**********wonderful***********

~*~ Beautiful ~*~

Nice rendition marred by distracting interludes. In this album, Akasham was lofty and this is mundane and down to earth - pun unintended.

Fast rendering - does not suit this krithi

The vilamba kala rendition is beautiful..

beautiful song

ether is perhaps akasam

aruṇācala nāthaṃ smarāmi aniśaṃ apīta kucāmbā samētam...............some info on Arunachalar......Sri Arunachala is the Lord and master of the Universe....... The Arunachala hill is located in the town of Thiru Annamalai, roughly 100 miles southwest of the city of Chennai (also known as Madras) in the south of India. Sri Agasthiar emphatically states that the Arunachala hill is the concrete form of Sri Arunachala, the Universal Lord. It's that form of God that even our ordinary human eyes can perceive.......... Arunachala, the hill and Arunachala, the Lord are non different........ How? Because the Arunachala Hill itself is a Siva Lingam. This is foundational spiritual reality communicated to us by Sathguru Venkataraman that has been personally experienced and vouchsafed by all Siddhas.

Oh mind, meditate on Shri Somaskanda, seated under the mango tree......... He is eternal. He is uninterrupted Saccidananda. He has the lotus feet capable of bestowing Samraajya......... He has an auspicious face, and lives in Kanchi, which is like the precious gem..... Manikyam.....rubies.... His body's splendor surpasses that of Cupid.... One who destroyed the Antaka.... his teeth are like jasmine buds. He has the beautiful tall bull as His vehicle, isthe bleoved of Bhairavi and stays in the inner self of Guruguha.....He manifests as Prithvilinga.

A poetic rhythmic treatise to the Lord at Kanchi....manifesti as Prithvilinga...(earth).........cintaya mA kanda mUlakandam cEtah shrI sOmAskandam********* A:------ santatam akhaNDa saccitAnandam samrAjyaprada caraNAravindam*********C:------ maHNgaLakara mandahAsa vadanam mANikyamaya kAHncIsadanam aHNga saundarya vijita madanam antaka sUdanam kunda radanam uttuNga kamanIya vRSaturaHNgam bhairavI prasaHNgam guruguhAntaraHNgam pRthvIliHNgam

Some interesting notes on Kalahasteeswara.......Lord Shiva, worshipped as Kalahasteeswara at Kalahasti in the Chitoor district of Andhra Pradesh -- has the image of Vayu (air) Linga. The lamp burning inside the inner sanctum isaid to be constantly flickering despite the enclosed space and lack of air movement inside. The vayu-linga itself can be seen moving despite the sanctum sanctorum having no windows. The linga is white and is considered Swayambhu - self-manifested - and is not touched even by the priests officiating at the temple.

Jambukeshwara representing the element - Water - sits under a Jambu tree [ bearing the bluish purple "jamun" -- jambu phalam from whose name is derived "Jambudwipa" - ( Island of the fruit) - for Bharatavarsha (before the cataclysm that pushed Jambudwipa to collide against the continental Asiatic shelf to form Himalayas) ] - over a small stream that engulfs the deity during the rainy season. Jambukeshwar Shiva temple at Thiruvanaikaval, near Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu is adjacent to the Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam. It was built by Kochenga Chola around 1000 years ago..... The goddess Akilandeswari is one of most famed forms of Parvati along with Meenakshi and Kamakshi. The massive outer wall - Vibudi Prakara, stretching over a mile, is said to have been built by Lord Shiva Himself working with the laborers, in Tamil lore. The temple is known as one of the hosts for the annual Natyanjali festival of the classical Indian dance...... The other Panchabhoota Sthalams are located at Chidambaram(space), Kalahasti (wind), Arunachalam (Tiruvannamalai) (fire) and Kanchipuram (earth).

A more serene track on Jambupathe is presented by Sashidhar Vasisth.

The 'water" motif is well amplified for effect.... modern beats and orchestration notwithstanding. Beautiful melodious singing as always from Jayashree.....

Marvellous.

Fascinating voice brings Bhairavi - aah! cannot stop listening.

rhyming and tantric lyrics

Aananda natana prakasham in kedaram is splendid... Great

Aananda natana prakasham in kedaram is splendid... Great

MUTHUSWAMI DIKSHITAR'S compositions on the five elements — ether, fire, earth, water and air — are radiant gems in the repertoire of Carnatic music.

he songs are "Anandanatanaprakasm" (Akasa) in Kedaram on the celestial dancer Lord Nataraja at Chidambaram, "Arunachalanatham" (Jyoti) in Saranga in praise of Lord Arunachalanatha at Tiruvannamalai, "Chintayama" (Earth) in Bhairavi on the presiding deity "Sri Somaskandha" at Kancheepuram, "Jambupathe" (Appu) in Yamuna Kalyani extolling Jambukeswara at Tiruvanaikoil and "Sri Kalahasteesa" (Vayu) in Useni deifying the Lord at Kalahasti.

This is superbly compiled but for some corrections which are being given. The corrections are pertaining to the Panchabhutams only. They are informed to the concerned for corrections. They are on a case by case basis.

composer and lyricist is Muttuswamy Dikshitar

The titile Vayu-Rigveda Artist L. Vaidyanathan

This is superbly compiled but for some corrections which are being given. The corrections are pertaining to the Panchabhutams only. They are informed to the concerned for corrections. They are on a case by case basis.

Artist Bombay Jayashree composer and lyricist Mutthuswamy Dikshitar

The artist is L.Vaidyanathan

Artist Bombay Jayashree Composer and lyricist Mutthuswamy Dikshitar

Artist L. Vaidyanathan

Artist Bombay Jayashree composer and lyricist Mutthuswamy Dikshitar

Artist L.Vaidyanathan

The titile of the song is Akasa-Rigveda Artist L Vaidyanathan

The titile of the song is Ananda Natanaprakasam Artist Bombay Jayashree Composer and lyricist Mutthuswamy Dikshitar.

The title of the song Sri Kalahastheesa / Ragam: Husseni / Talam: Jhampa Artist Bombay Jayashree