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Dear Sri Ranganatha BhaktAs :
 
A devotee of Sri Ranganatha had asked the question
as to which Raagam and Taalam are offered to Lord
Ranganatha during utsavams as  VisEsha upachArams .
It was an interesting question that takes us back to
the early part of the last century ( 1920s to 1930s)
and the transformations that took place in the
" DEva Daasi" system in the temple worship .
The transition was made at that time from Satir
to Bahrata Naatyam so that many girls from
Brahmin families could learn and practise
Bharata Naatyam . unfortunately , the role of
"Deva Daasis" in the temple rituals got diminished .
 
The Deva Daasis were very much involved with
the Nava Sandhi Koutthuvam or offer of worship to
the gods of the nine directions/intersections .
It is like a grand scale Thiruvanthi Kaapu ,
which was celebrated by PeriyAzhwAr in
His Kaapidal Paasurams .
 
The question of the Member was about
the special Raagamsand TaaLams used
for Lord Ranganatha during his daily
AarAdhanam and BrahmOtsavams .
 
Sriman Murali Battar , one of the PradhAna
Archakar of Lord Ranganatha at Srirangam
was kind enough to respond to this query ,
which is attached . It is in Tamil .His is an
excellent response .
 
My extra inputs are added after His response below
and cover the importance of Nava Sandhi
Koutthuvam , which is a  ritualistic ,
Aagama Sanctioned procedure to offer
homage to the gods of Direction as
ParivAra Devathais of Sriman NaarAyaNan .
 
The sandhis are nine in number : Brahma ,
Indhra , Agni , Yama , Nirriti or Soorya ,
VaruNa , Vaayu , KUbhEra, Siva ( YeesAnya).
There are TaaLams and Raagams for each of
the Lords of Directions .
 
At the Srirangam Temple , there is a tenth
direction , which is AakASam . There are
therefor Dasa (Ten) TaaLams used in
ancient times along with BhEri TaaDanam
at SrI Rangam during BrahmOtsavam
according to SrimAn MurLi Battar Swamy .
 
Mohana Raagam ( Mullai PaNN) and Bhairavi
Raagam ( Kousika PaNN) for Kaisika EkAdasi 
PurappAdu  are largely used at Srirangam
today . The TaaLams have shrunk to Aadhi
and ChApu TaaLams during Naadhaswara
UpachArams .
 
The combinations of Raagam and TaaLam at 
the nava Sandhis to the accompaniment of
"SaBdham of Bharata Naatyam " of Deva Daasis 
were :
 
1. Brahma Sandhi : MadhyamAvati and Tisra Yeka TaaLam
2. Indhra Sandhi: Goorjari Raagam & Misra ChApu
3. Agni Sandhi: NaatA Raagam & Chatusra JampA TaaLam
4. Yama Sandhi : DesAkshi Raagam & Chatusra Yeka TaaLam
5.Nirruti: KuntaLam Raagam & Tisra Yekam
6. VaruNa Sandhi: VarALi Raagam & Chatusra Yekam
7. Vaayu Sandhi: Makuta Raamagiri Raagam & Roopaka TaaLam
8. KubhEra Sandhi: MaaLava SrI& Tisra yeka TaaLam
9. Isaanya Sandhi: Malahari Raagam & Tisra Yekam 
 
The ten directions are implied in the name 
DaSaraTha , the Father of Lord Raama chandra 
in the IthihAsam . King DasarathA's chariot in
battle was uninterrupted in the ten directions:
DaSasu dhikshu apratihata raTha: ithi DaSaratha:
 
These Lord of Directions the determinants of Space ,
" the substratum of the Cosmos" ,  have special
significance in ritualistic worship . These are Vedic Gods
that are subservient to Sriman NaarAyaNaa in
the VaishNavite and Saiva Aagamaas . Ritual
offerings ( Bali) are made with appropriate
SaBdham of Bharata Naatyam set in prescribed
Raagam and TaaLam .
 
NaMO Sri KastUri RangAya ,
V.Sadagopan
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: Raagam and Thaalam

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ààààààà ààààààà ààààà
-ààààà àààààà-
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 5:09 AM
Subject: Raagam and Thaalam

Hari OM,
 
 
Swami,
 
I need some information regarding naadaswaram raagam and thavil thaalam for Sri Renganathar.  What thaalam and raagam is very much offered for Sri Periya Perumal during vishesha upaacharram ?
 
According to some vidhvaan from Mayiladuthurai, Pancha nada thalam and Kalyani raagam is offered for Perumal, I am not sure how true it is. So I need some info regarding this swami.
 
Thanking you in advance Swami,
 
 
Regards,
 
Rajiv


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