ADI SHANKARA TRIBUTE | Chitravina N Ravikiran’s ACHARYAM ASHRAYE | BILAHARI | Solo sans Accompanists
Channel: Ravikiran Creations and Collaborations
Date: 2020-09-21

Ravikiran composed this Sanskrit composition in the Indian Raga Bilahari on the great advaita philosopher, Shri Adi Shankara. Though his time period is yet to be conclusively resolved by scholars (who place him between 8th century CE or several centuries earlier) his birthday is usually celebrated around the same time every year.  

This piece was composed a week before his birthday celebrations, held on 27 April 2020 but presented on that day in Ravikiran's Covid 19 relief concert for Samarpana Foundation. 

P:  AchAryam AshrayE (i) Adi shanka-
        rAchAryam AshrayE (ii) Ashcharyakara sAdhaka shooram  

A: vAchA manasAdi advaita mata sthApa-
        nArthamEvArpaNa krta gnyAna sAgaram  (AchAryam AshrayE)

C:  sanAtana dharma rahasya 
        vichArakam prachArakam
 vinA vibhramam vidyA nidhim 
        shrAvaka gaNOddhAraNa chaNam 
 janArdana chandrashekhara 
        bhEdAteeta bhakti nidarshakam 
 sanAtana sanaka ravi shashi 
        sama tEjOmayam Adi shanka                     (rAchAryam AshrayE)

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 800 compositions including dance and orchestral works and has also set music to over 1400 compositions of other composers. Ravikiran has been decorated with a number of awards across the world for his contributions.