Viruttam followed by Varuvaro Varam - Sama | Gayathri Venkataraghavan

Paal Ninaindootum - Viruttam (Manikkavachakar )Varuvaaro - Sama - Gopalakrishna Bharathi Manikkavachakar in this Thiruvachakam describes Lord Shiva's Karunarasa " The one who is more merciful than the mother who rushes to feed the hungry child, Did you not Remove my deepest sins and create effulgence in me with your boundless grace. Creating unfanthomable Joy (Ananda like honey he says ), you are omnipresent (Puram Puram Tirunda) O Shiva you are my wealth (Selvame) , I hold on to you tightly where else can you go - stay in my heart forever " Viruttam in Raga Saramathi continued with Sama This followed by the famous composition from Nandanar Charitram. Varuvaaro .. where Nandan has been given permission in his dream by Lord Shiva to enter Chidambaram. He is still doubtful if the Lord will Accept him. Will he come like a Guru and accept me he wonders.. Varuvaaro .. will he come .. Varam Taruvaaro will he give me the boon. Will he come and tell me don't worry about the karmas of all your births I am here to save you. Bayapadade - Don't be scared. Am I not the one who believed in Nataraja who is unfanthomable. Nambinavan - one who believed Everyday I sing Sivachidambaram and dance with joy , I am his slave says Nandanar. In the last charanam Gopalakrishna Bhagavathar brings his mudhra , Wishing to see his form filled with Veebuthi and his locked Jatamudi I dream of coming to see him. The ocean of Samsara keeps raising and falling, will he come and take me across this. Varuvaaro Varam Taruvaaro. #Gopalakrishna Bharathi #Sama #Nandanar #Chidambaram #Natraja It was a joyous occasion to sing this before a live audience in 2020 Along with Vidwans Mysore V Srikanth B.GanapathyRaman Alathur Rajaganesh Krishna Sriram Kunniyur Sunderasan on Tambura Recorded at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan December Festival 2020. VC - NJ Roy