Gajavadana Sammoditha | Semmangudi’s Spectacular Thodi with TN Krishnan & CS Murugabhoopathy, 1960

Thodi - Gajavadana Sammoditha - Adi (2 Kalai) - Kumara Ettendra

Thodi, one of the grandest and most profound ragas in Carnatic music, demands both intellectual depth and emotional maturity. With its asymmetric, gamaka laden contours, Thodi provides a vast canvas for exploration, filled with pathos and grandeur in equal measure.

In this unforgettable 1960 Music Academy concert, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer unveils Gajavadana Sammoditha with a masterful command over Thodi. His ringing voice, brimming with resonance and gravitas, flows with immaculate ease, each phrase soaked in bhava and rhythmic vitality. His treatment of the raga is both expansive and nuanced, reflecting decades of mastery and a deep internalization of its emotional landscape.

This performance is a towering example of classicism, artistry, and collaboration, where voice, melody, and rhythm unite in reverent homage to both raga and the kriti.

Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer - Vocal
TN Krishnan - Violin
Ramanathapuram C S Murugabhoopathi - Mridangam
Umayalpuram Vishwanatha Iyer - Ghatam

00:00 - Alapana by Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer
06:58 - Alapana by TN Krishnan

11:21 - Pallavi:
Gajavadana Sammodita Veera
Gajavalli Ramana Maamava Deva

12:59 - Anupallavi:
Vijayollasa Valli Kataaksha Paatra
Vijita Kalpaka Pallava Charana

14:20 - Chittaswaram:
G ; R S G R - G G G ; -mpmp G , r ; S - | G ; R R - G R N D - G ; R R G ; ; ; ||

G S G R - G G G M - G P G D G N DM - | GM DM GM N D - G M P D N ; ; ; ||

G GM - G M P D N - G G M P D N S R | G G M - G ; R S N - G G R N DM G R ||

G G M M D D N N - G G R S N D N S | G G RN ; D N S - G G M N D M G R || S R

15:34 - Charanam:
Asura Kula Nibidha Timira Bharano
Amboruha Jaata Sthotra Naatha
Vasutaatapura Samrakshana Deva
Vaagvilaasa Kaartikeya Guhavara

Neraval at "Vasutaatapura":
16:47 - Keel Kaala Neraval
20:49 - Mel Kaala Neraval

Kalpana Swaras:
22:17 - Keel Kaala Swaras
25:40 - Mel Kaala Swaras

31:40 - Charanam continues:
Vasutaatapura Samrakshana Deva
Vaagvilaasa Kaartikeya Guhavara


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