Sampradya Bhajans

Namasankeerthanam is the easiet way in Kaliyuga to attain the blessings of god.

Introduction

Sampradaya Bhajana or Dakhshina Bharatha Sampradaya Bhajana is the tradition of Bhajans in India and as the name suggests particularly in South India. It's the collection of Kirtanas and Namavalis in a specific order. Mainly the order has been evolved by Sri Marudhanallur Sadguru Swamigal, Sri Pudukottai Gopala Krishna Bhagavathar.

Sampradaya Bhajans Background

The trinity of gurus as far as Bhajans are considered as Bodhendra Swamigal, Sridhara Ayyaval and Marudhanallur Sadguru Swamigal.

The sampradaya bhajana paddhati has mainly evolved due to the tradition and efforts of Marudhanallur Sadguru Swamigal.

The bhajans are typically rendered in the following order:

# Dhyana Slokam
# Sangraha Thodaya Mangalam (Thotakam - Beginning with a praise, Mangalam - End)Thodaya Mangalam is different from Thotaka Ashtakam of ADI SANKARA
# Guru Dhyanam
# Guru Abhangs
# Sadhu Keertanas (hymns on Sadhus and sants. It can be abhangs also)
# Jayadeva Ashtapadi
# Narayana Teertha Krishna leela Tharangini

Panchapati (Five songs in Telugu (Bhadrachala Ramadas), Kannada (Sri Purandara dasa), Sanskrit (Sri Sadasiva Brahmendral), Tamil (Sri Gopalakrishna Bharati) and compositions of Sri Tyagaraja

# Badrachala Bhakta Ramdas

# Purandara Dasa

# Sadasiva Brahmendra

# Thyagaraja Swamigal

# Kabir Das

# Meera Bai

# Tulsi das or Surdas

# Marathi Abhangs on Lord Panduranga

Now comes the turn of Dyana keertanais (hymns on Gods)

1. Vinayaka

2. Saraswati

3. Murugan

4. Shiva

5. Ambika

6. Nrusimha

7. Ram

8. Krishna

9. Vishnu or Dashavatara stuti

10. Venkatesha

11. Vittal or Pandurang (Abhangs)

12. Lakshmi

13. Sita or Radha

14. Anjaneya

15. Garuda

16. Aiyappan

17. Nandikeshwaran

18. Chandeeswaran

19. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

20. Sri Gopalakrishna Bhagavatar (or Guru Keertanai)

Then comes Pooja Sampradaya Kritis

1. Baro murare (welcom)

2. Sharanagata vatsala (request)

3. Kastoori gana.. (pooja)

4. Chita juni... (aarati)

5. Shobane

6. Jay Jay aarati...

7. kanjadalakshiki..

8. Prartana Abhang

9. Rajadi rajaya.. (pushpanjali)

10. Kattiya vachanam (verses from variety of books)

11. Chatur veda parayan

12. Kshetra mahatmiyam (verses on importance of tirta kshetras)

13. Upacharamu.. (upachara sankeertan)

14. Vinnappa gadyam (praying to God - shlokas)

15. Sri Krishna Govinda hare murare.. (naamaavali)

Pooja ends here and Divya namam starts.. (deepa pradakshinam - With lighted lamp in the middle considering the lamp as God, bhagavatas will do sankeertan by doing pradakshinas) This equals going around the earth.

Then comes dolotsavam (making God sleep)

# Anjaneya Keertanai
# Mangalam

The Thotaka Ashtakam was composed by Thotakachariyar. It is sung in praise of Sri Adi Sankara of Kaladi. Legend says that Thotakachariya( or Thotakar) was a devotee of Aadi Sankara. Do not combine this Thodaya Mangalam of Bhagavathas with the Thotaka Ashtakam of Thotakachariyar.

External links

* [http://www.sriradhakalyanam.org A site with details of Radhakalyanam]
* [http://www.namasankeerthana.com A site with details about Namasankeerthanam]