-d ... y-b-vimala
https://soundcloud.com/vimalabulusu/1-r ... y-b-vimala

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I have uploaded SaMkarArdhaSarIriNi insankarabharanam and SyAmalagaatri in jhanjhuti at
https://soundcloud.com/vimalabulusu/9sa ... y-b-vimala
https://soundcloud.com/vimalabulusu/10- ... d-bharathi

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Re: Ogirala VeeraRaghavaSharma- GAyathri Devi upAsakA

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In the kriti “aMdu konavammA” in sAvEri, the book “DevIgAnasudha” has been dedicated to the goddess trIpurasuMdari. There is no mudra for this composition.

aMdukonavammA O tripura
suMdarI karpUrAnaMda neerAjana ||maMdukona||

iMdarilO nA Dendamu raMjilla
vaMdanamu jEsi vasudha ninudalatu ||naMdukona||

bhAva rAga tALamula jata gUrci
pAvanamagu nI nAmAkShara gAna pra
bhAvamucE bhaktavAhinilO SrI
dEvIgAnasudhAkRutigA ninujUciti ||naMdukona||
అందుకొనవమ్మా ఓ త్రిపుర
సుందరీ కర్పూరానంద నీరాజన ॥మందుకొన॥
అనుపల్లవి:
ఇందరిలో నా డెందము రంజిల్ల
వందనము జేసి వసుధ నిను దలతు ॥నందుకొన॥
చరణము(లు):
భావరాగతాళముల జతగూర్చి
పావనమగు నీనామాక్షర గాన ప్ర
భావముచే భక్తవాహినిలో శ్రీ
దేవీగానసుధాకృతిగా నినుజూచితి ॥నందుకొన॥

I rendered the song and uploaded at
https://soundcloud.com/vimalabulusu/11- ... y-b-vimala

The songs in telugu are available at
http://www.andhrabharati.com/kIrtanalu/ ... index.html

All the songs can be heard at
http://ovrs.20m.com/
Regards
Vimala

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Vimala,
I heard the tODi varNam, the paras (paraju) , Valaji and apAra krupAnidhi in gambhIRa nATa.
You render the songs in your sweet voice, and you are the kind of daughter who makes your father and family proud, no doubt. Are there others in Origala SharmAgAru's family who carry on the tradition by singing his songs? He is a prolific composer, and you have learned so many of them! Bless you. Will listen to more...

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Arasi
Namaskaramulu. I felt as if my father had sent the blessings through you. My pranams to you for the well said words about me. My father is not just my parent, but also my guru. I fondly believe that Mother Sri Gayatri made me render all the 86 kritis from Deviganasudha and upload them at http://ovrs.20m.com/ . All members of our family render the songs. But none gave a kacheri. My father established Gayatri panchayatana peetham at Kovvuru, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh and my brother and sister are managing it. Navaratri is celebrated every year. I learnt you are a vaggeyakara. I listened to your songs rendered by musicians. They are nice.

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Re: Ogirala VeeraRaghavaSharma- GAyathri Devi upAsakA

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‘tanuvE’ in gouLa and ‘UrakadorakunA’ in Arabhi are 2 ghanaraga kritis uploqaded at

https://soundcloud.com/vimalabulusu/tracks

and also under downloads (53 & 54) at

http://ovrs.20m.com/

tanuvE_gauLa_khaMDajAti ATa

pallavi
tanuvE dharmArdha kAma mOkShamulArjiMpadagusAdhanamu ||ta||
anupallavi
vinavE manasA sakalEMdriyamulu cakkanai veligE mAnava ||ta||
caraNamulu
1. nAkapitRulOkavAsulakE kAlamASrayamai rAjillu ||ta||
2. saphala manOradhuDauTakeMci | yAgAdi sukarmamulAcariMci dEvEMdrAdi sura gaNamulaku havirbhAgamulanu baMcu ||ta||.
3. annasAramAdhAramai bhuvini rudhira mAMsa mEdhassulacE | nabhyunnati jeMdi durviShayAdulaku lObaDi ceDani |ta||
4. sakalajIvarAsula narudai doraku narajanma midi gAka | bharatabhUmini janiMcu prabala puNya dhanayutamai barageDi ||ta||
5. nAdayOga jij~jAsala galigi | praj~jAna varaguru pramukhavikAsuni prEma golici | suj~jAna sulakShaNa SikShituDai tA | vAda tarkamula mAni mauniyai nAdAkhaMDa vibhUti nAtmagani rAghava sannuta cidAnaMda cidrUpamu jeMdu ||ta||

UrakadorakunA_Arabhi_khaMDajAti ATa

pallavi
UrakadorakunA umApada sarasija mAtmanilpanu tana ||kU||
anupallavi
pOrADi SatrucayamAriMTi dunimi | talapulella SivasatipainiDa ||kU||
caraNamulu
1. dharaNIsuravara dharmamarasi yaj~jakarmAdula gala marmameruga ||kU||
2. paramabhaktajana pAvani, smararipumAnini, bhavabhayahAriNi, tribhuvanapAlini kamala kapAla gadA Suka SUlavilAsini || U||
3. dhanasudatImaNi tanayulayaDa gala tamakamuna dagili tana perayani bahu tamamuna munugucu paratatva mahatvamerugani naruna ||kU||
4. paramAnaMdasukha mAtmakiDu nijamArgamerugu samAdhiyutu, padamASrayiMci, UmAkathalabhimAnamuna vina ||kU||
5. rAghavagItaswaramulaMdu Sruti rAjilucu, nAdhAramagu nOMkAranAda, taraMgalaya makaraMdaruci, lE ||kU| |

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Please see the Face book page also...at...

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ogirala- ... 0477666912

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Sri Ogirala Veeraraghava Sarma Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1R7H2B0xFM


Sri Ogirala Veera Raghava sarma part2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BpQveVvmOI


padara vimdamule in pranavapriya composed by gnanananda tirtha

Padaravindamulay - Pranavapriya by Sowmya Sridhar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfl1_xcIyjU


This Raga pranavapriya, I could not see in the list of 72 melakartha ragas...Is there any alternate name for it?

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THe posts here reach 10,000 but only may be 200 to 300 read it.
This hindu post will reach 4 million readers in one shot. Very well written kudos to the writer ARUNA CHANDARAJU.

http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday ... 365628.ece

In the article it is stated "Vimala and her sons have constructed a website from where authentic renditions can be downloaded."

Why the website is not mentioned in the hindu article (you missed an opportunity to tell it in the hindu the url of the website)?

Also this vageyakkara was recognized by many vidwans/vidushis in his era . YOu should have mentioned who are all the vidwans /vidusihs who sang his composition?(TRS is one may i know the rest)

VImala
I never knew you play violin , please answer the 2 questions?

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Rajeshnat

Namaskaramulu

Thank you for your posting the url of article on my father in Hindu Newspaper by Aruna C.

The missing of the url / link is inadvertent. For the benefit of all readers the web site url is http://www.ovrs.20m.com and songs can be listened through the "Downloads" - section.

I donot play violin. The violinist in the picture published in the news paper is Ms A Satyavati. Today she is an artist with AIR / DD

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Vimala
Sorry in the article it is mentioned "Among Raghava’s other disciples were his own daughters who performed as a duo, Vimala-Lalitha, for several years"; i read it fast - I misunderstood you as violinist till this article.

# The website is neat. Can you put a link saying musicians who have sing his compositions in concerts . Please tell the names of brilliant musicians like TRS etc who have sung , Possiblythe songs that they have sung and if there is a recording of they singing put that also

# Go to the hindu link and put the below comment . Hindu reaches millions of readers.
The missing of the url / link is inadvertent. For the benefit of all readers the web site url is http://www.ovrs.20m.com and songs can be listened through the "Downloads" - section.

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Saw on Vidushi Smt. Gayatri Girish's page that she received the "Jnanananda Teertha" Ogirala Veera Raghava Sarma Endowment Award this year! I am sure she sang a few of his compositions in the concert that followed.

Congratulations to the Vidushi! Seems ultra-special, as his daughter is a member of this forum!

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RSankar
Namaskaramulu
Just now, I read your post.
Smt Gayatri Girish rendered ‘Sri gayatri, in valaji At the Jnananda teertha Ogirala Veera Raghava Sarma endowment award function organised by Visakha Music Academy on 29 Nov 2016. My brother and relatives attended the function I am given to understand that Raga alapana, Swara kalpana, neravulu and keertana were rendered exceptionally well. The award was funded by my sister, Smt Bharathi (4th daughter of OVRS). She gave the first award to Dr M Balamurali Krishna during Godavari Pushkaralu at Rajahmundry. In Nov 2015, VMA gave the award to Hyderabad sisters. They rendered padAraviMdamulE in praNavapriya and manasunA in bhiravi. They have been propagating praNavapriya for the last 2 decades.

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FOR CIRCULATION AMONG CARNATIC MUSIC LOVERS

Deviganasudha is a set of 86 compositions (1 varnam and 85 kritis) Composed by : SJnananandateertha Ogirala Veera Raghava Sarma invocating Devi Gayatri.

I rendered all the kritis and uploaded at
http://ovrs.20m.com/

New ragas
parAtparI_nAdAnaMdaraMjanii_Adi
padAraviMdamulE_praNavapriya_Adi

Kritis rendered in 2 ragas:
AdiSakti in hiMDoLa _rupaka & paMtuvarALi _ rUpaka
taruNamidE_ mOhana_ Adi & lalita_ Adi

Kritis in Sanskrit
Srigayatri_valaji_Adi
pAdayugasarOruhaM_bilahari_rUpaka

Links to some of the kritis rendered by various artists

Smt D K Pattammal and DK Jayaraman (sundari sada-suddhadhanyasi)
https://soundcloud.com/vimalabulusu/04- ... kjayaraman


Dr M Balamuralikrishna (Sri Gayatri-Valaji}
https://soundcloud.com/vimalabulusu/sri ... alikrishna
Ajnata Vaggeyakarulu TTD
Dr Vyzarsu balu
Part 1 (Sri Gayatri-Valaji, vidachi sukhimpave-madhyamavati)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1R7H2B0xFM
Part 2 (Minakshi varnam-todi, padaravindamule-pranavapriya)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BpQveVvmOI
Hyderabad Doordarsan sound clip (Sri Gayatri-Valaji, swarajanitonkara-Arabhi, antaa brahmamayamura-mohana, taamasamu-athana, sitanaganilayuni-vivardhani)
https://soundcloud.com/vimalabulusu/4-h ... doordarsan
Prince Ramavarma (Sri Gayatri-Valaji)
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?tab=w ... rojector=1

Smt Sowmya Sridhar (padaravindamule-pranavapriya) new raga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfl1_xcIyjU
Sunadamala (tarunanamide-Vasanta, nee pada dhyanamu-reetigaula, padaravindamule-pranavapriya, Adi Sakti-hindolam)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J63m6cz ... e=youtu.be
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?tab=w ... rojector=1
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?tab=w ... rojector=1
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/#inbox ... rojector=1
Shri Veena Srinivas (Sri Gayatri-Valaji)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP2HTAcW1hY
Dr Y Bhagavathy (paratpari- nAdAnaMdaraMjani) new raga
https://soundcloud.com/vimalabulusu/par ... bhagavathi
Smt Arundhati Sarkar (alinchi-suddhadhanyasi)
https://soundcloud.com/vimalabulusu/ali ... ati-sarkar
Hyderabad Sisters (padaravindamule-pranavapriya) new raga
https://soundcloud.com/vimalabulusu/03- ... _sharmamp3
Smt T R Balamani j(nanabhiksha-bahudari)
https://soundcloud.com/vimalabulusu/jna ... r-balamani

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Happy Vijaya Dasami
Shruti Laya has selected SyAmalagAtri_ jaMjhUTi _Adi-OVRS as one of the songs for rendering at 20th century Compositions Day on Dec 9, 2017 at New York. The lyric follows.
pallavi
SyAmala gAtri parASakti aMba ||SyA||
anupallavi
vEmarunijabhakta | vEdanala hariMcu | vElpu nIvE gadaTe vEdAtIta ||SyA||
caraNamulu
bhAramaTE dIna | pAlinivaina triSUlini | nannu brovavE kapAlini ||SyA||
kOriti paraSiva | kOmali nI sEva | bhAramaniyaMTinA padmAsani ||SyA||
tOyajamukhitalli | tODu nIvE yani | dOsiloggu rAghava dAsAvani ||SyA||
Link to Audio of my rendering follows
http://ovrs.20m.com/songs/111%20SyAmala ... arathi.mp3
Link to Shruti Laya
http://www.shrutilaya.org/composersDays ... index.html

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‘Sri Deviganasudha’ is a set of 86 compositions (1 varnam and 85 kritis) written in Telugu invocating Sri Gayatri Devi by Sri Ogirala Veera Raghava Sarma in traditional Carnatic music.

During his life time, he published 4 books:
Book-1:The first book containing 1 varnam and 30 kritis, titled ‘Sri Deviganasudha’ in Telugu was published in 1947, printed by Eka Subba Rao, Tenali. This will be referred to as Part-1.
Book-2: The second book containing another set of 36 kritis (composed between 1947 and 1958) in Telugu was published as ‘Sri Deviganasudha’ -Vol 2, printed by Sri Latha Printing Works, Kovvur. in 1958. This will be referred to as Part-2
Book3: The third book ‘Sri Deviganasudha’ in Telugu includes Part-1 and Part-2 (1 varnam and 1-66 kritis) along with 15 more kritis (67 to 81) composed between 1958 and 1982 and an appeal dated 27-10-1982. He composed another 4 kritis between 1982 and 1986:
82. paraSivasudatI_ pUrvikaLyANi_Adi
83. EmikAvalenE_kEdAragauLa_Adi
84. dEvIkAmAkShI_mAyAmALavagauLa_Adi
85. parAtpari_nAthAnamdaramjani_Adi
These songs are not there in the Telugu version of Sri Devi Gana Sudha (Book3). They are included in this eCopy without notation. The corresponding pages from Book-4 are added. The last 19 kritis will be referred to as Part-3.
Book4: The entire set of 1 varnam and 85 kritis (86 compositions in all) were transliterated into Tamil and printed at M/S HOE & Co the premium press, Madras in 1986. This will be termed as Sri Deviganasudha-Tamil transliteration.

All rights rest with the author, jnAnAnamdatIrtha OgirAla veera rAghava Sarma.

Part-1 was dedicated to Brahma Sri Harinagabhushanam garu
Part-2 was dedicated to Sri T L Venkata Rama Iyer
Part-3 was dedicated to Smt. D K Pattammal

New ragas
padAraviMdamulE_praNavapriya_Adi
parAtparI_nAthAnamdaramjani_Adi, named after his spiritual guru.

Kritis that can be rendered in 2 rAgAs:
AdiSakti in himdoLa-rUpaka & pamtuvarALi-rUpaka
taruNamidE in mOhana-Adi & lalita-Adi

Kritis in Sanskrit
SrI gAyatri-valaji-Adi
pAdayugasarOruham-bilahari-rUpaka
(notnహుసేనీ రాగమున 'దేవీ గాయత్రీ' , as written on page 35.
Mudras
On 27-10-82, the composer wrote: “Currently, I am in my 75th year (23 Mar 1982 to 22 Mar 1983). Last year (in my 74th year), to my great surprise, ’77 valasinadEmi jananI, in rAg rItigauLa and tALa khamDajAti tripuTa with mudra ‘jnAnAnanda tIrtha’, the spiritual name given to me by my sadguru in my boyhood. Once, while I was staying as a guest at the residence of famous musician Smt Vimala Krishnamurty, ‘78 manasA sadA Siva mAnini’, in rAg suraTa evolved. Subsequently, ’79 dEvI pArvatIi in madhyamAvati and ’80 rArE ramaNulamtA’ in kEdAra evolved. Till date, I composed 4 songs with mudra jnAnAnamda tIrtha”.
Subsequently,
81 apAra kRpAnidhi with mudra jnAnAnamda tIrtha was added at the end of the end of the Telugu version. It is mentioned that the raga is jnAnAnamda vardhini. This is gambhIra nATa only.
Among the last 4 compositions,
82 paraSivasudatI-pUrvi kalyANi- Adi
84 dEvI kAmAkshi-mAyAmALavagauLa-Ad-
85 paeAtpari-nAthAnAdavardhini-Adi
Evolved with mudra jnAnAnamda tIrtha, while
83 EmikAvalenE-kEdAragauLa-Adi evolved with mudra SrIdEvIgAnasudha, the title of the book.
Thus, there are 8 kritis with mudra as jnAnAnamda tIrtha.

All the 86 songs rendered by me are available at website http://ovrs.20m.com/
Contact : Vimalabulusu43@gmail.com


Vimala Bulusu
Daughter & disciple of OVRS

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Congratulations on this effort..

Over time all these kritis should and I expect will be examined..

best wishes !!

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