Lakshmi Viswanathan | Mohamana (Tanjore Quartet Varnam) | Raga Bhairavi | Remembrance Day Tribute

It has been a year since the dancer-scholar-writer-academic Lakshmi Viswanathan (27 Jan 1944 - 19 Jan 2023) passed away. Her contribution to Indian dance and dance scholarship is unparalleled. She was a dear friend and we continue to miss her very much at Vaak.

To celebrate her artistry we share her version of the evergreen Tanjore Quartet varnam, Mohamana. This was performed by Lakshmi at the Azad Bhavan Auditorium, Delhi on 09 Feb 1987. The performance details are mentioned below:

Vocal: Geetha Navaneetham & Kumari Lakshmi
Nattuvangam: Srikrishnan
Mridangam: Nagappan
Flute: Bhagyalakshmi
Tampura: Jayabala Subramaniam

Mohamana, a varnam by Tanjore quartet set to raga Bhairavi and Rupaka Tala

00:00 - Introductory slides followed by Alapana

Pallavi:
01:42 - mOhamAna en mIdil nI inda vELaiyil
08:25 - mODi sheyyalAmO en sAmi metta

Anupallavi:
11:55 - nAgarIkamAna tirunagaril vAsarE
15:29 - bhOga tyAgEshA anubhOgam sheyya vA kiTTa
18:09 - Muktayi Swaram
19:05 - Muktayi Swara Sahityam -
sondamuDan enai kUDina vindaiyai ninaindE dinam vADi manam nADi umai tEDi uravADa mighavum, enaduDal adu padarudE ini ara nimiSamu yugamAghudE adara sAramadhu tara idE samayam sarasa sadguNanE

Charanam:
20:44 - mAran kaNaigaL tUvurAn sharamariyAi
22:17 - Chitta Swaram 1
22:58 - Chitta Swara Sahityam 1:
mAvEri kuyilgaL kUvudE ini en sheiguvEn
23:28 - Chitta Swaram 2
23:58 - Chitta Swara Sahityam 2:
mArutan orupuram vIshudu iravinil tAmasam ennai aNaivAr ini vashamalla
24:48 - Chitta Swaram 3
25:28 - Chitta Swara Sahityam 3:
sOman taNal migha shoriyayil rAmA ini sakhiyEnaDa kAman kalvikki cintai enna sAmi thAmadameno
26:08 - Chitta Swaram 5 - Composed in Ragamalika (ragas: Kalyani, Kambhoji, Thodi, Mohanam)

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