Etavunara Nilakada / Kalyani / Adi / Thyagaraja / Prarthana Sai Narasimhan

LYRICS AND MEANING Krithi: Etavunara Ragam: Kalyani Thalam: Adi Composer: Thyagaraja Vocal: Prarthana Sai Narasimhan Prarthana Sai Narasimhan is among the finest young Carnatic vocalists today. Born in a musically inclined family, Prarthana had her initiation to music by her parents: Her father, Sri. P. Nityananda Rao, a Yaksha Gana Singer, and her mother Smt. Krishnakumari, a trained carnatic vocalist. She learned Carnatic vocals from Padmashri Dr. Smt. Mani Krishnaswami. Later she underwent advanced training in music from Sangeetha Kala Acharya Sri. Chingleput Ranganathan. She has thus become an heir to the Alathur Bani. Prarthana has given more than 500 concerts & conducted more than 25 workshops all over India. She has performed at the prestigious Thyagaraja Utsavam, Cleveland, USA(2009). She is also a trainer in Sustaining Sampradaya (Cleveland Utsavam, USA) in 2015 & 2016. She has served as a lecturer at Music Academys Teachers College of Music for two years. She is one of the trustees of Mani Krishnaswami Academy, Mangalore, started in memory of her Guru, and has been encouraging upcoming artists in Indian Classical music. She is a “B High” Graded Artist of All India Radio, where she has been performing regularly One of Prarthanas abiding services to the cause of Carnatic Music is her album “Swarasukha”, containing the basic lessons on it which have been warmly received by music learners. The Bhartiya Vidhya Bhavan, Mangalore, and Mani Krishnaswami Academy conferred her with the title, “Yuva Kala Mani” in 2011, and she has showcased her versatility in “Nadanubandha”- a series of ten concerts in as many days in different parts of Karnataka (2012). She has been conferred with “Raga Dhana Pallavi Award” in February 2016 by the prestigious Raga Dhana (R), Udupi. Violin: M A Krishnaswamy Mridangam: Sherthalai R Ananthakrishnan This krithi is a devotional meditation by Thyagaraja on the omnipresence and ineffable nature of the Lord, addressed as Siva and Govinda. Its central message is that the divine cannot be fully grasped by thought or intellect; true experience comes only through sincere bhakti and complete surrender, making this composition both a philosophical reflection and a heartfelt prayer. Pallavi E thavunara nilakada niku enchi juda nagapadavu (E) Anupallavi Sitha gauri vagIeshvari yanu shri rupamulanda govinda (E) Charanam Bhu kamalarka nila nabhamulanda loka kothulanda shrikarudagu tyagaraja kararchitha shiva madhava brahmadulayanda (E) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Meaning: O blue-throated Lord, in which sacred place do you reside? You cannot be grasped or comprehended by the mind. O Lord Govinda, are you residing in the embodiments of Mahalakshmi , Sitha, Gowri, and Saraswathi, the Goddess of Speech? O Lord, are You located in the five great elements ( Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space ) or in the countless worlds? O Lord, bestower of prosperity, worshipped by the very hands of Thyagaraja Or are you present in the forms of Siva, Vishnu (Madhava), and Brahma? In which place are you located? you are not to be apprehended in thought. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER : These songs have been uploaded for hearing pleasure only and as an archive for Carnatic music. By this I don't wish to violate any copyrights owned by the respective owners of these songs if any. I don't own any copyright of the songs myself. If anything is in violation of the copyright you own, then please let me know, I shall remove it from my Youtube channel.