A spiritual experience...

Absolutely true , Raju, Sabarish , any one who really want to enjoy this great krithi in such a melodious raga , please go to you tube , we can listen to the Great MDR rendering in his fabulous style

i love bombay jaysri music very much. this song s xcellent but i feel, the background music was not suiting this song. i feel it could hav been much better in tune with song. little bit of traditional touch would hav helped. i feel this backgroun music is completely out of track. kindly take my comment as a constructive criticism. thank u

Voice is beautiful ,the krithi of Sri Purandaradasa is divine ! Why do classical artists try such stunts to gain points from the public.Classical is classic and one need not experiment in such banalities !

Divyam!

Beautiful meaning , very soothing voice ---

with sarangi in the background, it is really good

i agree with sharath!

I Agree please have the original that Lata Sang . That seems to be the only one missing in Hummaa. And it is the best.

splendid! marvellous!

Totally different approach!!! soothing............faultless rendering.. as ususual........

melodious and very nice to hear.

It's really a soulful song ! ! !

Lord Attenborough's GANDHI...Vaishnava Janato.
Vaishnava Janato by Lakshmi Shankar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99ZaVgco5Og

M.S. Subbulakshmi's version in Hummaa in not buffering now. Here is a YouTube version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3syJ9hfwh4

Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye je
[One who is a vaishnav]

PeeD paraayi jaaNe re
[Knows the pain of others]

Par-dukhkhe upkaar kare toye
[Does good to others, esp. to those ones who are in misery]

Man abhimaan na aaNe re
[Does not let pride enter his mind]

Vaishnav...

SakaL lok maan sahune vande
[A Vaishnav, Tolerates and praises the the entire world]

Nindaa na kare keni re
[Does not say bad things about anyone]

Vaach kaachh man nishchaL raakhe
[Keeps his/her words, actions and thoughts pure]

Dhan-dhan janani teni re
[O Vaishnav, your mother is blessed (dhanya-dhanya)]

Vaishnav...

Sam-drishti ne trishna tyaagi
[A Vaishnav sees everything equally, rejects greed and avarice]

Par-stree jene maat re
[Considers some one else's wife/daughter as his mother]

Jivha thaki asatya na bole
[The toungue may get tired, but will never speak lies]
Par-dhan nav jhaalee haath re
[Does not even touch someone else's property]
Vaishnav...


Moh-maaya vyaape nahi jene
[A Vaishnav does not succumb to worldly attachments]

DriDh vairaagya jena man maan re
[Who has devoted himself to stauch detachment to worldly
pleasures]


Ram naam shoon taaLi laagi
[Who has been edicted to the elixir coming by the name of Ram]

SakaL tirath tena tan maan re
[For whom all the religious sites are in the mind]
Vaishnav...

VaN-lobhi ne kapaT-rahit chhe
[Who has no greed and deciet]

Kaam-krodh nivaarya re
[Who has renounced lust of all types and anger]
BhaNe Narsaiyyo tenun darshan karta

[The poet Narsi will like to see such a person]
KuL ekoter taarya re
[By who's virtue, the entire family gets salvation]
Vaishnav...

Line by line meanings contributed by several individuals; assembled by someone in the South East

wao ... beautiful beautiful singing ... listening to this made me feel like i just woke up after a refreshing nap in the middle of a cold winter day ....

Absolutely soothing... Jayashree's voice does give it a new twist to this ever-amazing beauty... Thanks once again!

It never gets out of mind and makes you listen again and again for its priceless lyrics...

one of the best and well sung

jagadOddhAraNa ADisidaLe yashOde
jagadOddhAraNa maganendu tiLiyuta magugaLa mANikyana ADisidaLa yashOde
aNOraNIyana mahatO mahImana apramEyana ADisidaLa yashOde
parama puruSana paravAsudEvana purandara viTTalana ADisidaLu yashOde

Beyond words !!

Wonderful !

many people have attempted this song and this is one of the best

Ms. Latha, I am undeserving of what you said! I was simply passionate. That is all there is to it. Nevertheless I must thank you. It would not be civil otherwise. So thank you!!!

I am an ardent student of the Mahatma, and I get all charged up. Reading him is my daily meditation, pooja and suprabhatam…Well, Vishnosmaranam (remembering Vishnu) is the third step in the spiritual advancement of the individual, right? This individual, Gandhi Ji, is Vishnu, a true Vaishnava..

We in India may be losing it. In continents such as South America, not only have they erected Mahatma's statues but are also propagating his ideals and principles to advance social justice. During his life, the orthodox Hindus and the organized Hindu religion fought him tooth and nail, in general. There were underground movements that operated to obliterate, destroy him and his (and Vinobha Ji.s) mission of bringing social justice by confronting casteism head on…And, now he is gone. Very convenient. Nothing new.

Siddhartha Gautama,an Avatara Himself, was not for castes…After he left, there was a dark period in BHarat …Buddhism itself followed a degenerate paradigm. Hindu orthodoxy and organized religion felt threatened because of Buddhism, which was unifying, and against castes. Generally, Adi Shankara, the ultra orthodox monk, jnani and philosopher, who preached advaita, is credited with for driving Buddhism out of India (more about it later)…Shankara was not the the first to talk of non-duality though.

Extraordinary comments..by Mr.Chithan..No words to praise ! !

MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE SONG OF THE TRUE VAISHNAVITE, A MAN OF THE MILLENNIUM, THE MAHATMA, MOHANDAS KARAMCHNAD GANDHI.
Can we refresh our memory about a true Vaishnava? ONE THAT FEELS EMPATHY FOR THE WEAK, DESTITUTE, HELPLESS AND UNFORTUNATE IN THE SOCIETY. Mahatma Gandhi, a man of the millennium, and father of India.

This song is Mahatma Gandhi's favorite song, which he would sing every morning to begin his day. The meaning of the song attests to the idealized virtues of a true selfless being, a seeker. The lyrics highlight and illumine the characteristics of universal value associated with selflessness and EMPATHY (feeling what others feel)…Abiding and sublime values of a seeker, a Vaishnavite. The devotional song found quick popularity that it has been rendered into almost all Indian and many non-Indian languages.
One may know the meaning of the song in plain theory, might know to sing this song, and might also be proficient in academic discussions of his song. But to truly “understand” this is to become DIVINE.

EMPATHY…A VAISHNAVITE AND EMPATHY ARE SYNONYMOUS. Empathy -the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another.
Experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another.

EMPATHY –see HARIJAN and the MAHATMA below.

Who wrote this immortal song?

Narsinh Mehta, also known as Narsi Mehta or Narsi Bhagat (1414? – 1481?) was a poet-saint of Gujarat State (Mahatma’s native State), India. He has been distinguished as a devote, Bhakta, poet saint, and an exponent of devotional poetry of Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism). He is considered first among poets, aadi kavi, and especially revered in Gujarat. "Vaishnava Jan To Tene Re Kahiye..." is Mahatma’s favorite song and has become synonymous with him. This song occurs at the end in Lord Richard Attenborough’s movie, Gandhi, whose music was directed by Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar.

THE SIN, CURSE, MORALLY INDIGNANT, BLIGHT, CANCER ON SANATANA DHARMA AND BHARAT : “UNTOUCHABILITY”

EMPATHY…

Most profound statement, sums up Vasihnava thought and ideal- IF HE WERE TO BE BORN AGAIN HE WOULD WISH TO TAKE BIRTH AS A HARIJAN…For, then only he could understand their trials and tribulations, pain, pangs of bigotry and discrimination and suffering, perpetrated by the sins of organized Hindu religion in general, and caste ridden Hindu society in particular…How more profound it could be. The Mahatma was inexorably moved by Thamizh writings. He usually wrote in his mother tongue Gujarati, followed by Hindi (Deva Nagiri script) Roman script, and Thamizh. He learned to read and write Thamizh.

He was moved by the dictum Dhikkattavarkku Deivame Thunai and wrote it in a visitor’s book one would think, in Thamizh, during one of the visits to Thamizh Nadu.

Vaishnavite… Renunciation, thyaga and austerity…VAISHNAVA- ascetic way of life, dressing only in a loincloth of hand woven cloth. Transformation occurred in Salem, Thamizhnadu after seeing farmers over there wearing only loincloth. From 9-yard Gujarati clothes to loincloth.

VAISHNAVA: RESPECT FOR DIFFERENT FAITHS: Gandhi studied the Bible, the Koran, and memorized the Bhagavad Gita. Was proficient in all the three.
“Eshwara Allah Tere Nam”
Strove to raise the status of untouchables, the caste whom no body cared. He gave them the name harijan, or "children of God", and founded the weekly paper Harijan, which was published in English and Hindi. In an attempt to persuade the orthodox Hindus to wipe out the "blight of untouchability", Gandhi undertook fast in the summer of 1933 for three weeks. Twenty persons supported him once during a Thamizhnadu visit to Chennai and other prominent cities, out of 20 million people!!! He had to confront odds and surmount challenges all the time. Organized Hindu religion and higher, privileges castes were always against him; fought him tooth and nail….They were concerned that he might wipe out the caste system in India and Hindu orthodoxy. The same scenario after the Buddha in India.
Dhikkattavarku Deivame Thunai…(for those without refuge God is the savior).
Shri Ramanujacharya was a devout Vaishnavite who understood the plight of “untouchables”, the oppressed people. He called them “Thiru kulathar”…Kulam of Lord Vishnu…

the song is good an the raga is better finally the singer is the best , then why such an unconnected orchestra used in this ?

Sharath!!!.....you are 100% true. I really agree with you.. Whatever I want to say about this work, you already told below.. very pathatic..nothing to say more....!!!

Very very very soothing... Jayashree is amazing as always, so are all the different wind instruments, and strings with minimal percussion, it really takes you to another world, almost like a lullaby... Wonderful variation of the original song!

Dear baburadhu,
people who have a heart to appreciate music will appreciate even a cry of a baby..we can experiment with raagas or even compositions of great saints. but there are rules to be followed. the same raaga saaramathi has been used by sir ilayaraja in the song Mari Mari Ninne and paadariyen padippariyen (movie sindhubhairavi.)..the original marimari ninne by thyagaraja was in raagam kamboji, but Ilayaraja used raagam saaramathi and directed that song. it was appreciated..saaramathi is a raagam used where certain truths are to be highlighted. this song tells us the truth about life, about salvation..thats why saint thyagaraja swamy has composed this in saaramathi raagam..but on listening to the saramathi by bombay jayasree in this composition, I am so sorry to say, the bhava of the eternal truth is lost..this song is like a melody, or a duet..,the feel of the raagam is lost.,the feel of the lyrics is lost.,according to scriptures, thyagaraja swamy cried when he composed this song because he was desperate for salvation but he didnt know the way to attain it,..such a great song loses its splendour when sung in such ways,..for hardcore carnatic lovers---this song is not for you....
thanks..

beautiful

great prayer and you can see the real bhakthi and feel it. she has rendered excelltly

Very Beautiful

what is the language of the song? I like the explanation by devi

DESCRIPTION OF THE LORD AS APRAMEYA, ANORANEEYAN and MAHATOMAHEEYAN…One of the most important and intriguing aspect of this classic, is the description of the Lord as APRAMEYA, ANORANEEYAN and MAHATOMAHEEYAN…This may be a central point. ANORANEEYAN and MAHATOMAHEEYAN ..minuter than the minutest and greater than the greatest. Thus, the SHRI KRISHNA represents the UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESS (PARABRAHMAN). The word, anu, refers to atom; while anoraneeyan refers to what is even smaller than subatomic particles. This is under the domain of particle physics. The word, anu, seems to have been around in Thamizh, at least for 2,000 years or more. Some descriptions in Thamizh…”anuivait thuzhaithu” refer to splitting the atom!!!!!!!!!! Sub-atomic particles were not described until the 1900s’ by Max Plank, Albert Einstein, Wolfgang Pauli. It is mind boggling that Purandara Dasa delved deeply into these aspects. APRAMEYA: One that is beyond measurement. 'Aprameya', refers to transcendent and all-encompassing." Encompassing all forms, yet transcending all (all forms). One)..........He who has manifested as the immeasurable one...Yasoda is intrigued that she had a chance to play with such a personality. SRI PURADARA DASA IS KNOWN AS THE KARNATAKA SANGEETHA PRA-PITHAMAHA [FOUNDER OF KARUNATAKA (CARNATIC) CLASSICAL MUSIC]. PURANDARA DASA WAS BORN DURING THE TURN OF THE 15TH CENTURY PE (1400'S) IN PANDARAPURA IN KARNATAKA. (THYAGARAJA LIVED DURING THE 18TH CENTURY. THIS WAS THE GOLDEN AGE OF KANNADA LITERATURE TOO) UNDER THE MOST FAMOUS VIJAYANAGAR EMPEROR SRI KRISHNADEVA RAYA. THE INFLUENCE OF OF SRI PURANDARA ON CARNATIC MUSIC AND KANNADA LITERATURE IS BEYOND ANY MEASURE. HE VIRTUALLY STARTED THE BRANCH OF LITERATURE WHICH IS NOW KNOWN AS DASA SAHITHYA. Purandara Dasa is famous among the Haridasas of Karnataka, he was foremost among the talented Karnatic composers. He earned the well-deserved praise-'Among the devotees of Hari, Purandara Dasa is the greatest'(from his preceptor Sri Vyaasa Theertha). His works have earned the name 'Purandaropanishat'. Purandara Dasa’s original name was Srinivasa Nayaka. His guru, Sri Vyaasaraja bestowed the name of 'Purandara Vittala' on Srinivasa Nayaka. It is believed that Story goes that he has sung over 800,000 songs, only a fraction we know now about.. Karunataka (Karu+NADU+AKAM) and Karnataka/Kanada are also associated. KARUNAATAKA ISAI, became truncated (and crooked) to become Carnatic.. Karu Natu Akam, as I understand people of the core region of the South, or people who are of dark shade. This has been questioned on the ground that this classification as Karnaataka (Carnatic) people was instigated by the then masters, the British. As is well known, the British (British Raj) had ZERO tolerance for Indian names, and even changed KOCHI to Cochin (ironically, Kochi is much easier to say than Cochin). Karunataka also refers to Karnataka /Kannada nadu, one would guess, and then there is the concept that Kaveri akam, Kaveri Natu Akam, regions in the vicinity of Kaverippompattinam could have influenced the name Karunaataka. Kaverippompattinam was the great metropolis, a grand city of culture, art and dance under the regime of the Chola Kings in Tamilnadu.

Beautiful! Very inspiring! Lyrics did not originate from Sai Shravanam. Humma, kindly correct this. This is one of the most famous kritis of Purandara Dasa. Thank you. ################### Jagadodhdharana AadisidaLeyshodha Jagadodhdharana...... Jagadodhdharana maganendu thiLiyutha SuguNaantha Rangana AadisidaLeyshodha ... Nigamakey silukada AgaNitha Mahimana MagugaLa MaaNikyana AadisidaLeyshodha ... ANoraneeyana Mahatho Maheeyana Aprameyana AadisidaLeyshodha ... Paramapurushana Vara Vaasudevana Purandara Vittalana AadisidaLeyshodha ... @@@@@@@@@@ 1). Jagadodhdharana AadisidaLeyshodha :Jagadodhdharana...... : YASHODA PLAYED(AadisidaLu) WITH THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD (Jagadodharana)....Adi - (adu) play, kaLi, vilayaadu.... 2). Jagadodhdharana maganendu thiLiyutha : Magan---son, mgan; that YOU are Yasoda's magan...magan endru, magm enneu....THINKING or PRETENDING (thiLiyutha) THE SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD AS HER SON (maganendu) ......@@@....3) :SuguNaantha Rangana AadisidaLeyshodha ... :YASHODA PLAYED WITH THE EMBODIMENT (antharangana) OF ALL GREAT QUALITIES (suguna) ---Suguna plus antarangana.....Nigamakey silukada AgaNitha Mahimana..... :ONE WHOSE GREATNESS (mahima-na) IS BEYOND (silukada) COUNTS (AgaNitha) and MEASURES (Nigama).......5) :MagugaLa MaaNikyana AadisidaLeyshodha ... ****:YASHODA PLAYED WITH THE PEARL (MaaNikya) AMONG KIDS (magugala) .....magagula...maganmar....@@@: 6) :ANoraneeyana Mahatho Maheeyana :(Same as Anoraneeyan mahatho maheeyana) anu...Atom, smaller than atom, sub-atomic particle......Mahato=great; same menaing as ANDAANDA AND PINDAANDA BRAHMANDA....) ....)....Since He is immanent in, and inintegral, to everything in the Iniverse, He is more minute than the minutest, and greater than the greatest, "anoraneeyAn, mahatomahiyAn"…microcosm and macrocosm...***.7) Aprameyana AadisidaLeyshodha ... ****YASHODA PLAYED WITH THE IMMEASURABLE (Aprameya .APRAMEYA: .'Aprameya', transcendent and all-encompassing." Baba from Sathya Sai Speaks....Encompassing all forms, yet transcending all (all forms) (example: Ethu naamvum Ethu Roopavum Ekam Ekamayam...All names and forms are One)........He who has manifested as the immeasurable one...***** 8)..Paramapurushana Para Vaasudevana, Same as paramapurusha and Paravaasudeva....Parama Purusha... SUBLIME, SACRED, YASHODA PLAYED WITH THE PARAMA PURUSHAN & PARAVAASUDEVAN (PARA, knowlege of brahmam, super, beyond and above, more glrious than any and all)#### 9) Purandara Vittalana AadisidaLeyshodha ... YASHODA PLAYED WITH VITTALA OF PURANDARA (PURANDARA, a common name for Krishna).

heaid the hurted feelingssairam

I agree with the comment below.This tendency to change the original tune of the composer is becoming a fashion these days.If it's for better it's ok. With due respect to the artist who I admire a lot..this one song I must say did not impress me at all...

though presented in a fusion style with slow tempo, bcoz its jayasree, a new flavour added.really worth-listening

very mild musical accompaniment, good listening

DIVINE VOICE::

wow wat a feel in voice.. intha paatai keatum irakam varamal pohumoa????????

poor. Lata had sung, beautifully, well. You are not able to bring those emotions ! Why change ?

poor. Lata had sung, beautifully. Why change ?

I think,it's Shoba mudgal

How it manages to touch d soul...

Gr8 singing by Jayashreeji & thanks devi for such a nice explanation :)

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well sung great singing

Nice one....favourite of my dear little friend !!!! bhooli hue yaaade.....

This is definitely not a bollywood theme - Many musicians have deviated from the regular stream to offer the blend of pure carnatic in new way - i think one should not be biased with who gives rather appreciate what is given and how is it given

I think the comments were very biased - BJ had done this so well and the back ground is so fantastic - listen to this in the night with this song floating in air - will be able to appreciate

Is this a Bollywood hit????.If so,why included under Carnatic music???

very beautiful *********

beautiful *********

cool.............

amazing

Song of Jagadodharana a kriti of Sri Purandara Dasa, Father of Karnataka Music

Great vocal and the vocal arrangements are superb. Wonderful rhythmic textures. Delicate atmosherics chording in the backround guiding the song's harmonic structure. It's really beautifully done. Not to mention the different lead intruments coming in and out. Wonderful.

after a long time I heard to one my favourites tulasidas bhajan superb rendition... awesome it is really... pls don't misss these soothing and touching mellifluos bhajan of Bombay jaya sree... thank you hummaa.. great job..

melody flows in her voice and she sings on chant of melodious name Rama . why not..its divine only..the composer is a true Rama Bhakta... Tulasi das... Shree Ram Shree Ram.......................................... one who chnats the name of Rama/ do His bhajan will be freed of all fears...

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vasudeva vasutham devam.......

Deviji thanks for the meaning.......

The music has got modren and divine touch....

no words to praise I luv Jayashree

thanks devi for that great explanation! nice song

I fully agree with both Thyagarajan Iyer and Sabarish. It is highly disgraceful and deploarable that such a highly revered Bombay Jayashree accepted this kind of pervert background music. It is not al all acceptable to Pure music lovers. Neither bhakti, bhava, or sphoorthi of sri Thyagaraja are given due importance when compared with background music.

so very beautiful.. of bombay jaya sree.. got lost of this soulful rendition...

A soulful kriti and another master piece of life truth... by the great saint.......... in raag Saaramati.. adi taal ............................................. Meaning:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Is salvation attainable by anyone in this world, who has not realised the Self? Are you not, Lord, ever ready to vouchsafe your vision to those intensely yearning for it? Is Beatitude attainable by anyone who has not experienced the profound ecstacy of devotional music?............................................. The vital force praaNaa and anaala, fire, combine to generate praNava, the Omkaara (sound of Om). From that Omkaara, the seven musical notes emerge. To those who cannot intuitively perceive the mind of Shiva, who worships naada through the VeeNa, is salvation attainable?

Kandipaga Irakkam Varum if Lord hears this voice . What a expression

very soothing voice.................

This is right style of expression ...for the lyrics Vijaya Ganesh...

excellent singing by Jayasreeji.....and nice explanation by devi. thank you devi ..........

A divine voice!!!

Very good. Gives peace of mind.

Thanks to devi for patiently taking the act of explaining the meaning of the song which makes us more dedicated to it as we listen!!!

covaishnavo janatho mposed by Narasimha Mehta not by sai shravanam

composed by Narasimha Mehta not by sai shravanam

great song! great explanation! thnx devi

I fell in love with all the music, singer, composition and everything.. of this song...

very modern!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

irakkam varamal raagam: behaag

Perfect voice and song combination. . brillant

One who is a vaishnav Knows the pain of others. Does good to others, esp. to those ones who are in misery. Does not let pride enter his mind…………. A Vaishnav, Tolerates and praises the entire world. Does not say bad things about anyone. Keeps his/her words, actions and thoughts pure. O Vaishnav, your mother is blessed (dhanya)…………………. A Vaishnav sees everything equally, rejects greed and avarice. Considers some one else's wife/daughter as his mother. The toungue may get tired, but will never speak lies. Does not even touch someone else's property………………….A Vaishnav does not succumb to worldly attachments. Who has devoted himself to stauch detachment to worldly pleasures. Who has been edicted to the elixir coming by the name of Ram. For whom all the religious sites are in the mind……………………….Who has no greed and deciet. Who has renounced lust of all types and anger. The Poet Narsi will like to see such a person. By who's virtue, the entire family gets salvation. Vaishnav Janatho……………………….

Wow!! Amazing Jagadhodharana!!!! Nice BGM for this song... Friends... if you get Bombay jayashri's BRAHMANANDAM album.. pl inform me.. I was searching for months...

Excellent!

malady in excellence

Such light songs may help the youngfr generation to move towards classical music

yeah...fantastic voice... but it is not madhukara maanikyana...its magugala maanikyana...!!

fantastic voice

romba urukkama irukku!

I always listen this song.

very nice

Comments for Irakkam varamal:

It touches bottom of the heart.

Away from the traditional rendering, but a soulful attempt. Enjoyed it.

wonderful....

Excellent

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I tend to agree with Sabrish Bombay Sisters and Maharajapuram Santhanam have rendered this beautiful kriti in a more appealing and soul stirring manner

Its an excellent Thyagaraja krithi spoilt to perfection in this rendition by Mme. Jayashree and the background scorer. I couldnt sit through the complete song.... Mme. Jayashree has performed as if it is a Vaseegara...