Enta muddu - Bindumālini - Tyagaraja bicentennial concert 1967 - M Balamuralikrishna - Track 5 of 13

Tyagaraja Bicentennial Concert - 1967 - MMA 29 Dec 1967
M Balamuralikrishna - T Keshavulu - Tanjore Upendran.

To mark the bicentenary of Tyagaraja Swami, in 1967, Madras Music Academy held a Tyagaraja Festival. It is said that this concert was recorded by an American company called Pan Orient Arts Foundation in stereo. The audio collected from several sources has been used in reconstructing the concert and the same has been remastered.

The following concert is Dr. M Balamuralikrishna’s tribute to his foremost Guru. Being one of the Tyagaraja Shishya-parampara, he certainly has a special place in his heart for that great Saint.

This concert encapsulates all the prominent works of Saint Tyagaraja – Prahlada Bhakti Vijayam (PBV), Divya Nāma Sankeertana (DNS), Utsava Sampradaya Keertana (USK) and other kritis. The concert, spanning about 2h 20 minutes, is like a circle of music. Beginning with a kriti from PBV, then exploring the reflective kritis, then a verse by Valajpet Venkataramana Bhagavatar, then to USK and DNS to eulogise Rama, and concluding with a kriti from PBV again.

There are 13 tracks in this album and have attempted to provide a short synopsis in the hope of providing you a wholesome listening experience.

There is a detailed narrative written about this concert by Sri. Ramkumar, which is available in the comments section.

Track 5 : Enta muddu - Bindumālini - Adi tālam

Tyagaraja beholds the pleasing, beautiful form of Rama, he asks in wonder, “who can put your beauty into words?! People do not comprehend your beauty as eternal , just as, an urn cannot taste the milk it contains. People do not realise the God within them..” As his conversation and contemplation continues, he implores to the people to be honest in devotion, in the next track.