Sri Chakkra Raja

Today I happened to listen to song Sri Chakkra Raja by Maharajapuram Santhanam. Sri Chakkra Raja is a beautiful Ragamalika. It starts with chenchuriti travels thru haunting punnagavarali then namakriya and ends with sindu bairavi. In fact this song was popularized by Maharajapuram like Bo Shivashampoo. When I searched for lyrics I was astonished to note that it was composed by none other than Agastiyer. A little bit research I found that some was skeptical about it. Only one krithi stands in the name of Agastiyar. Many still maintain that Ramayana and Mahabharata are folklore and not history. Hence Agastiyar is just a folk lore and not historical figure. No direct evidence substantiates the existence of such historical figure. In the absence of such fact who could have composed the Sri Chakkra Raja lyrics?

  Listen to Sri Chakkra Raja by Bombay Sisters.


PALLAVI RAGAM:CHENCHURUTI JANYAM OF HARIKAMBHOJI MADHYAM SRUTHI SRI CHAKRA RAJ SIMHASNESWARI
SRI LALITHAMBIKAIYE BHUVANESWARI
AGAMA VEDA KALA MAYA ROOPINI
AKILA CHARACHAR JANANI NARAYANI
NAG KANKAN NATARAJ MANOHARI
GNYAN VIDHYESWARI RAJ RAJESWARI CHARANAM

RAGAM:PUNNAGAVARALI JANYAM OF HANUMATHODI SRGMPDN NDPMGRSN PALAVIDHAMAYUNNAI PADAVUM ADAVUM
PADIKONDADUM ANBAR PADAMALAR CHOODAVUM
ULAGA MUYUDHUM YENADHU AGAMURAK KANAVUM
ORU NILAI THARUVAI KANCHI KAMESWARI

CHARANAM RAGAM:NADANAMAKRIYA JANYAM OF MAYA MALAVAGOULA SRGMPDN NDPMSRSN

UYENRU THIRINDHA YENNAI UTHAMANAKKI VAITHAI
UYARIYA PERIYORUDAN ONRIDAK KOOTTI VAITHAI
NIYALANATH THODARNDH MUNNUZHK KODUMAIYAI
NEENGACH CHEYDAI
NITHYA KALYANI BHAVANI PADMESWARI
CHARANAM RAGAM:SINDUBAIRAVI JANYAM OF HANUMATHODI

THUNBAP PUDATHILITTU THOOYAVANAKKI VAITHAI
THODARNDH MUN MAYAM NEEKI PIRANDH PAYANAITH THANDAI
ANBAIP PUGATTI UNDHAN AADALAIK KANACHEYDAI
ADAIKALAM NEEYE AMMA AKILANDESWARI