Vid. Pithukuli Murugadas | Karpagame Arulvaai | Dhinam Oru Paadal | Episode 479

Ganapriya Academy Of Music, Dance and Drama Presents

Dhinam Oru Paadal
15th July 2022 (Day 479)

Director: "Ganakala Shiromani" Dr B Govindarajan

Today we will listen to "Karpagame Arulvaai", a devotional song in Ragam Hameerkalyani, Adi Thalam. It is a rendition of Kalaimamani Vid. Pithukuli Murugadas.

Audio Source: https://www.sangeethamshare.org/svasu...

In this song, the composer prays to Lord Karpaga Vinayaka, the son of Goddess Karpagambal, to bless us with all our good desires. Lord Vinayaka calms our mind and pulling it away from bad desires, blesses us with true devotion. Lord Ganapathi is the embodiment of primordial sound (Nada Bindu Kalaateeta Swarupa).

The composer further prays that without engaging with argumentative people, we should be able to serve as a devotee, without seeing differences among people.

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About the Artist:

Kalaimamani Sri Pithukuli Murugadas (1920-2015) was a devotional music singer from Tamilnadu, remembered for his songs on Lord Murugan. Hailing from Coimbatore, he was originally called Balasubramaniam, and was renamed as "Pithukuli" by Sri Nadayogi Brahmananda Paradesiar, a Yogi at Pazhani. He later on earned the name "Murugadas" from Swami Ramadas at Anandashram. He was a freedom fighter, and lostp sight in his eye due to punishment from the British. He was a staunch devotee of Lord Murugan, and joined the Thiruppugazh exponent Sri Thiruppugazh Mani in propagating songs on Lord Murugan. After Independence, he became a patron of the Dhinabandhu Ashram in Walajapet, and performed Bhajans and devotional music songs along with his wife Smt Saroja. He received many awards and recognition including Sangeet Samrat from Swami Sivananda, Madhura Gana Mani, Guru Surajananda Award, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and others.