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Prabhakar Chitrapu2010 Jan 31

Sources Family Tree Chronology Key Life Events

Birth Marriage Death

Physical Features Life Style Musical Prowess

Early Musical Talent Musical Training Musical Skills

Sishyas Anecdotes

Historical Meetings Travels Compositions

Chronology

1. “Sangeetha Jagadguru Sri Thyagaraja Kirtanalu” compiled by BhavarajuNarasimharao, T.S. Parthasarathy, Triveni Publishers Pvt. Ltd, Machilipatnam, AP1977 (1st Printing)

Ancestors came from Kaakarla village in Kambham taluka in Kurnool district Panchanada Brahmam:

5 sons: Sadasivam Brahmam, Sadananda Brahmam, Satchidananda Brahmam, Bala Brahmam, Giriraja Brahmam

Giriraja Brahmam: A vaageyakara and in court of Thanjavuru shahaji king (1684-1711). He also wrote several yaksha

ganas 5 sons including Rama Brahmam

Rama Brahmam: Pouraanika – well known for his Ramayana pravachanams, Thanjavur king gave some land in

Pasupathi Kovela village and a house in Thiruvaiyaru Wife Sitamma- daughter of Verna player Veena Kalahasthi Iyer of Thanjavuru court. She was a singer

- knew many Purandara Dasa songs 3 Sons: Panchapakesa (Japesa), Ramanatha ( died young), Thyagaraja (named so as Shiva -

thyagaraja of thiruvarur temple - came in Ramabrahmam's dream and mentioned that a son proficient in music and literature would be born and that he should be named after him)

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Thyagaraja Daughter: Sitalakshmi

Sitalakshmi Husband Akhilandapuram Kuppuswamayya - son Panchapakesayya

Panchapakesayya died as a youth.

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Panchanada Brahmam

Sadasivam Brahmam, Sadananda Brahmam, Satchidananda Brahmam, Bala Brahmam

Giriraja Brahmam

4 Sons Rama Brahmam

Panchapakesa (Japesa)Ramanatha

Thyagaraja

Sitalakshmi

Panchapakesayya

1767, May 4, Monday: Birth 1774 (8 th year): Upanayanam 1784 (18th year): Marriage Met Ramakrishna Yathindra, who asked T to do rama Nama japa for 96 crore

times - which he completed in 21 years - 46M per year - 125k per day - 1802 (36th year) Sarabhoji raja incident (3 years after becoming king - buy kingdom under east

india company control) 1804? (38th Year) Brother Japesa steals the idols and throws away in Kaveri river

1821 (55th Year) Thiruvothiyur visit Veena Kuppayya

~ 1836 (70th Year) Vadivelu from Swati Thirunal's court visited

1845 (79th Year): wife died 1847, January 6 (81st Year): Sidhdhi

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Birth Time Monday 4 May 1767 Sarvajit year, Chaitra masa, Bahula Dasami

Astrological Details Purvashada Nakshatra, Kataka Lagna, Bharadwaja Gotra,

Aapasthamba Sutra, Krishna Yajus-saakha Birth Place Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India

Parents: Sitamma, Ramabrahmam

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Source: Google Maps

Source: Google Maps

Golden complexion

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Uncha Vrutti: once a week - enough for his family, students and

guests Did bhajanas every Ekadasi based on Utsava

Sampradaya and Divya Nama kirtanas

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Music vidwans who recognized Thyagaraja'sskills early on His father Ramasesha Sastry, Bhashyam Krishna Sastry

Compositions as a Young Boy: Namo Namo Raghavaya (Desi Thodi) Thava Dasoham (Punnagavarali)

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Teacher: Sonthi Venkata Ramanayya (veenaVenkata Ramana Dasu) 1 year

Swaraarnavamu – a musical work

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Composer - Vaggeyakara Good Veena player too. There used to be a veena in his puja room

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Walajapeta Venkata Ramana Bhagavathar

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Sri Rangam incident Sri Ranganatha Swamy - Raju vedale - chariot stops - Thyagaraja fetched - Thyagaraja sings

Vinarada naa manavi- then O Rangasayi Anandabhairavi Kritis:

Tribhuvanam Swaminatha Gurukul Rama rama ni varamu; Kshirasagara; Nike teliyakapote

Nanu Palima Kriti incident Daughter's wedding - walajapet venkata ramana bhagavathar gifted kodandarama picture -

oil colors by Pallavi Ellayya- composed nanu palimpa in Mohana Nidhi Chala Kriti incident (1802):

At a young age, his teacher sonthi venkata ramanayya asked t to sing in the assembly of musicians- he sang dorakuna - teacher was impressed and gifted him various jewels he got from thanjavur court

Next day, t's teacher took him to his father sonthi venkata subbayya in thanjavur, where he sang for 8 hours mari Mari ninne moralidudu in kambhoji.

The guests were so engrossed that they missed their appointment to go to sarabhoji king in thanjavur.

This led to the famous nidhi Chala sukhama song. Brother stealing idols incident

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Thumu Narasimhadasu of Ponnur, Guntur district met T in house of Veena Kuppayya in Thiruvothiyur and wrote 2 poems about Thyagaraja -thought to be in 1821

Gopinatha Bhatacharya Hindusthani singer Gopalakrishna Bharathy (author of musical Nandanar charitham) -

Composed Sabhapahi in Abhogi on Thyagaraja's request Shatkaala Govinda Dasudu from Swati Thirunal's Thiruvaankuru

kingdom, Muvvattupuja taluk, Rama Mangala village visited and sang Jayadeva's asthapadi Chandana Charchita in Pantuvarali raga in 6 kalas

Doraiswamy Iyer (Panchanada Iyer) impressed Thyagaraja by singing one Thyagaraja's songs very well in a bhajan- Thyagaraja was very pleased, embraced him and blessed him to have sangita vidwans as offsprings- his sons are Ramaswamy Sivan and Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer, who composed the well known 72 melakarta ragamalika

.

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Visiting Kanchi to meet Upanishadbrahma walajapet (12 days) to tirupati to puthur ( in

chittoor mandalam) to ghatika kshetram to chennai to thiruvathiyur to kovur to thiruvaiyaru via nagalapuram where robbers incident took place)

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Kritis in 72 melakartas List?

Kirtana Satakam Referred in Aparadhamulanorva in Raga Rasaavali

Sthala kritis: Thiruvathiyur Pancharathnas Kovur Pancharathnas Nagapura Pancharathnas

Divyanama kirtanas Utsava (Bhajana) Sampradaya Kirtanas Musicals: Prahlada Bhakti Vijayam Sitarama Vijayam (unavailable) Nouka Charitram

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Earliest compositions available: Namo Namo Raghavaya (Desi Thodi) Thava Dasoham (Punnagavarali)▪ (Pantuvarali according to Bhavaraju Narasimha Rao &

TS Parthasarathy)

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