This clip was taken during the carnatic concert held at Tag auditorium, T Nagar, Chennai, arranged by ‘Maarga’ on 28th December 2019.
Vocal – Ms. Subhadra Sridharan
Violin – Mr. Tejas Srinivasan
Mridangam – Dr. Seetharaman Iyer
Ghatam – Mr. Krishna Venkat
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Song – tuNai purindaruL
Raagam – varamu
Taalam – Adi
Composer – pApanAsam sivan
Meaning:
pallavi
tuNai purindaruL taruNa-mAdhavA surargaL nAyakA ulaga nAyakA
Please bless me (aruL), oh young (taruNa) mAdhava, by providing (purindu) (me with your) companionship/support (tuNai)! Oh leader/king (nAyakA) of the gods (surargaL), and the world (ulaga)!
anupallavi
maNi kOL mArbanE kamala nayananE varadA nin padam caraNam sharaNam (tuNai purindaruL…)
One with a chest (mArbanE) that is like an emerald (maNi)-hued cloud (kOL), with eyes (nayananE) like a lotus (kamala), I seek the refuge (SaraNam) at your (nin)feet (padam), oh munificent benefactor (varadA)! (Please bless me with your companionship)
caraNam
vidhi paNindiDum shruti pugazhndiDum vimala pAda sarva bhuvana mOhanA
patita pAvanA garuDa vAhanA parama purushA nArAyaNanE (tuNai purindaruL…)
One with blemishless (vimala) feet (pAdA) that are worshipped (paNindiDum) by brahmA (vidhi) and praised (pugazhndiDum) by the vEdAs (Sruti)! Who intoxicates (mOhanA) the entire (sarva) world (bhuvana), who purifies (pAvanA) the fallen/sinners (patita), who rides (vAhanA) garuDA, who is the supreme (parama) being (purusha), the veritable nArAyaNa (nArAyaNanE) (please bless me with your companionship)
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