Happy to Navarathi and Dasara festival to all! On Suddha Chaviti thidi, the Devi alankarana at Kanaka Durga temple, Vijayawada is that of Sri Annapurna Devi. Annapurna Devi is the manifestation of Shakti who is associated with anna (food) and dhanya (grains) - the very nourishment and sustenance required for life. It is so amazing that our ancients have recognized this and by worshiping Annapurna Devi we are worshiping food and its life sustenance quality. It is a pity that now a days we waste so much food while so many people are starving. We, the human race, is consuming at a rate far greater than we can replenish. Very sad.
Let us pray to Annapurna Devi and pray she gives us Gyana, Vairagyam and anna bhiksham to all living beings everywhere. Also, may she grant all of us some sense to respect food and not waste it.
Annapurna alankaram for the Devi at Kanka Durga temple, Vijayawada.
Annapurna Devi is a manifestation of Parvathi Devi and is also known as Visalakshi Devi. She and her husband Vishvesvar (Shiva) lord over the ancient city of Kasi and hence she is known as Kasi Annapurna or Kasi Visalakshi. The great devi upasaka and composer Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar has composed four songs in her praise. Muthuswami Dikshitar had travelled to North India and visited Kasi. The influence of Hindustani music tradition (which had clearly become a very separate tradition from carnatic even before the time of the Carnatic Music Trinity) can be clearly seen in his compositions. However, not all of his compositions on Annapurna are regarding the devi at Kasi. Annapurne Visalakshi set in Sama ragam is a krithi on the devi at MadhyamaKasi/Kuzhikkarai in Tamil Nadu which he had visited on pilgrimage.
The krithi Ehi Annapurne is in praise of Sri Kasi Annapurna and is set in Punnagavarali ragam and Adi talam. Punnagavarali is a janya of the 8th Melakarta Hanumatodi. It is a nishadantya ragam - meaning the ragam does not start and end on the Sa but on strarts and ends on Ni.
Ehi annapUrNE sannidhEhi. rAgA: punnAgavarALi. Adi tALA.
P: Ehi annapUrNE sannidhEhi sadApUrNE suvarNE
A: pAhi pancA shadvarNE mAm shriyam dEhi raktavarNE aparNE
C: kAshI kSEtra nivAsini kamalalOcana vishAlini vishvEsha manOllAsini
jagadIsha guruguha pAlinI vidrumapAshini punnAgavarALi prakAshini
SaD-trimshat tatva vikAshini suvAsini bhakta vishvAsini cidAnanda vilAsini
Please listen to DK Pattamal's wonderful rendition of this song-
Let us pray to Annapurna Devi and pray she gives us Gyana, Vairagyam and anna bhiksham to all living beings everywhere. Also, may she grant all of us some sense to respect food and not waste it.
Annapurna alankaram for the Devi at Kanka Durga temple, Vijayawada.
Annapurna Devi is a manifestation of Parvathi Devi and is also known as Visalakshi Devi. She and her husband Vishvesvar (Shiva) lord over the ancient city of Kasi and hence she is known as Kasi Annapurna or Kasi Visalakshi. The great devi upasaka and composer Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar has composed four songs in her praise. Muthuswami Dikshitar had travelled to North India and visited Kasi. The influence of Hindustani music tradition (which had clearly become a very separate tradition from carnatic even before the time of the Carnatic Music Trinity) can be clearly seen in his compositions. However, not all of his compositions on Annapurna are regarding the devi at Kasi. Annapurne Visalakshi set in Sama ragam is a krithi on the devi at MadhyamaKasi/Kuzhikkarai in Tamil Nadu which he had visited on pilgrimage.
The krithi Ehi Annapurne is in praise of Sri Kasi Annapurna and is set in Punnagavarali ragam and Adi talam. Punnagavarali is a janya of the 8th Melakarta Hanumatodi. It is a nishadantya ragam - meaning the ragam does not start and end on the Sa but on strarts and ends on Ni.
Ehi annapUrNE sannidhEhi. rAgA: punnAgavarALi. Adi tALA.
P: Ehi annapUrNE sannidhEhi sadApUrNE suvarNE
A: pAhi pancA shadvarNE mAm shriyam dEhi raktavarNE aparNE
C: kAshI kSEtra nivAsini kamalalOcana vishAlini vishvEsha manOllAsini
jagadIsha guruguha pAlinI vidrumapAshini punnAgavarALi prakAshini
SaD-trimshat tatva vikAshini suvAsini bhakta vishvAsini cidAnanda vilAsini
Please listen to DK Pattamal's wonderful rendition of this song-
bhakta gnanananda tirtha (sri ogiralaghava sarma garu)composed one song in praise of kasi or navaratryannapurna vinna namma janani in maniramgu raga, a beautiful suitable composition for navaratry puja.
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