courtesy:Sri.PP.Ramachander
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Oothukkadu Venkatasubbayyar or Venkata Kavi as he is popularly known, is believed to have lived during the pre-Trinity days (some fifty years prior to Tyagaraja) in early 18th century. Some musicologists estimate his period to be between 1700 and 1765. He is said to have been born in the Tamil month of Avani (mid-August to mid-September) on the day of makha nakshatram (star), in the temple town of Mannargudi, a town famous for the temple of Rajagopala. Mannargudi was also an active centre for Vaishnava philosophy then. He was the second son of Ramachandra Vathoolar and Kamalanayani Ammal. After a brief stay in the nearby village of Needamangalam, he moved to his permanent location, Oothukkadu. He got trained in music under eminent musicologists of that day. He then chose a life of complete isolation. His main occupation was composing Carnatic music Krithis. He preferred composing in Tamil. He being a great devotee of Lord Krishna has composed very many compositions eulogizing the childhood pranks of Lord Krishna. He also composed a few Sanskrit Krithis. The most famous among his Sanskrit compositions are the Kamakshi Navavarana Krithis praising his family Deity Goddess Kamakshi. These are
Kriti Raga Tala Chakra Remarks
Sriganeshwara Shanmukhapriya Adi - Invocatory piece on Lord Ganesha
Vanchasi yadi kusalam Kalyani Adi - Dhyana kriti
Santatam aham seve Desakshi Adi Trilokya mohana 1st Avarana
Bhajasva sritripurasundari Nadanamakriya Adi Sarvasha paripooraka 2nd Avarana
Sarvajeeva dayapari Suddhasaveri Misra Chapu Sarvasamkshobhana 3rd Avarana
Yogayogeswari Anandabhairavi Khanda Triputa Sarvasowbhagya dayaka 4th Avarana
Neelalohitaramani Balahamsa Khanda Dhruva Sarvartha sadhaka 5th Avarana
Sadanandamayi Hindolam Khanda Matya Sarvaraskhakara 6th Avarana
Sakalaloka nayike Arabhi Adi Sarva rogahara 7th Avarana
Sankari srirajarajeswari Madhyamavati Adi Sarvasiddhi pradayaka 8th Avarana
Natha jana kalpavalli Punnagavarali Adi Sarvanandamaya 9th Avarana
Haladharanujam Manirangu Adi - Mangala kriti
Source Article by Dr.P.P.Narayanaswami
Each of these composition is drenched in devotion. The English meaning of these Krithis is given in
http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.in/
Oothukkadu Venkatasubbayyar or Venkata Kavi as he is popularly known, is believed to have lived during the pre-Trinity days (some fifty years prior to Tyagaraja) in early 18th century. Some musicologists estimate his period to be between 1700 and 1765. He is said to have been born in the Tamil month of Avani (mid-August to mid-September) on the day of makha nakshatram (star), in the temple town of Mannargudi, a town famous for the temple of Rajagopala. Mannargudi was also an active centre for Vaishnava philosophy then. He was the second son of Ramachandra Vathoolar and Kamalanayani Ammal. After a brief stay in the nearby village of Needamangalam, he moved to his permanent location, Oothukkadu. He got trained in music under eminent musicologists of that day. He then chose a life of complete isolation. His main occupation was composing Carnatic music Krithis. He preferred composing in Tamil. He being a great devotee of Lord Krishna has composed very many compositions eulogizing the childhood pranks of Lord Krishna. He also composed a few Sanskrit Krithis. The most famous among his Sanskrit compositions are the Kamakshi Navavarana Krithis praising his family Deity Goddess Kamakshi. These are
Kriti Raga Tala Chakra Remarks
Sriganeshwara Shanmukhapriya Adi - Invocatory piece on Lord Ganesha
Vanchasi yadi kusalam Kalyani Adi - Dhyana kriti
Santatam aham seve Desakshi Adi Trilokya mohana 1st Avarana
Bhajasva sritripurasundari Nadanamakriya Adi Sarvasha paripooraka 2nd Avarana
Sarvajeeva dayapari Suddhasaveri Misra Chapu Sarvasamkshobhana 3rd Avarana
Yogayogeswari Anandabhairavi Khanda Triputa Sarvasowbhagya dayaka 4th Avarana
Neelalohitaramani Balahamsa Khanda Dhruva Sarvartha sadhaka 5th Avarana
Sadanandamayi Hindolam Khanda Matya Sarvaraskhakara 6th Avarana
Sakalaloka nayike Arabhi Adi Sarva rogahara 7th Avarana
Sankari srirajarajeswari Madhyamavati Adi Sarvasiddhi pradayaka 8th Avarana
Natha jana kalpavalli Punnagavarali Adi Sarvanandamaya 9th Avarana
Haladharanujam Manirangu Adi - Mangala kriti
Source Article by Dr.P.P.Narayanaswami
Each of these composition is drenched in devotion. The English meaning of these Krithis is given in
http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.in/
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