Ragam Vijayasaraswathi is one of the rarest of the rare ragas; created by Gayakashikhamani Dr.Harikeshanallur Muthaiah Bhagavathar. The raga is a janya of mela (57) ragam Simhendra madhyamam, losing the Rishabham (R2) in the Arohanam and the Dhaivatham (D1) in the Avarohanam; that the ragaswaroopam can be :
S G2 M2 P D1 N3 S // S N3 P M2 G2 R2 S
Ragapravaham by D.Pattammal also places it under the same mela ragam; but gives two different structures; one same as above and the other losing Gandharam instead of Rishabham in the arohanam:
S G M P D N S - S N P M G R S
S R M P D N S - S N P M G R S
Compositions:
Sharanam Vijaya saraswathi maaye - Dr. Muthaiah Bhagavathar
The pallavi contains the Raga-mudra embedded in it; the composition is on Goddess Saraswathi. The Lyrics:
pallavi
sharaNam vijaya sarasvati mAyE sarva jIva dayApari brahmajAyE
anupallavi
niravadhi sukha dAyaki nIrajAkSi sarasIruhAsini sarvasAkSi
caraNam
kSarAkSaRAdi sarva bhUtavyApi sarva yantra mantra tantra
svarUpi vara lakSmi shakti vAgIvari harikEshadAsa alankAri
Here is the rendition of the song by Sangeetha kalanidhi T.N.Seshagopalan.
Comments