Bhavasagaram karai / Shanmughapriya / Adi / Gopalakrisha Bharathi / Chinmaya Sisters

Krithi: Bhavasagaram karai
Ragam: Shanmughapriya
Thalam: Adi
Composer: Gopalakrishan Bharathi

Vocal: Chinmaya Sisters ( Uma & Radhika )

Chinmaya Sisters, Uma and Radhika were taught Carnatic music by their mother Bhavani Natesan and rigorous musical training began right from their childhood, initially from Isai Peroli Neyveli Sri R. Santhanagopalan and later on from Padma Bhushan Awardee, Sangitha Kalanidhi, Madurai T N Seshagoplan and they continue to remain under their able guidance even now. The duo come from a family of ardent devotees of Swami Chinmayananda. Having received his blessings they have been named Chinmaya Sisters by their Guru. They recall with pride, meeting Swami Chinmayananda and seeking his blessings to begin their musical journey as “Chinmaya Sisters”. Now the sisters teach the younger generation and Radhika takes Skype lessons for students abroad.

Violin: Dr R Hemalatha
Mridangam: Papanasam R Kumar

Pallavi
Bhavasagaram karai eralam

Anupallavi
Thavamevum then puliyuril Ishan thannadi vanangat-thane thaneyanal

Charanam
Katra nulgalai kama noi pomo chitha shuddhi vandu therumo therado
bhakthi pannip-padi balakrishnan potrum shitrambalanai chinthanai sheidal

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Meaning:
The composer admonishes that any amount of learning would not help one to get detached from the earthly bondage. Learning would not purify the thoughts either. Only pure devotion to the lord and meditating upon him always would detach one from the perennial birth and death cycle.


It is possible to swim ashore the ocean of multiple births.

In the sacred city of Thenpuliyur (Chidambaram) if you worship the golden feet of lord Shiva and identify with the lord, it is possible to cross the ocean of multiple births.

With abundant learning the disease of desire will not depart. Purity of thoughts may not be attained either. With abundant devotion to the lord singing the praise of the lord of the golden hall who has been hailed by Balakrishnan (the composer) it is possible to swim ashore the ocean of repeat births.
( Meaning Courtesy: Sethu Subramanian )

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