Скачать или смотреть Mamava Raghuvira in Raga Mahuri by Rithvik Raja

Some compositions find you quietly — like a long-lost memory resurfacing through sound.

Mamava Raghuvira in Rāga Mahuri was one such moment for me. I hadn’t heard the rāga before, and yet it felt strangely familiar — with its lilting grace, unexpected leaps, and seamless shifts across octaves. It doesn’t just sing through its notes; it resonates through the silences between them.

In the Tyagaraja tradition, we often encounter ekaika-krti rāgas — rāgas known through a single composition, many of which have found a place on the concert stage. But in Dikshitar’s world, such rāgas are less performance staples and more like sacred archives. Yet, when explored, they reveal themselves as timeless rāga capsules — deliberate acts of preservation, devotion, and quiet artistry. With Mahuri, he doesn't merely compose — he enshrines.

What lingered with me most was the madhyamakāla sahitya — precise and poised, yet brimming with melodic vitality. It reflects the essence of Dikshitar himself: scholarly, structured, yet deeply attuned to beauty, bhāva, and the unspoken.

As we continue to mark #Dikshitar250, pieces like this remind me why his music endures. Not always through the popular or oft-sung, but in the quiet corners of the canon — patiently waiting for us to listen.

#MamavaRaghuvira #Mahuri #MuthusvamiDikshitar #RithvikRaja #KarnatikMusic #RareRagas #EkaikaKrti #Dikshitar250 #DevotionInSound

Lyrics
pallavi
mAmava raghuvIra
martyAvatAra
mAdhava dhIra

anupallavi
tvAmAhurISAdayastattvamiti
karuNAnidhE dInam

caraNam
mAmaka hRdaya nivAsa SrInivAsa
mAruti prabhRti dAsa viSvAsa
bhUmijA sahavAsa ihapara
bhukti mukti vitaraNa vilAsa

(madhyama kAla sAhitya)
kAma janaka kanakAmbara dhara
tAmarasAksha vadana pada kara
pAmara paNDita pAvanakara
nAmadhEya guruguha nuta vara