Kirthi: Nada Tanumanisham Shankaram
Raagam: Chittaranjani
Taalam:Aadi
Composer: Thyagaraaj (1767-1847 )
Language: Sanskrit
Singer : M.S. SUBBULAKSHMI (16 September 1916 – 11 December 2004)

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lyrics:

PALLAVI
nAda tanumanisha shankaram namAmi mE manasA shirasA

ANUPALLAVI
mOdakarA nigamOttama sAmavEda sAram vAram vAram

CHARANAM
sadyOjAtAdi panca vaktraja sarigamapadhani vara saptasvara
vidyAlOlam vidaLitakAlam vimala hrdaya tyAgarAjapAlam

Meaning:

I bow to Shankara, the embodiment of Nada, with my mind and body.
To Him, the essence of blissful Samaveda, the best of the vedas, I bow every time.
To him, who is delighting in the art of the seven svaras, Sa-Ri-Ga-Ma-Pa-Dha-Ni, born of his five faces, Sadyojata etc., I bow to Him, the destroyer of KAla, the protector of pure-hearted Tyagaraja, I bow.

(http://www.karnatik.com/c1184.shtml)
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About the Composer: Thyagaraaj

Thyagaraaj was one of the greatest composers of Carnatic music and is one of the 'Carnatic Music Trinity' ( other two are Mutthuswami Dikshitar and Shyama Shastri ). He wrote many devotional kirthis mostly in Sanskrit and Telugu language.

More Information: http://www.karnatik.com/co1006.shtml


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About the singer : MADURAI SHANMUKHAVADIVU SUBBULAKSHMI (16 September 1916 – 11 December 2004)


She was a great Carnatic vocalist. ...What can I say about her .. She was perfect in her field and was such a good person also. She gave concerts all over the world and although she could have demanded any amount of money she wanted,from the concert organizers,she was always happy with whatever was offered to her..She had donated almost all her earnings from those concerts to charity.

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru had this to say about M.S. Subbulakshmi- "Who am I, a mere Prime Minister before a Queen, a Queen of Music". While Lata Mangeshkar called her Tapaswini (the Renunciate), Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan termed her "Suswaralakshmi "(the goddess of the perfect note), and Kishori Amonkar labelled her the ultimate eighth note or "Aathuvaan Sur", which is above the seven notes basic to all music. The great national leader and poet Sarojini Naidu called her "Nightingale of India".

She was the first musician to be awarded Bharat Ratna (India's highest civilian honour) and the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award.

More information about her : //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._S._Subbulakshmi#Musical_style_and_performance