Hlàdini - Radha, The Primordial | Divya Ravi | Bharatanatyam

Madhurageetham by His Holiness Maharanyam Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji: "thannigarillAda azhagi rAdhai", "azhagan endrAl ivanthAn anDro"

Concept, Script, Research, Choreography & Performance by: Divya Ravi

Thillana: Karnataka Kalashree Brunda Krishna Iyengar
Shlokas from Radha Sahasranama, Padmapurana
Viraha Alaripu from Jayadeva Swami's Gita Govindam: Dr. Sharan Subramanian
Gujarati Bhakti poem by Dayaram

MUSIC:
Vocals: Dr. Sharan Subramanian
Mridangam: Srihari Rangaswamy
Flute: Mahesha Swamy
Veena: Shubha Santhosh
Sound Engineer: Umesh Minnanda (Studio Ananya)

VISUALS:
Cinematography: Arjunjith
Lighting Design: Keerthi Kumar
Venue: Seva Sadan

Grateful to:
Sri Vishnupriya Ji
Mavin Khoo
Dr. Anupama Kylash
Priya Murali
Sandhya Ranganathan
Upasana Govindarajan
Voices of Bhakti & Tanvi Desai
for their time, resources, guidance and conversations.

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thannigarillAda azhagi rAdhai

thannigarillAda azhagi rAdhai
One with peerless beauty is Radha

01. mayilin azhagu ivaL naTanam
Her dance is as beautiful as the peacock

kuyilin kural ivaL kural
Her voice is akin to a cuckoo’s

02. annanaDai ivaLadhu naDai
Her walk is akin to a swan’s

viNNin vaNNam ivaLadhu uDai
Her attire is of the sky’s colour

03. ponnin vaNNam ivaLadhu mEni - peN
Her body is golden in hue

mAnin kaNgaL ivaLadhu kaNgaL
Her eyes are akin to those of a doe

04. karunAgam ivaLadhu nINDa kUndal
Her long hair is akin to a black serpent

karuvaNDu ivaLadhu iru vizhigaL
Her two eyes are akin to a black bee

05. kumudham ivaLadhu thiruvaDigaL
Her holy feet are beautiful lotuses

amudham ivaLadhu vArtthaigaL
Her speech is nectarine

06. chandhiran ivaLadhu azhagiya mukham
Her beautiful face is akin to the moon

manthiram ivaLadhu nAmam enthanukku
Her Name is my mantra
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azhagan endrAl ivanthAn anDro
Pallavi
azhagan endrAl ivanthAn anDro – kalandhu
pazhagum svAmiyum ivanthAn anDro
The Handsome One - it is He!
The deity who mixes freely with all devotees - it is indeed He!

Charanam
rAjAdi rAjanendrAl ivanthAn anDro
bhajanAnanda priyanum ivanthAn anDro
The King of all kings - it is indeed He!
One who loves being immersed in the bliss of bhajan - it is indeed He!

anbe vaDivAnavan ivanthAn anDro – nalla
paNbin uraviDam ivanthAn anDro
The embodiment of Love - it is indeed He!
The abode of all good qualities - it is indeed He!

rasikanenDrAl ivanthAn anDro – andha
sashivadhananum ivanthAn anDro
The great connoisseur - it is indeed He!
One with the moon-like face! - it is indeed He!

anAdhiyendrAl ivanthAn anDro – muni
manadhil uraibavanum ivanthAn anDro
The Eternal One - it is indeed He!
One who resides in a sage's heart - it is indeed He!

naNban endrAl ivanthAn anDro
thunbam thuDaippavanum ivanthAn anDro
The true friend - it is indeed He!
One who wipes away our sorrows - it is indeed He!

gopAlan endrAl ivanthAn anDro – andha
bhUpalanum ivanthAn anDro
Protector of cows - it is indeed He!
Protector of the Earth - it is indeed He!

annaiyendrAl ivanthAn anDro – anDru
maNNai uNDavanum ivanthAn anDro
The Mother - it is indeed He!
The One who once ate mud - it is indeed He!

thandaiyendrAl ivanthAn anDro
endhai deivamum ivanthAn anDro
The Father - it is indeed He!
My only God - it is indeed He!

guruvendrAl ivanthAn anDro
karpaga tharuvum ivanthAn anDro
The Guru - it is indeed He!
The wish-fulfilling tree - it is indeed He!
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