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Guruvaibhavam 2024, our fourth Guruvaibhavam event in the series, focused on Sri Sadashiva Brahmendral, a saint-composer of Carnatic music.
27 talented singers from various age groups participated from various states across India. Our participants performed all the 23 kritis written by Sri Sadashiva Brahmendral covering varied ragas and talas. They were accompanied by Sri Adithya Anil on Violin and Sri Murali Narayanan on Mridangam.
The program was inaugurated by our chief guests Brahmasri Ramakrishna Moorthy Bragavathar from Thiruvaasnallulr Madom, Samaveda Acharya Brahmashri Shailesh Deshpandey, who performed Samaveda Live during the Pranaprathishta of Ram Lalla in Ayodha, Shri. Kodunthirapully Paremeswaran, a highly reputed mridangam player, guru and Shri. Ambikapuram GK Sivaraman, a stalwart in Carnatic vocal.
Our anchors Ms Aishwarya P L, Smt Savitha Sreenivasan & Ms Sreepa Sreenivas took us through the journey describing each Kriti origin, meaning, how it was created, ragas, talas, making the experience for our audience so blissful and complete.
The program was concluded with the felicitation ceremony of maithree members, our guru and momentos to our participants.
Sri Sadashiva Brahmendral
Sri Sadashiva Brahmendral
About Sri Sadashiva Brahmendral
About Sri Sadashiva Brahmendral
Sadashiva Brahmendral (1690–1756) was a saint, composer of Carnatic music and Advaita philosopher and sishya of the 57th Shankaracharya of Moolamnaya Sarvajna Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Shri Paramasivendra Sarasvati(II), who lived near Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, during the 18th century. Only a few of his compositions have survived, but they are recognised as great compositions of Carnatic music.
Sadasiva lived in Kumbakonam, in Tamil Nadu in the 17th to 18th century. He went to learn vedas and other various subjects in Sanskrit in Thiruvisanallur. His contemporaries such as Sridhara Ayyavaal and Sri Bhagvan Nama Bodendral (59th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Moolamnaya Sarvajna Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham) lived in the nearby areas at that time.
Shiva ramakrishna left his home in search of Truth. He became the sishya of the 57th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Moolamnaya Sarvajna Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham Sri Paramasivendra Saraswati (II) . He started aathma vichara and received mahavaakya upadesas from his guru. After taking sanyasa, he is said to have wandered around, naked or semi-naked, and often in a trance-like state. He was reclusive and often meditated, and was described as being in a "supremely intoxicated state". He is said to have performed many miracles whilst alive. His jiva samadhi site is briefly mentioned in 'Autobiography of a Yogi', Chapter 41 by Paramahamsa Yogananda.
He was responsible for installing the deity Punnainallur Mariamman near Thanjavur and guided the installation at Devadanapatti Kamakshi temple. He was also involved in the thanthonimalai Kalyana Venkatesa Perumal temple at Karur. He also installed the Hanuman Murthi in the Prasanna Venkateswara temple at Nalu Kal Mandapam in Thanjavur. He instructed king of Tanjore to start the Saraswathi Mahal Library which runs till date.
He also wrote several Carnatic compositions to spread the advaita philosophy among common people. These songs are renowned for depth in content as well as brevity of expression. His compositions are quite popular and can be heard frequently in Carnatic music concerts though they are not always rendered in the same raga since the same song has sometimes been set to music by various artists.
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