Devasena Priya - New Ragam Created by me

Hi All

I created a new ragam called DevasEnA Priya few years before with the blessings of Lord Sri Murugan with his divine blessings as a spark when I was thinking that I never composed any song on his praise in Sanskrit although I composed hundreds of songs on his name in Tamizh. This thought came when I was playing Veena and suddenly I conceived the tune and composition as a spark which happens every time when I compose . when I sung " Mayura Vaahana vaLLi mana mohana" , I felt a great divinity and a new tune. When I realised that this tune is new , I wondered which ragam it is. This is Janya ragam of Charukesi (26 mela raga) with ri ( rishabha) varjya. The Arohanam and Avarohanam is s g3 m1 p d1 n2 S & S n2 d1 p m1 g3 s, a shadava upanga janya ragam. I traced everywhere in books and wiki and other places but didn't find any such ragams existing in this scale. Then with the blessings of Murugan , I named this Ragam as "Devesena Priya" and interestingly this composition bears this name Devesena Priya in two places and used "d" as swaraksharam in many words where "da" is occurring. I have been using "Marakata" as my mudra( Signature) in all my compositions since 2008 when divine interception directed me to compose and it's the blessings of my Guru Smt.Ranjani Chander, Chennai ( Daughter of my Guru Acharya Ratnakata Smt. T R Balamani  , Mumbai) who was pivotal in identifying and encouraging me to compose and also she is still teaching some of my compositions to her students in Chennai and also setting tunes. It was a blessing for me that my Guru Acharya Ratnakara Smt. T R Balamani named me as composer in many occasions in Mumbai in Sabhas like Rasika Ranjani Sabha and also in Chennai Music Academy during her Felicitation conducted by Vidushi Smt Bombay Jayashri. Also Guru T R Balamani tuned few of my compositions on the spot and taught to her disciples and me. 

Both of my above gurus were  pivotal for my divine path as a composer with their full hearted blessings and guidance. My mudra is coming in Pallavi itself as " Marakata Velayudha". 

I kept this Ragam and composition with me and singing to myself. This year , in the month of June ( June-2017), I taught this new ragam/new song to my Twin Disciples Kumari Gauri and Gayatri, Residing in San Diego, USA. This song I shared to my Gurus Vidushi Smt. Ranjani Chander (Chennai) , Sangeet Vidvan Smt. Rajeshwari Srinivasan ( Pune) and Vidushi Smt. Dharini Ganesh ( Pune) and took their blessings on 25-7-2017. 

Also had sung this composition to my Pune Guru Sangeet Alankar Smt. Meenakshi Subramaniam who shaped my musical journey and taught me music and taught me everything from the basic about the practical and theoretical aspects of Carnatic music for many years and took her blessings on 30-9-2017. 

My Guru Dharini Ganesh released this song to the public on 28-7-2017 and published in Pune Arunagiri Whatsapp group and its liked by one and all.

I am giving the lyrics of that song below.


ராகம் : தேவசேனாப்ரியா

ஜன்யம் : 26 மேளம் சாருகேஸி


ஆரோ: ஸ க3 ம1 ப த1 நி2 ஸ்

அவரோ: ஸ் நி2 த1 ப ம 1 க3 ஸ


தாளம் : ஆதி திஸ்ர கதி


பல்லவி


மயூர வாஹனா வள்ளி| மனமோஹனா||

மரகத வேலாயுதா| மலயத்வஜ சுதாதனய சுகுணா||


அனுபல்லவி


மஹாதேவ நேத்ர ஜனன |மஹாவீர லக்ஷணா||

மஹாசூரபத்ம ஹரண |மஹாதீர மாஹேந்த்ர புரிபாலனா ||


சரணம்


தேவசேனா ப்ரிய ராக | வினுத கமல லோசனா||

தேவகுல பாலனா | தீன சம்ரக்ஷனா||

தேவசேனா ப்ரிய நாத  | பவ பாப விமோசனா ||

தேவாதிதேவ வினுத | பவரோக பரிபூரண நிவாரணா ||


சிட்டை ஸ்வரம்


ஸ,ஸ ஸ்,ஸ் ஸ்நிநிததபமமககஸ|

தாநி ஸகமபமக காம கமபதநிஸ்||

ஸ,க் ஸ்க்ம்ப்ம்க் ம்க்க்ஸ்ஸ்நிநிதத,,,|

க்ஸ்ஸ்நிநிததபம,,, ஸ்நிநிததபபமமககஸ||

I am very happy to publsh this details to the public today with the divine direction given by lord Murugan and my gurus.

Sincerely

V Tamijarassane, Pune