Rupamu Juchi Varnam - Saadhvee Ramakrishnan

The main item of the Bharatanatyam recital is the varnam, which revels in both abstract and expressive aspects of the dance, and builds on the rhythmic, melodic, as well as lyrical aspects of the music.

The Varnam presented here is Rupamu Juchi by Saadhvee, student of Deepa Baba Prasad (daughter-in-law of Adyar K. Lakshman).
Ragam: Thodi, Talam: Adi
Music composer: Muthuswamy Dikshitar
Dance composer: Kalakshetra

Nattuvangam : Smt. Deepa Baba Prasad
Vocal : Shri. A. S. Murali
Mridangam : Shri. Baba Prasad
Violin : Shri. T. K. Padmanabhan
Veena : Shri. Anantha Narayanan

rUpamujUci valacivaccitini
kOpamu sEturA svAmi intA

I approached you with love seeing your beauty. O Lord, can you get angry for this?

tapatrayaharuDai veLayuSrI
tyAgarAjasvAmi idEmi

One who eliminates the three kinds of problems

muktAyi svara-sAhitya:
EvELanunI caritamulanu niNDAruprEmatO sEviJci
nIdu parAkramamulanE bAgumIragA koniyAditini

I worship your glory all the time. I cheerfully praised only your valor

mArakOTi sundarAkAra

One who has the form of thousand beautiful manmadhas

gArADamucAlUparAdu

Do not perform that trick on me

sumaSaramulace marimigulanu nogili
valapunilupuTa taguNa taruNamidirA

Is this the time now for showering arrows made of flower and causing excessive pain? Please stop.

sArEgunu nIdu caraNAlayame mAnasamu nuJcitiga
sarasudA
ghana taramagu velayu SrI tyAgESvara calamiga
valadu valadu brOcuTa karuda

Don’t delay to protect me. Your feet is my temple.