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AlOchanaamR^itaM

Yoga and the West It is becoming imperatively necessary that Indian knowledge should reveal in the Western way its scientific foundations. For if we do not do it ourselves, the Europeans will do it for us and do it badly, discrediting the knowledge in the process.
For this society of European and European-led inquirers [Max-Mueller, Theosophists etc.] arose from an impulse on which the Time-Spirit itself insists; their object, vaguely grasped at by them, was at bottom the systematic coordination, explanation and practice of Oriental religion and Oriental mental and spiritual discipline.
Unfortunately, as always happens to a great effort in unfit hands, it stumbled at the outset and went into strange paths.
...
A vain attempt to thrust in modern physical science into the explanation of psychical movements, - to explain  for instance pranayam in the terms of oxygen and hydrogen! ... to make a hopeless amalgam and jumble of science, religion and philosophy all expressed in the terms of the imagination - this has been the scientific method of Theosophy. The result is that it lays its hands on truth and muddles it so badly that it comes out to the world as an untruth. And there now abound other misstatements of Indian truth, less elaborate but almost as wild and wide as Theosophy's.

From this growing confusion we must deliver the future of humanity.

- Sri Aurobindo (The Psychology of Yoga, from his notebook of 1911).

sa.ngItaM karNATaka hindusthaani lalita (telugu)
telugu purANAlu pravachanAlu sAhityaM toli velugulu
Miscellaneous Articles telugu Recipes sa.nskR^itaM digvijayii bhaarata (blog) padya kaumudi (blog)

Assorted Tyagaraja Kritis

In this section, I present a huge collection of tyagaraja kritis rendered by various musicians as part of various concerts/LPs/cassettes spanning over 50 years. This was painstakingly collected by a gentleman and came into my hands. The concert details such as date and in some cases, the artist names are not listed. If you know them please post them on the archive's discussion forum.

NEW! There is a section called Contributions from Visitors like you in my karnatak section where I started putting online concerts that visitors uploaded to my website. Enjoy them too!

A highlight is "Sruti-based tradition of singing Tyagaraja kritis", contributed by Sri B.Raman. Many of the popular ragas like nATa and kritis like j~nAnamosagarAdA sound very different. Here is Raman's posting in our discussion forum giving more info on this style of singing.

Contents

Volumes currently available:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Volumes 21-40
Volumes 41-60

Volume 1

Select rm Select mp3 Title Artist instrument Raaga Taala
play, rm jagadAnanda kAraka group vocal nATa Adi
play, rm duDuku gala group vocal gauLa Adi
play, rm sAdhinchenE group vocal aarabhi Adi
play, rm kana kana ruchirA group vocal varALi Adi
play, rm endarO mahAnubhAvulu group vocal SrI Adi

Volume 2

Select rm Select mp3 Title Artist instrument Raaga Taala
play, rm nAradamuni veDalina M.S. Subbulakshmi vocal pantuvarALi ruupaka
play, rm prakkala nilabaDi M.S. Subbulakshmi vocal kharaharapriya AlApana
play, rm prakkala nilabaDi M.S. Subbulakshmi vocal kharaharapriya chApu
play, rm mariyAdagAdayA M.S. Subbulakshmi vocal bhairavam Adi
play, rm Emi neramu M.S. Subbulakshmi vocal SankarAbharaNam AlApana
play, rm Emi neramu M.S. Subbulakshmi vocal SankarAbharaNam Adi
play, rm karuNAjaladhE M.S. Subbulakshmi vocal nAdanAmakriya Adi
play, rm manavyAlakincha M.S. Subbulakshmi vocal nalinakanti Adi
play, rm play, mp3 giripai? Lalgudi Jayaraman violin SahAna deSAdi

Volume 3

Select rm Select mp3 Title Artist instrument Raaga Taala
play, rm rAma nI samAnamevaru - AlApana M.L. Vasantakumari vocal kharaharapriya ruupaka
play, rm rAma nI samAnamevaru M.L. Vasantakumari vocal kharaharapriya ruupaka
play, rm kR^ipa-jUchuTaku veLarA ? vocal chhAyA tarangiNi Adi
play, rm enta rAnI D.K. Pattammal vocal harikAmbhOji Adi
play, rm dAchukOvalenA - AlApana D.K. Pattammal vocal tODi AlApana
play, rm dAchukOvalenA D.K. Pattammal vocal tODi miSra jhampa
play, rm vAsudeva K. J. Yesudas vocal bilahari Adi
play, rm eTula brOtuvO K. J. Yesudas vocal chakravAkam chApu

Volume 4

Select rm Select mp3 Title Artist instrument Raaga Taala
play, rm sari evvarE - Sri jAnakI D.K. Pattammal vocal SrIranjani Adi
play, rm mA pAla velasika D.K. Pattammal vocal asAveri Adi
play, rm sujana jIvana D.K. Pattammal vocal khamAs ruupaka
play, rm raksha beTTarE D.K. Pattammal vocal bhairavi Adi
play, rm aparAdhamula T.R. Mahalingam flute rasAli Adi
play, rm SrI nArada T.R. Mahalingam flute kAnaDa ruupaka
play, rm niravadhi sukhadA T.R. Mahalingam flute ravi chandrika Adi
play, rm paralOka sAdhanamE manasA M.L. Vasantakumari vocal pUrvi kalyANi Adi
play, rm nI dayarAdA M.L. Vasantakumari vocal vasanta bhairavi ruupaka

Volume 5

Select rm Select mp3 Title Artist instrument Raaga Taala
play, rm appa rAma bhakti Madurai Mani Iyer vocal pantuvarALi ruupaka
play, rm durmArga N. Ramani flute ranjani ruupaka
play, rm gAnamUrtE Lalgudi Jayaraman violin gAnamUrti Adi
play, rm ETi yOchanalu Lalgudi Jayaraman violin kiraNAvaLi Adi
play, rm marugElarA Lalgudi Jayaraman violin jayantaSrI Adi
play, rm mAravairi ramaNi Lalgudi Jayaraman violin nAsikA bhUShaNi ruupaka

Volume 6

Select rm Select mp3 Title Artist instrument Raaga Taala
play, rm teliyalEru Lalgudi Jayaraman violin dhenuka ruupaka
play, rm vaddanE - AlApana Lalgudi Jayaraman violin ShaNmukhapriya ruupaka
play, rm vaddanE Lalgudi Jayaraman violin ShaNmukhapriya ruupaka
play, rm brova bhAramA Lalgudi Jayaraman violin bahudAri Adi
play, rm ADa mODi galadA - AlApana Lalgudi Jayaraman violin chArukESi Adi
play, rm ADa mODi galadA Lalgudi Jayaraman violin chArukESi Adi
play, rm chentanE sadA - AlApana Lalgudi Jayaraman violin kuntala varALi Adi
play, rm chentanE sadA Lalgudi Jayaraman violin kuntala varALi Adi

Volume 7

Select rm Select mp3 Title Artist instrument Raaga Taala
play, rm pariyAchakamA Lalgudi Jayaraman violin vanaspati ruupaka
play, rm tolijanma Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan violin bilahari khaNDa chApu
play, rm nADADina mATa M.S. Gopalakrishnan violin janaranjani AlApana
play, rm nADADina mATa M.S. Gopalakrishnan violin janaranjani miSra chApu
play, rm rAnidi rAdu M. Balamurali Krishna vocal maNirangu Adi
play, rm entani nE - AlApana ? veena mukhAri Adi
play, rm entani nE ? veena mukhAri Adi
play, rm parAku jEsina ? nadasvaram jujAhuLi ruupaka
play, rm vAchAmagOcharamE ? nadasvaram kaikavasi Adi
play, rm bhajarE bhaja mAnasa ? nadasvaram kannaDa miSra chApu

Volume 8

Select rm Select mp3 Title Artist instrument Raaga Taala
play, rm manasA SrI rAmachandruni Madurai Mani Iyer vocal ISa manohari Adi
play, rm mAkElarA vichAramu Madurai Mani Iyer vocal ravi chandrika ruupaka
play, rm sogasugA mR^idanga tALamu ? veena SrIranjani ruupaka
play, rm rAma ninnE Karaikuruchi P Arunaachalam nadasvaram husseini Adi
play, rm Ela nI dayarAdu Karaikuruchi P Arunaachalam nadasvaram aThANa Adi
play, rm I vasudha Karaikuruchi P Arunaachalam nadasvaram SahAna Adi
play, rm yaj~nAdulu M. Balamurali Krishna vocal jayamanohari Adi

Volume 9

Select rm Select mp3 Title Artist instrument Raaga Taala
play, rm rAmA nIpai tanaku D.K. Pattammal, D.K. Jayaraman vocal kedara Adi
play, rm ninuvinA ? nadasvaram navarasa kAnaDa ruupaka
play, rm manasA yeTulOrtunE ? nadasvaram malaya mArutam ruupaka
play, rm toli nEnu ? nadasvaram kokiladhvani Adi
play, rm padavi nI sadbhakti ? nadasvaram sALaga bhairavi Adi
play, rm rAra mAyinTidAka ? nadasvaram asAveri Adi
play, rm samayamu telisi M. Balamurali Krishna vocal asAveri Adi
play, rm enta bhAgyamu Mandolin U. Srinivas mandolin sAranga Adi

Volume 10

Select rm Select mp3 Title Artist instrument Raaga Taala
play, rm inta saukhyamani - AlApana Mandolin U. Srinivas mandolin kApi Adi
play, rm inta saukhyamani Mandolin U. Srinivas mandolin kApi Adi
play, rm giripai nelakonna - AlApana Mandolin U. Srinivas mandolin SahAna Adi
play, rm giripai nelakonna Mandolin U. Srinivas mandolin SahAna Adi

Volume 11

Select rm Select mp3 Title Artist instrument Raaga Taala
play, rm vAsudEvayani - AlApana Madurai Mani Iyer vocal kalyANi Adi
play, rm vAsudEvayani Madurai Mani Iyer mandolin kalyANi Adi
play, rm Evarani nirNayinchEdirA U. Srinivas mandolin devAmR^itavarShiNi Adi
play, rm aDigi sukhamu - AlApana D.K. Jayaraman vocal madhyamAvati rUpaka
play, rm aDigi sukhamu D.K. Jayaraman vocal madhyamAvati chApu
play, rm telisi rAma U. Srinivas mandolin pUrNa chandrika Adi
play, rm enta nErchinA U. Srinivas mandolin Suddha dhanyAsi Adi

Volume 12

Select rm Select mp3 Title Artist instrument Raaga Taala
play, rm chakkani rAja - AlApana Madurai Mani Iyer vocal karaharapriya
play, rm chakkani rAjA Madurai Mani Iyer vocal karahara priya dESAdi
play, rm dinamani vamSa Maharajapuram Santanam vocal hari kAmbhOji dESAdi
play, rm nAda-lOluDai - AlApana Maharajapuram Santanam vocal kalyANa vasantam
play, rm nAda-lOluDai Maharajapuram Santanam vocal kalyANa-vasantam rUpaka
play, rm nidhi chAla - AlApana Maharajapuram Santanam vocal kalyANi
play, rm nidhi chAla sukhamA Maharajapuram Santanam vocal kalyANi chApu

Volume 13

Select rm Select mp3 Title Artist instrument Raaga Taala
play, rm nanu pAlimpa - AlApana Maharajapuram Santanam vocal mOhana
play, rm nanu pAlimpa Maharajapuram Santanam vocal mOhana Adi
play, rm hechcharika Madurai Mani Iyer vocal yadukula-kAmbhOji khanda-chApu
play, rm kOri sEvimpa rArE ? vocal kharahara priya Adi
play, rm mOhana rAma - AlApana Madurai Mani Iyer vocal mOhana
play, rm mOhana rAma Madurai Mani Iyer vocal mOhana Adi
play, rm ii dinamE sudinamu ? vocal latAngi Adi

Volume 14

Select rm Select mp3 Title Artist instrument Raaga Taala
play, rm evarichchirirA - AlApana Maharajapuram Santanam vocal madhyamAvati
play, rm evarichchirirA Sara chApamu Maharajapuram Santanam vocal madhyamAvati Adi
play, rm ilalO praNatArti - AlApana Maharajapuram Visvanatha Iyer vocal aThANa
play, rm ilalO praNatArti Maharajapuram Visvanatha Iyer vocal aThANa Adi
play, rm chAla kallalADu - AlApana Maharajapuram Visvanatha Iyer vocal Arabhi
play, rm chAla kallalADukonna Maharajapuram Visvanatha Iyer vocal Arabhi Adi
play, rm dEhi tava pada K.J. Yesudas vocal Sahana Adi
play, rm vinavE O manasA K.J. Yesudas vocal vivardhani rUpakam

Volume 15

Select rm Select mp3 Title Artist instrument Raaga Taala
play, rm tulasI daLamulachE D.K. Jayaraman vocal mAyAmALava-gauLa rUpakam
play, rm Siva Siva yanarAdA D.K. Jayaraman vocal pantuvarALi Adi
play, rm OrajUpu jUchEdi nyAyamA ? vocal kannaDa-gauLa Adi
play, rm karuNa yElAganTE - AlApana Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer vocal varALi
play, rm karuNa yElAganTE Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer vocal varALi Adi

Volume 16

Select rm Select mp3 Title Artist instrument Raaga Taala
play, rm jnana mosagarAdA Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer vocal pUrvI-kalyANi AlApana
play, rm jnana mosagarAdA Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer vocal pUrvI-kalyANi rUpakam
play, rm kanTa jUDumI Maharajapuram Santanam vocal vAchaspati Adi
play, rm vara rAga laya Maharajapuram Santanam vocal chenchu-kAmbhOji Adi
play, rm nanuganna talli M.Balamurali Krishna vocal sindhu kAnaDa Adi
play, rm paramAtmuDu M.Balamurali Krishna vocal vAgadhISvari AlApana
play, rm paramAtmuDu M.Balamurali Krishna vocal vAgadhISvari Adi

Volume 17

Select rm Select mp3 Title Artist instrument Raaga Taala
play, rm E tAvuna rA K.J. Yesudas vocal kalyANi AlApana
play, rm E tAvuna rA K.J. Yesudas vocal kalyANi Adi
play, rm abhimAna mennaDu K.J. Yesudas vocal kunjari AlApana
play, rm abhimAna mennaDu K.J. Yesudas vocal kunjari Adi
play, rm ninnE neranammi K.J. Yesudas vocal pantuvarALi AlApana
play, rm ninnE neranammi K.J. Yesudas vocal pantuvarALi rUpakam
play, rm manasulOni K.J. Yesudas vocal hindOlam Adi
play, rm sItA patE Madurai Mani Iyer vocal khamAs Adi

Volume 18

Select rm Select mp3 Title Artist instrument Raaga Taala
play, rm sundarI nI divya Maharajapuram Santanam vocal kalyANi AlApana
play, rm sundarI nI divya Maharajapuram Santanam vocal kalyANi Adi
play, rm karuNa jUDavayya ? vocal sAranga Adi
play, rm rAma kathA sudha G.N. Balasubrahmanian vocal madhyamAvati Alapana
play, rm rAma kathA sudha G.N. Balasubrahmanian vocal madhyamAvati Adi
play, rm gaTTigAnu ? vocal bEgaDa rUpakam

Volume 19

Select rm Select mp3 Title Artist instrument Raaga Taala
play, rm sAmaja vara gamana Madurai Mani Iyer vocal hindOlam AlApana
play, rm sAmaja vara gamana Madurai Mani Iyer vocal hindOlam Adi
play, rm raghu-nAyaka Maharajapuram Santanam vocal hamsadhvani Adi
play, rm sangIta j~nAnamu Maharajapuram Santanam vocal dhanyAsi Adi
play, rm nadupai M.L. Vasantakumari vocal madhyamAvati jhampe
play, rm nI bhajana Maharajapuram Santanam vocal nAyaki Adi
play, rm dArini telusukonTi Maharajapuram Santanam vocal Suddha sAvEri Adi
play, rm nA jIvanAdhAra Maharajapuram Santanam vocal bilahari Adi

Volume 20

Select rm Select mp3 Title Artist instrument Raaga Taala
play, rm svara rAga sudhA Maharajapuram Santanam vocal SankarAbharaNam AlApana
play, rm svara rAga sudhA Maharajapuram Santanam vocal SankarAbharaNam Adi
play, rm daya-jUchuTa Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan vocal gAnavAridhi Adi
play, rm smaraNE sukhamu Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan vocal janaranjani AlApana
play, rm smaraNE sukhamu Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan vocal janaranjani Adi
play, rm sukhi evvarO Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan vocal kAnaDa AlApana
play, rm sukhi evvarO Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan vocal kAnaDa Adi
play, rm bhajana sEya Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan vocal aThANa rUpakam


- Sarada and Sai Susarla (sai.susarla@gmail.com)