जय माँ सरस्वती संगीत की तू देवी
सातों सुर को हम लेकर करें आराधना तेरी
Most songs of worship that are etched in our minds are received at home or school at an early age. But, these two beautiful lines that fill my heart with divinity whenever I pray for strength and wisdom are a part of praise of goddess Saraswati is one such prayer that I never received at home or school or even any temple. My first and only encounter with the bliss of the tunes of this prayer song was at the Military College of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering (MCEME). Strange isn’t it?
It was the summer of 2012 when I was a coordinating a music concert at the MCEME, Hyderabad. Till such time that the program began, I did not have the slightest idea that I were to witness one of the most beautiful musical performances of my life. Presented by the musical duo Shri Ritesh and Rajneesh Mishra, the concert began with some intricate notes of music and ascended with a master piece. But like with most works of art, music also has its chosen audience, which has the capability to respond aptly to its intricacies. So, what happened to the young cadets of MCEME who formed the audience there? No, they did not lose their interest in the program neither did they feel out of place, because these men with golden voice knew what exactly it takes to connect with the audience…and what I saw after this was a pure show stealer, something too rare.
Picture this… a batch of close to 200 cadets of the MCEME(the audience) were seated in the auditorium in the most disciplined format like in all the army set-ups with supreme silence, no phones ringing, no cameras flashing. An obedient audience that was! Considering that there should be some powerful take-away for the group the maestros involved them in sing-along act. The group initially hesitated to croon but this song being a prayer and with utmost simple tunes was too absorbing to not be sung. In just a few moments every voice got alive!
It felt like Ritesh and Rajneesh ji were sitting in the clouds and compelling some mystic showers from another world!
It is since then that this is my favourite Saraswati Vandana…I connect in no time with my deity! The reasons are many… the tunes of the song, the reigning yet humble voice of the leading singers, the echoes of the chorus by the uniform clad men, the aura of the performance and the extreme positive vibrations…It makes my Saraswati Vandana complete every time I sing this and so is it today as I celebrate Saraswati Pooja and welcome the Basant Panchami with pure bliss!
I think this is how the world gets its regular dosage of peace…through small drops of infinite goodness!
Music rules every heart!
Love.Peace.Music
Niru
सातों सुर को हम लेकर करें आराधना तेरी
Most songs of worship that are etched in our minds are received at home or school at an early age. But, these two beautiful lines that fill my heart with divinity whenever I pray for strength and wisdom are a part of praise of goddess Saraswati is one such prayer that I never received at home or school or even any temple. My first and only encounter with the bliss of the tunes of this prayer song was at the Military College of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering (MCEME). Strange isn’t it?
It was the summer of 2012 when I was a coordinating a music concert at the MCEME, Hyderabad. Till such time that the program began, I did not have the slightest idea that I were to witness one of the most beautiful musical performances of my life. Presented by the musical duo Shri Ritesh and Rajneesh Mishra, the concert began with some intricate notes of music and ascended with a master piece. But like with most works of art, music also has its chosen audience, which has the capability to respond aptly to its intricacies. So, what happened to the young cadets of MCEME who formed the audience there? No, they did not lose their interest in the program neither did they feel out of place, because these men with golden voice knew what exactly it takes to connect with the audience…and what I saw after this was a pure show stealer, something too rare.
Picture this… a batch of close to 200 cadets of the MCEME(the audience) were seated in the auditorium in the most disciplined format like in all the army set-ups with supreme silence, no phones ringing, no cameras flashing. An obedient audience that was! Considering that there should be some powerful take-away for the group the maestros involved them in sing-along act. The group initially hesitated to croon but this song being a prayer and with utmost simple tunes was too absorbing to not be sung. In just a few moments every voice got alive!
It felt like Ritesh and Rajneesh ji were sitting in the clouds and compelling some mystic showers from another world!
It is since then that this is my favourite Saraswati Vandana…I connect in no time with my deity! The reasons are many… the tunes of the song, the reigning yet humble voice of the leading singers, the echoes of the chorus by the uniform clad men, the aura of the performance and the extreme positive vibrations…It makes my Saraswati Vandana complete every time I sing this and so is it today as I celebrate Saraswati Pooja and welcome the Basant Panchami with pure bliss!
I think this is how the world gets its regular dosage of peace…through small drops of infinite goodness!
Music rules every heart!
Love.Peace.Music
Niru
When i was a kid there used to be Prayer to Saraswati & Vandemataram at beginning of each day in school. Now with increase in numbers of Pseudo secularists and Dim witted left wing liberals who don't know the definition or idea of a liberal, there is no Vandemataram in schools and Saraswati pooja is considered pushing right wing agenda.
ReplyDeleteIn some ways times truly have changed for worse.
Jai Hind