SDN's Navarathri series 2021 - Kapi Daru Varnam - Sridevi Nrithyalaya - Bharathanatyam Dance

SDN's Navarathri series 2021
During the auspicious time of Navarātri, SDN presents a divine Daru Varnam, a composition of Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar, in Kāpi Rāgam and Misra chāpu tālam.

This is the LIVE performance of Mridula Sivakumar & Mrinalini Sivakumar in SDN's Satyam Sivam Sunadaram dance festival held on February 06, 2021 @ Vani Mahal, Chennai.

"O Rājarājeshwari, who protects and shelters us all! Weren't you the one who answered the pleas of Abhirāmi Bhattar and the child Jnānasambandhar! O Mātangi, who entices Parameswara! O Lalitā, the ocean of compassion! Protect the magnanimous King of Mysore."

In a Daru Varnam, the Uttaraangam (latter half) doesn't have Sahityams for the Swara passages. SDNs present this Varnam's second half as a sequenced choreography to narrate, from head to toe, the physical description (Kesādipāda Varnanam) of the Universal Mother, Sri Rājarājeswari.

* Her moon like face and lotus eyes bestow prosperity upon us all.
* Her four arms hold the sugarcane bow - that represents our mind, the five arrows - represent our five senses, the noose - that represents our desires and the goad - that represents our wrath.
* Her lotus feet relieve us from evil ignorance and bestow Jnāna.

What better way than to surrender to Her, the Supreme Mother and what better time than now!

Choreography & Nattuvangam Dr. Sheela Unnikrishnan
Vocal - Sri Srikanth Gopalakrishnan
Mridangam - Dr. Guru Bharadwaaj
Violin - Sri Embar Kannan
Veena - Trivandrum Sri Sounderajan
Flute - Sri Muthukumar


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