About Naamams
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• July 11, 1997
From: Satyan, Nagu on Fri, Jul 11, 1997 12:49 PM Subject: About Naamams To: bhakti digest As I read part 16 on Bhishma Stuthi by Sri Sudharshan, and specifically the reference to Sri Bhadrachala Ramadasa's composition, I am reminded of other krithis by Sri Papanasam Sivan and Sri Purandaradasa. I have a concert tape by Sri Madurai Seshagopalan in which he has excellently rendered the Mohana Ragam "NaaraayaNa Nin Divyanaamam" in Tamil composed by Sri Papanasam Sivan. This song by itself is very moving, and Seshagopalan makes it more appealing by his rendition. One of the compositions by Sri Purandaradasa is "Rama Nama paayasakke, Krishna naama sakkare". There are numerous songs similar to the ones indentified above stating the greatness of the Lord's names and the associated merits to the one who is singing (reciting, uttering et al) and the one who is hearing (listening et al). In fact, there are a few cassettes focused on a specific Avathara/NAma of Sriman Narayana. Sri Seshagopalan has a series called "Krishna Ganam" consisting of compositions by many great composers in Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu etc. Smt. Sowmya has a similar recording on Lord Rama. Even if one does not understand the word by word meaning, one can understand the lyrics at the summary level the greatness of Sriman Narayana. I am looking forward to Sri Sudharshan's next posting on the nAma "Vijaya SakhE'. Nagu Satyan
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