17-Varnam – Suryamurte, Ragam – Sūryakāntam by Nallan Chakravarthy Murthy

 

In continuation of the presentation of Varnams in 72 Melakartas in the works from N.C. Murthy’s JANAKA RAGA VARNA MANJARI, the present posting includes one of the six varnams of the third chakra namely AGNI CHAKRA, in the 17^th Melakarta Raga SURYAKANTHAM. It may be noted most of the Varnams carry the Raga mudra and all of them, the composer's mudra as "murthy".Also, note the datu prayogas that add dynamism to the Varnams as well as the capability for alertness to catch such changes. In addition, the scintillating and symmetrical phrases will ease the learning and remembering process as well aid in developing aesthetic swara patterns and enable development of Manodharma.