Prabhakar Chitrapu 2010 Jan 31

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1. Sangeetha Jagadguru Sri Thyagaraja Kirtanalu compiled by Bhavaraju Narasimharao, T.S. Parthasarathy, Triveni Publishers Pvt. Ltd, Machilipatnam, AP1977 (1 st Printing)

Ancestors came from Kaakarla village in Kambham taluka in Kurnool district Panchanada Brahmam: 5 sons: Sadasivam Brahmam, Sadananda Brahmam, Satchidananda Brahmam, Bala Brahmam, Giriraja Brahmam Giriraja Brahmam: A vaageyakara and in court of Thanjavuru shahaji king (1684-1711). He also wrote several yaksha ganas 5 sons including Rama Brahmam Rama Brahmam: Pouraanika well known for his Ramayana pravachanams, Thanjavur king gave some land in Pasupathi Kovela village and a house in Thiruvaiyaru Wife Sitamma- daughter of Verna player Veena Kalahasthi Iyer of Thanjavuru court. She was a singer - knew many Purandara Dasa songs 3 Sons: Panchapakesa (Japesa), Ramanatha ( died young), Thyagaraja (named so as Shiva - thyagaraja of thiruvarur temple - came in Ramabrahmam's dream and mentioned that a son proficient in music and literature would be born and that he should be named after him)

Thyagaraja Daughter: Sitalakshmi Sitalakshmi Husband Akhilandapuram Kuppuswamayya - son Panchapakesayya Panchapakesayya died as a youth.

Panchanada Brahmam Sadasivam Brahmam, Sadananda Brahmam, Satchidananda Brahmam, Bala Brahmam Giriraja Brahmam 4 Sons Rama Brahmam Panchapakesa (Japesa) Ramanatha Thyagaraja Sitalakshmi Panchapakesayya

1767, May 4, Monday: Birth 1774 (8 th year): Upanayanam 1784 (18th year): Marriage Met Ramakrishna Yathindra, who asked T to do rama Nama japa for 96 crore times - which he completed in 21 years - 46M per year - 125k per day - 1802 (36 th year) Sarabhoji raja incident (3 years after becoming king - buy kingdom under east india company control) 1804? (38 th Year) Brother Japesa steals the idols and throws away in Kaveri river 1821 (55 th Year) Thiruvothiyur visit Veena Kuppayya ~ 1836 (70 th Year) Vadivelu from Swati Thirunal's court visited 1845 (79 th Year): wife died 1847, January 6 (81 st Year): Sidhdhi

Birth Time Monday 4 May 1767 Sarvajit year, Chaitra masa, Bahula Dasami Astrological Details Purvashada Nakshatra, Kataka Lagna, Bharadwaja Gotra, Aapasthamba Sutra, Krishna Yajus-saakha Birth Place Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India Parents: Sitamma, Ramabrahmam

Source: Google Maps

Golden complexion

Uncha Vrutti: once a week - enough for his family, students and guests Did bhajanas every Ekadasi based on Utsava Sampradaya and Divya Nama kirtanas

Music vidwans who recognized Thyagaraja's skills early on His father Ramasesha Sastry, Bhashyam Krishna Sastry Compositions as a Young Boy: Namo Namo Raghavaya (Desi Thodi) Thava Dasoham (Punnagavarali)

Teacher: Sonthi Venkata Ramanayya (veena Venkata Ramana Dasu) 1 year Swaraarnavamu a musical work

Composer - Vaggeyakara Good Veena player too. There used to be a veena in his puja room

Walajapeta Venkata Ramana Bhagavathar

Sri Rangam incident Sri Ranganatha Swamy - Raju vedale - chariot stops - Thyagaraja fetched - Thyagaraja sings Vinarada naa manavi- then O Rangasayi Anandabhairavi Kritis: Tribhuvanam Swaminatha Gurukul Rama rama ni varamu; Kshirasagara; Nike teliyakapote Nanu Palima Kriti incident Daughter's wedding - walajapet venkata ramana bhagavathar gifted kodandarama picture - oil colors by Pallavi Ellayya- composed nanu palimpa in Mohana Nidhi Chala Kriti incident (1802): At a young age, his teacher sonthi venkata ramanayya asked t to sing in the assembly of musicians- he sang dorakuna - teacher was impressed and gifted him various jewels he got from thanjavur court Next day, t's teacher took him to his father sonthi venkata subbayya in thanjavur, where he sang for 8 hours mari Mari ninne moralidudu in kambhoji. The guests were so engrossed that they missed their appointment to go to sarabhoji king in thanjavur. This led to the famous nidhi Chala sukhama song. Brother stealing idols incident

Thumu Narasimhadasu of Ponnur, Guntur district met T in house of Veena Kuppayya in Thiruvothiyur and wrote 2 poems about Thyagaraja - thought to be in 1821 Gopinatha Bhatacharya Hindusthani singer Gopalakrishna Bharathy (author of musical Nandanar charitham) - Composed Sabhapahi in Abhogi on Thyagaraja's request Shatkaala Govinda Dasudu from SwatiThirunal'sThiruvaankuru kingdom, Muvvattupuja taluk, Rama Mangala village visited and sang Jayadeva's asthapadi Chandana Charchita in Pantuvarali raga in 6 kalas Doraiswamy Iyer (Panchanada Iyer) impressed Thyagaraja by singing one Thyagaraja's songs very well in a bhajan- Thyagaraja was very pleased, embraced him and blessed him to have sangita vidwans as offsprings- his sons are Ramaswamy Sivan and Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer, who composed the well known 72 melakarta ragamalika.

Visiting Kanchi to meet Upanishadbrahma walajapet (12 days) to tirupati to puthur ( in chittoor mandalam) to ghatika kshetram to chennai to thiruvathiyur to kovur to thiruvaiyaru via nagalapuram where robbers incident took place)

Kritis in 72 melakartas List? Kirtana Satakam Referred in Aparadhamulanorva in Raga Rasaavali Sthala kritis: Thiruvathiyur Pancharathnas Kovur Pancharathnas Nagapura Pancharathnas Divyanama kirtanas Utsava (Bhajana) Sampradaya Kirtanas Musicals: Prahlada Bhakti Vijayam Sitarama Vijayam (unavailable) Nouka Charitram

Earliest compositions available: Namo Namo Raghavaya (Desi Thodi) Thava Dasoham (Punnagavarali) (Pantuvarali according to Bhavaraju Narasimha Rao & TS Parthasarathy)