ANNAMACHARYA's COMPSITONS IN SANSKRIT : ra'dha'ma'dhava raticaritamitE
PALANA
A few days ago Sri Ramakrishna Pillamarri gave me a puzzle
on a song, "kolani gOpariki gobbiLLO", composed by Annamacharya. This song
rejuvinated my interests and enthusiasm to dig out more of Annamacharya's
compositions. During the course of exploration, I came across an
interesting, romantic, devotional, and of course an euphoric composition by
Annamacharya, not in Telugu but in Sanskrit. This piece of composition has
close resemblances with many of Jayadeva. I don't intend at all to compare
Annamacharya's style with that of Jayadeva (we routinely compare one
composer with another, one poet with the other, one painter with a great
painter, one actress with Liz Taylor). Annamacharya is Annamacharya and
Jayadeva is Jayadeva when the styles are considered.
What puzzles me are the resemblances of Annamacharya's works with those of
Jayadeva, not in the style but on the lines of content - probably based on
the devotion. I have no better expertise or command on either Jayadeva or
on classical music than Chy. Rambhadra Dokka and he is the best person to
express his expert opinion on Annamachaya's compositions while comparing
and contrasting those of Jayadeva. I provide an example below, one of the
compositions of Annamayya:
ra'dha'ma'dhava raticaritamitE - ANNAMACHARYA
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ra'dha'ma'dhava raticaritamitE
bOdha'vaham srutiBooshaNam
gahanii pa'vati gatva' gatva'
rahasi ratim prErayati satii
viharata sada' vilasamtou
vihata gruha'sou pivasamtou
vanakuSuma viSada varava'sanaya'
Ganasa'ra rajOgamdhaisa'
janayati pavanE sapadivika'ram
vanita' purushou janita'sou
Evam vicavana hEla' vimuKa
SriivemkaTagiri dEva'you
pa'vana ra'dha' pariramBa suKa
SriivaiBava susthirO Bavati
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Those who have command over chandassu are encouraged to examine the above
composition. What a fantastic literary creation it is!
Sobha Raju's recent renderings are melodious. Did you listen to them
lately? If not, try once!
Rambhadra Dokka! Take it over! Let us also discuss on coposers of Telugu
Boomi.
Thanks
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PARANANDI LAKSHMI NARASIMHAM
CAS
COLUMBUS
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DISCLAIMER: Opinions expressed above are not those of the CAS at all.
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Ramabhadra R. Dokka
SrI PALANA gAru in one of his postings writes :
> Chy. Rambhadra Dokka is the best person to express his expert
> opinion on Annamachaya's compositions while comparing and
> contrasting those of Jayadeva.
mI abhimAnAniki chAlA kRtaj~atalu gurUjI.. nijAniki I vishayam
telugu sAhityam lO pariSOdhanA(tmaka) vyAsAlaki sambandhinchinanta
gambhIramaina vishayam.. indulO nAku telisinadi chAlA takkuva..
mIrichchina avakASAniki dhanyavAdAlu telupu konTU, nAku telisina
renDu nayA paisala vyAkhyAnAnni mI mundunchE sAhasam chEstunnAnu..
tappulunTE manninchi, sari didda valasinadi gA peddalanU panDitula
nandarinI kOrukonTunnAnu...
mundugA , mIrannaTlugA...
> I don't intend at all to compare Annamacharya's style with that of
> Jayadeva (we routinely compare one composer with another, one poet
> with the other, one painter with a great painter....
I think it is natural tendency of humans to compare and contrast
artists and their styles...
I guess, there is no harm in these comparisons or contrasts as long
as they help in a better understanding of the styles of each artist,
and help in enhancing our appreciation towards those masterminds
and their masterpieces..
> Annamacharya is Annamacharya and Jayadeva is Jayadeva when the
> styles are considered.
annadi, aksharAlA nijam...
annamAchAryuni bhakti mArgam lO manaki tatvam, SrngAram, hAsyam
modalainavannI kanipistAyi... adE "jaya dEvuni" vishayamlOnayitE,
Ayanadi tanadaina "madhura bhakti" vAdam... gIta gOvindam lO jaya
dEvuDu A mahA dEvuni "SrIkRshNuni" gA varNistE, annamayya A SrIkRshNa
tatvam lO ninDi unna paramAtma(vEnkaTESwaruDu)ni kAnchina vADu.
tana muppadi renDu vEla sankIrtanalalO annamayya A vEnkaTESwaruni
palu rUpAlalO palu vidhAlugA kIrtinchADu... andulO konta A vAsudEvuni
SrIkRshNa tatvamU unnadi... A parama purushuDu "chinni kRshNunigA"
avata rinchina daggari nunDi, gOpAla bAluDai, rAdhA vallabhuDaina
vainamantA tana sankIrtanalalO SrIkRshNa tatvamgA vellaDi chEsina
vADu annamayya...
SrIkRshNuni "rAsalIla"lalO, "madhura bhakti" vAdAnni pratibimbistU,
A paramAtma nu chErE mArgAnni bOdhinchina mahanIyuDu jayadEvuDu..
iTu jaya dEvuniki SrIkRshNuDE sarvasvam..
aTu annamayya,
" Evam vicavana hEla' vimuKa
SriivemkaTagiri dEva'you "
"SrI kRshNa rUpam" dAlchina SrI vEnkaTESwarunikE sarvasya SarANA gati
chESADu..
anTE jayadEvunidi madhura bhakti vAdamayitE, annamayyadi pURNa bhakti
vAdamannamATa..
mottAniki vIriddarU, renDu vErvEru mArgAlalO bhakti ni bOdhinchi,
prabOdhinchinappaTikI, Ekaika sarvESwaruNNi chErE prayatnamlO iddarU
kRtakRtyulayyAru.. A paramAtma tatvAnni bhaktulaku bOdhinchi tarinch-
Aru.. dInikai iddarU enukonna mArgam "stuti". I stuti palu gItAla
rUpamlO ilanamRtam kuripinchina vishayam manaku telisinadE..
jayadEvuni gItAla Saili prouDhamgAnU, gambhIramgAnU unTE, annamayya
sankIrtanalalO chAlA varakU saraLamgAnU, sarasamgAnU unTAyi... konta
varakU idi bhAshaku sambandhinchina tatvamu kUDA ayi unDa vachchu..
"rAdhA mAdhava rati charitam" anE I gItamlO mIrannaTlu, annamayya
kRshNa rAsalIlalanu gUrchi vrAsinadi satyam.. kAnI, annamayya, tAnu
gAnchina SrIkRshNa tatvam lOni bhAgamgA mAtramE vinipinchADu I kRshNa
rAsakELI viSEshAlanu... mari jayadEvuDu, A rAsalIlalanu varNistU,
andali antassUtramaina bhakti mArgAnni bOdhistU, gItagIOvinda manu
bRhadgranthAnni apurUpamaina varamgA andinchADu...
> What puzzles me are the resemblances of Annamacharya's works with
> those of Jayadeva, not in the style but on the lines of content -
> probably based on the devotion.
iruvuri rachanalalOnU gala sArUpyam I gItamlO sphashThamgA kani
pistundi...
vanakuSuma viSada varava'sanaya'
Ganasa'ra rajOgamdhaisa'
janayati pavanE sapadivika'ram
vanita' purushou janita'sou
pa'vana ra'dha' pariramBa suKa
SriivaiBava susthirO Bavati
vana kusuma vilAsamulanu, ghana sourabha vaibhavamulanU,
chitta chAnchalyamunu pOgoTTu challani pavana lEpanamulanu,
varNistU, pAvana rAdhA parishvangAnni, bhaktikI, praNayAnikI
iparAkAshTha gA varNinchaDam jarigindikkaDa....
> Sobha Raju's recent renderings are melodious.
> Did you listen to them lately?
The same song also appears in S.JAnakI's melodious voice in the
"annamayya SRIkRshNa tatvam" released by T.T.D., wherein this
is set to tune in "hindOLam"... SravaNAnandAnnI, hRdayAnandAnnI
Eka kAlamlO kaliginchE ramaNIyamaina gItamadi...
> Let us also discuss on composers of Telugu Boomi.
That is a fantastic idea.
mana telugu sAraswatAnikEm takkuva, iTu "tyAga rAja" kRtulanunDi,
aTu "annamayya sankIrtanala" varakU, iTu "kavitrayam" nunDi aTu
"dEvulapalli" vAri varakU, inkA endarO mahanIyulanunDi, andarinI
alarinchE allari "buDugu"la varakUi, swara brahmalanU, saraswatI
putRlanU, sangIta pArangutalanU, sarasa sAhitI vEttalanU endarinO
ganna talli, endarikO kalpa valli, mana telugu talli..
"utsava sampradAya kIrtanalu", "sadASiva brahmEndra rachanalu",
"kshEtrayya muvva gOpAla padamulu", "haridAsa padamulu", "kRshNa
lIlA tarangamulu", "kOlATam pATalu" nunDi jAnapada sAhityam lO
"yenki sAhityam", "kinnerasAni Usulu", "kUnalamma padAlu",
"jAnapadula jAvaLIlu", "lallAyi pATalu"... Oh, ennani vrAsEdi...
I Ananda sAgaram antu lEnidi, dInini evvarainA grOla vachchu,
indu entainA OlalADavachchu..
I wish someone finds time to write about some of these composers,
lyricists and writers of telugu talli, on SCIT.
A Subha taruNAnikai eduru chUstU...
mItO nEnU..
Ram. ( Ramabhadra R. Dokka ) ( rrdo...@starbase.spd.louisville.edu )