ಕ್ಷಣಪ್ರಭಾ - Kshanaprabhaa

It seems Sindhu Bhairavi is in the soul of India. Indian classical music would be incomplete without this absorbing Raga which has the ability to take you to the innermost tranquility. With the name Bhairavi in Hindustani classical music and Sindhu Bhairavi as its Carnatic counterpart, there seems to be absolutely no language barrier, with all of the Indian languages having embraced the raga as their own. Some of the most devotional compositions in each of the Indian languages have been set to this Raga, and one can never get tired of listening to its soothing and soulful renditions for hours together. Here is an attempt to bring together some of the most well known renditions of the Raga, from across multiple languages (one per language for the time being): 1. The most famous composition ever in the Raga has to be the Sanskrit composition "Venkatachala Nilayam" by Saint Purandara Dasa, known as the Pitamaha of Carnatic Music, sung here by the legendary Smt. M. L. Vas...

Here is an amateurish attempt to write  shleshartha  shlokas   (carrying multiple meanings) in praise of the Cricketing God, newly crowned Bharat Ratna and freshly retired Sachin Tendulkar. There would be incorrectness here and there in these verses as this is one of my early attempts to write in Sanskrit, but want to share it on my blog nonetheless, as a tribute to arguably the best cricketer the country has seen. So here are the verses: वन्देऽहम् जगदाधारम् वल्लभारोहितम् सुरम् । सौरवादिप्रवक्तारम् राहुलाञ्छनविक्रमम् ॥ शतानिलम् पिङ्गलाद्यम् लक्ष्मणार्ककुलाश्रयम् । सञ्चिताघापनेतारम् सचिन्तम् प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥ Meaning: Version 1: These verses carry two meanings, one version obviously praises Sachin, so, here's what I have tried bringing in. Every line below corresponds to the English translation of the corresponding line in the Shlokas: I bow to him, the "God" ( जगदाधार: ) The idol who likes a heavy ( भारः ) bat ( वल्ल ), The one who t...