Chords for Vara Shiva Balam Nottuswara Series 05

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_ _ _ _ _ _ Hey there, so I hope you've been enjoying our series on the notaswaras composed by late
Sri Muthuswamy Dixitar.
Now like all great artists, Sri Dixitar had his signature or mudra as we term it, which
he used in each of his compositions.
_ Now guru guha, _ mudra, can be interpreted in many different ways in all his compositions.
Now one of the most beautiful interpretations that I have heard is guru meaning the master
or the teacher and guha being a metaphor for the heart of the student, hence the guru
residing in the heart of the student.
_ Today we're going to listen to a song called Varasheva Balan which is based on Lord Kartikeya.
Sri Dixitar was a follower of Lord Kartikeya who was also termed as the king of the caves
and also was one of the inspirations for the mudra guru guha.
Let's listen in to that.
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_ So let's now learn the song Varasheva Balan. _
Varasheva Balan is also set in Shankara Bhanram to _ chatushra jati ekataaran.
Now this song is set in chatushra gati which means there are four aksharas in one beat
of a taaran. _ _
Chatushra jati ekataaran goes this way.
One, two, three, _ four. _
_ The swarasthanas of Shankara Bhanram are like this.
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_ _ Sarigama padanisa saridapa _ _ _ _ _ _ magarisa. _ _ _
Shall we do the song [Abm] now? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Gamagamadapa _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ gapamadi _ _ _ _ _ _ magasasa. _ _ _ _
Gamagamadapa _ _ _ _ _ _ _ gapamadi _ _ _ sagasagasa.
_ _ _ Nisani _ sagai _ _ _ _ _ _ _
nirisada.
[B] _ _ Sani _ papa _ _ niri _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ nirisada. _
Pada pada sa. _ _ _
_ Varashiva _ balam _ _ valli _ rolam _ vande _ _ nandam. _ _ _ _
Hari _ _ _ [E] _ [Ab] haramomsa nandam _ hasasa.
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_ Guru _ _ _ _ guru _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ govarakshantam _ [Ab] _
surabati _ [Eb] _ siri.
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_ _ _ _ _ Varashiva [Ab] _
balam _ valli _ _ rolam _ vande _ nandam. _
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_ _ Hari haramomsa nandam hasasa.
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Hope you enjoyed learning this song.
Thank you. _ _
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