Vandeham Sharadam: Part 3
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Raga: Yamuna Kalyani
Mishra Chapu
Composer: Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Choreography: Rukmini Vijayakumar
Language: Sanskrit
It describes Goddess Saraswati, the embodiment of knowledge, speaking of how the knowledge of the self is revealed to those who have clarity of thought, and unselfish intentions.
The shlokam at the beginning is a descriptive verse on the visual beauty of Saraswati. Face like the full moon, beaded garlands, clad in white, she sits on a lotus with a veena held in her hand as all the gods and goddesses sing her praises.
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