MS Repertoire -Kanchadalayatakshi(Composer : Muthuswami Dikshithar)

Kanchadalayatakshi in Raga Kamala Manohari composed by Muthuswami Dikshithar.

This is preceded by a Sanskrit Sloka from Adi Shankara’s Soundarya Lahari.

‘SivE shringarardra  taditarajanE kutsanaparA

sarOshAm gangAyAm  girishanayanE vismayavatI

harAhibhyO bhItA  sarasIruha sowbhAgya jananI

sakhiṣu smerA te mayi janani drishtih sakarunA’

Source : sangeethapriya.org

Here is a link to the explanation of the meaning of the sloka and the song by Dr N Veezhinathan.

http://www.gaanapriya.in/sahithyapriya/dikshitar-series/dikshitar-02-oct-10/2-kanchadLAya_kamalamanOhari_lecture.mp3

Source : Gaanapriya Foundation