Chitravina N Ravikiran's Arul purivaai bharati devi | Shanmukhapriya | Adi | Anahita & Apoorva Vocal
Channel: Ravikiran Creations and Collaborations
Date: 2021-11-06

This brisk composition in praise of Goddess Saraswati in the Indian Raga Shanmukhapriya was  composed by Ravikiran on 8 Aug 1996.  The endings of Anupallavi and Charanam feature some interesting note combinations.  It was presented by vocalists Anahita and Apoorva in a concert in Nov 2020 for the Indian television channel Doordarshan with M Shrikanth (Violin) and Akshay Ram (Mrdangam).

P: aruL purivAi bhArati dEvi - tiru-
varuL purivAi bhArati dEvi ghana 
iruL vaDivAna agnyAnam kaLaindenak         (karuL purivAi) 

A:  swara rAga bhAva tALamonRiNainda
paramAnanda sAgara amudinai enak         (karuL purivAi) 

C: kural inimai anaivarum puhazhum aRiya 
viral ezhilum vara nAdamum bhaktiyum 
surar ravi shashi viyandiDum kavittiranum 
perum aLavil nin perumai pADum tiRan         (aruL purivAi) 

Hailed as "Mozart of India" (Wisconsin State Journal & Belgium TV) and known for his "Teasing precision & dazzling effects" (New York Times) and for "Taking Indian music to new audiences" (CNN), Ravikiran's maiden stage appearance was at age two, first vocal concert was at age 5 and first chitravina (21-string slide) concert was at age 12.  He has composed over 900 compositions including dance and orchestral works and has also set music to over 1400 compositions of other composers.  His compositions include a number of unique pieces in both Indian classical and world music as well as pieces eulogizing great personalities like Buddha, Vyasa, Adi Shankara, Ramanuja, Ramana Maharshi, Kanchi Paramacharya, M S Subbulakshmi, Pt Ravishankar and his guru, Chitravina Narasimhan.  Ravikiran has been decorated with a number of awards across the world for his contributions.