Chidarambara Kummi:

Gopalakrishna Bharathi composed ‘Chidambara Kummi’, thereby fulfilling the wish of a few women. The set of songs have been set in a way where one could various shrines in the temple and praise each of the deities in the shrines, starting from Lord Vinayaka.


saandhu pottuth thaLathaLenna – nalla
sandhana vaadai gumugumenna
kUndhalazaguk kaariyellaam kaalaik
kuviththuk kummiyadiyungkadi”


Kummi is a folk dance performed by the rural women. The above verse is an example of how the composition beautifully suits this purpose. He attaches his name to the composition in the following verse.


thiththI enRu eesa nadanam puriya mey
thEvargaL pU mazaithaan soriya
maththaLam kottiya gOpaalakrishNanai
vaazththik kummi adiyungkadi”


Chidambaram is not just a Saivaite temple. Govindaraja perumal, being one of the prime deities of worship, brings in the Vaishnavite nexus to Chidambaram. Bharathi mentions this in the following verse.


Cidambaram enRu sollaamalE ithai
chiththirak kUdam enRu solli
nitham koNdaadum aiyangaarkaL vandhu
ninRirukkiRaar paarungkaLadi”



He conveys the trance he experienced during meditation at the chith sabhai through simple words in the following verse.


agaaya lingkaththaik kaNdEnadi ingkE
aarum aRiyaamal ninREnadi
Ekaanthamaaga irunthEnadi mana
thEkkam tholaindhadhu paarungkadi”



The following verse describes the immense pleasure experienced by Bharathi in the yoga marga.


vidhiyin ezuththai kiziththaaccu munnE
vidda kuRai vandhu thottaaccu
mathi amirthamum uNdaaccuthenRu
vaazththik kummi adiyungkadi”



Paarththu kadan kodungkaL

Once in Mayavaram, Bharathi visited a house upon its resident’s request. After taking bath he was performing japa. His japa was repeatedly hindered by a noisy conversation between the house owner and another person. After a while, the house owner came to Bharathi. Bharathi enquired him about the heated argument. The house owner replied, “I had lent him money a few years back and whenever I ask him to return the money he gets away with some lame excuses. He was passing by this street and I was asking him about the money. He started shouting without any reasons.”

Bharathi replied, “It is better to give away the money for good as dharma. If one is keen on lending money, he has to first ensure that the person he is lending to will return the money for sure.” His advice blossomed into a kirthana in raga kApi.



Ragam: kApi
ThALam: Adhi

(pallavi)
paarthuk kadan kodungkaL – manitharaip
paarthuk kadan kodungkaL

(anu pallavi)
paarthuk kadan kodukkaavidin paNam pOkum
pazuthai pOloirundhu paambu pOlaagum (paarthu)

(charaNam 1)
koduththa kadan veRum adagu vicaaram
kOrttuk kaccErikkup pOvathu kOram
kaduththuk kEttaal avar manathu vikaaram
kaLavu pOnaal thunbam adhu oru vaaram (paarthu)

(charaNam 2)
vaadhu vazakkugaL pEsak koNdaattam
vaaraNdu vandhaal kaaraikkaal Ottam
paathakamillaamal kudiyirundhIttam
pakalcEr thirudar kaLilivar cirEshtam (paarthu)

(charaNam 3)
pallaik kaatti paNangkaLai vaangkuvar
paNaththaiyum thiruppik kodaamalE thUngkuvar
alum pakalum alaindhaalum thandhidaar
aLiththavar vaazum theruvilum vandhidaar (paarthu)


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