Marathi music has some fantabulous devotional songs in it's treasure. I would like to start a new thread to acquire these...

Just like we start any venture with Lord Ganesha's name, I am posting a wonderful devotional song about Lord Ganesha. I hope the year of release is before 1987. If anyone has info plz let me know on this.

1)Omkaar Swaroopa
Singer: Suresh Wadkar.

Thanks Jagdish.......ek request hai.......can u please upload tuza magato mee aata....preferably in Lata or Asha's voice. Thanks

Sorry Lata, I dont have this one...I am also looking for this one. Hopefully someone will help....

I have this song in a cassette in Anuradha Paudwal's voice. If you r interested then I shall upload it

Here's an Abhang, sung by Pt. Bhimsen Joshi..

Majhe Maher Pandhari
Lyrics : Sant Eknath
Music : Ram Phatak

-Dhananjay

Thanks Dhananjay,
but I'd like to have it in Lata Mangeshkar's voice...

Here's "Kaya hi Pandhari" by Bhimsenji...

Oh Oh.... Seems like there was a mix-up !!! The offer was extended by Lata.
I'm the one with the Abhangs !!

sorry sorry sorry....I have tuza magato mee aata, that too in Lataji's voice. Sahll post it soon

Anything for a Taurean .....

Now where did this post come from ... Precious 10 mins down the drain ......

Thanks BJ BTW Jagdishji, I also have these in Lataji's voice
sukha karta dukha harata
ganaraaj rangi naachto
gajanana shree ganaraya
utha utha ho sakalika

Lemme know if u want me to upload them

Does Santavaani qualify under Abhang and bhaktigeet? Mandrake, Dhananjay.... do you have aji myaa bramha pahile sung by Ashaji, written by sant Amrutrai Maharaj.

Nothing's gone down the drain...Thanks for the song...BJ tum to PD (KK forum) ke baad yahaa bhi chaa gaye....Way to go

Neki aur pooch pooch?


By the way I am looking for another bhaktigeet by Suresh Wadkar...Ab ki baar Krishna Bhagwaan ke liye..
Maajhya Manaa Laago Chand Govinda Nitya Govinda.

Jagdish.....Well.....both the songs are from Suresh Wadkar's same album - Omkaara Swaroopa.......His all-time Hit Album..... Love every song from that album of his....I have got it in cassette only, though...

Ye leejiye Jagdishji......song no. 1

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song no. 2

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song no. 3

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song no. 4

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Lata, Jay--is there a version in Asha's voice?

Thanks Lata!!
Ek aur request hai. Yeh Jagdish ke aage Ji mat lagaao...Thoda heavy lagta hai.

I have this one!!!! Will ul it soon. Have to get it from the cd na.

FANTABULOUS Song Jagdish.......My All-time fav song!!! Love to hear and sing it.....Btw....a small correction......The song (If I Understand right) was orignally composed on Lord Vitthala..and not Ganesha......(Though the words necessarily do not signify or address any particular God....) Infact the whole album......(including this song..of course.... ) was on Lord Vitthala....lyrics by various people/saints...and music by Shreedhar Phadke....Too good....Excellent!!! I still have the cassette with me.....with the picture of Lord Vitthala on the cover.... (But this song has ALWAYS been played on any and every occassion..or location... to do with Lord Ganesha.....and therefore I can understand your idea about the song being written on him ...just wanted to point out the actual details...... )

Btw.....do you have the other songs from this album Jagdish???

Very much possible. I used to have a video of this album..but my h/d crashed and i lost it. So, am looking out for the onter song "Maajhya Manaa".

I have it on the cassette....will try and record it to pc...and upload it here...

I have not come across one , unless Lata has heard it from somewhere... My memories of all marathi songs is fading now.. its been long time since left MUMBAI .....

Pata nahi re, shaayad hoga shall search and tell u

Lata, Jay--is there a version in Asha's voice?

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I am not too sure of that. But among the marathi songs that I have heard over the years, I dont remember Asha Ji singing this number..

I have ashtavinayak songs in Usha Mangeshkar's voice. Will u be interested in that Jagdish?

I have 2 of them. Prathama Tula Vandito and Tu Sukhakarta..Was planning to u/l them in a couple of days..Wont mind having the others too..It was quite a nice album.

Here's the first one:

Song: Tu Sukhakarta Tu Dukhakarta
Movie: Ashtavinayak
Singers: Pt Vasantrao Deshpande and Anuradha Paudwal.

Dear friends,

I have some abhangs which I wish to upload (connection speed permitting)

The first one is the timeless classic:
Vithu Mauli tu - sung by Sudhir Phadke, Suresh Wadkar and others

Hope you'll enjoy.

Regards,
Jaidev

Jagdish, Dhananjay (and now Jaidev), there's something that's been bothering me a bit for sometime.

There was a song 'ye ga ye ga vithabai' which either Lata or Priya had uploaded and Priya asked what Vithabai meant. Lata replied that these were different names of Vishnu.

But Vitha 'baai' is female. Vitthal is male. Can't be one and the same.

Who is Vithabaai?

Any answers?

Allow me, Mandrake.

Vitthabai is the female roop of Lord Vitthala. In Pandharpur of yore, Lord Vitthala was adored as the all provider, and so, also as The "Pandhari Mother". The female visualization of Lord Vitthala originates from the legend of Janabai (which I can relate to you in a more appropriate forum, if you are interested).

This kind of situation is, as you would know, not unknown in Hindu mythology. Mohini, as a female roop of Maha Vishnu, is a more famous example.

Hitsji, is there anything U do not know?
Thanks for the clarification. Not that I knew Vitthabai was female.

BTW Mandrake, U are all at sea, the song was uled by me and the notes on Vitthabai and Vitthala by Nimii!!!!

A lot. But keeping a mule helps. He takes care of the world of music, and I provide for everything outside.

Hey Mandrake,
We have been impressed with your skills as the "super sleuth" ... But on this occasion, you seem to have gone a bit awry !!!
Me and Jaydev are two different individuals (unless I'm suffering from split-personality disorder... )
Anyways, coming back to your question. As Hits correctly put it, Lord Vitthal is usually thought of as a mother. The fact becomes very evident in the Abhang "Ranga yei vo yei, Vithai Kithai maajhe Krishnai Kaanhai". Here, Vitthal is also referred to as, "Mother Krishna" and "Mother Kaanha".
Another line from the same Abhang says "Vaikunth Vaasini, Vithai Jagat Janani". Loosely translated as "Residing at Vaikunth, Vithaai is the mother of the entire world"
In fact, the Vaarkari Sampradaay also looks upon Sant Dnyaneshwar as a mother ("Dnyaneshwar Mauli"). If you ever get a chance to watch the Vaarkari Paalkhis, one of the verses they chant is "Dnyaneshwar Mauli, Dnyanraaj Mauli, Tukaram"

-Dhananjay

Dhananjay, allow me to clear the confusion. Jaidev isn't you, but another member who came to the marathi forum for the 1st time in my seeing. So I was referring to you 2 regulars and also him

And all of you, thanx a million. Am not a religious person, so didn't read up as much (am in no way implying that you are religious and SO know all this).

However, as Hitji said, I would like to know more about everything.

Why not start a separate thread on the Puran and all those things? I have a thousand questions on everything including the Ramayan and Mahabharat.

Kya khayal hai, shuru karen naya thread?

khayaal to nek hai...isse mera gyaan bhi kuch badh jaayega!

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This is a song similar to 'utha utha sakalik' and not a different version

Utha utha sakal jan

by Asha Bhosle

Song by the Saint poet Kavi Giridhar,

Music unknown, Raga Yamankalyan
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Priya wrote .......................on  21 June

.......--is there a version in Asha's voice?

What are the differences between Aarti, Abhang, Bharud, Gaulan, Haripath, Owi and Virahanee ? What do they mean?

Aarti: sung TO gods etc. praising them. Directly addressed to the god
Abhang: sung in praise, but referring to the god etc. in 3rd person usually. A narration to people about that god.
Bharud: Bharud, Potraj, Gondhal, Kalgitura, powada are folk-music forms
Gaulan: sung by the gopikas, referring to Krishna alone.
Haripath: {this has to be dealing with the praises of vishnu - methinks}
Owee: songs sung to small children (used to be that) telling them about the deeds of saints and gods
Virahanee: sung to express the sorrow of parting

Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

Anil, a small correction if you allow me:

The Raag is Bhoop/Bhoopali - not Yamankalyan

A slight addition to Abhang. The people who praise/ write the songs the god are typically saints praising their gods.

Aarti : This is a short prayer sung in the reverence of a deity or a Guru. Aarti is accompanied by a "diya"; the light from the diya is offered to the deity. This
probably has it's roots in the Vedic concept of fire rituals, or homa. Aarti is generally performed twice or thrice a day (generally, in the morning and in the evening). The most famous example of an aarti is "Om Jai Jagdish Hare"

Abhang : "Abhang" emanates from Maharashtra's "Sant Parampara" of the medieval period. Most of the people instrumental in writing them, came from the lower strata of the society. The central figure of the Abhang is Lord Vitthal.

Bharud : Is a kind of satirical form of presenting the faults of ordinary human beings. It was started by Sant Eknath, another prominent figure from the Sant Parampara. One of his Bharuds, "Vinchu Chawla" was composed and sung quite beautifully by Shahir Sable.

Gavlan - This is an essential part of Lok-Natya (commonly called vag-natya). A Lok-natya typically has three parts : Gan, Gavlan and the Naatak. Every theatrical performance typically starts with a Gan, which is a prayer to Lord Ganpati.
In a tamasha, this is followed by a Gavlan ( the word literally means "milkmaid"). In this act, an actor enacting young Krishna, stops milkmaids on their way to market. There is some humourous interaction between them and the act ends with a dance number performed by the Gavlan. An example of gavlan is "Dahyaa dudhaachi karto chori, Nandaacha hari, Gavlaninno jaau nakaa baajari" by R.N. Paradkar

Haripath : Haripath is a compilation of Saint Dnyaneshvar's hymns. It describes the importance of the name of Lord Hari in 28 abhangas

Owi - An Owi is a couplet, usually a part of a poem. It is very common to find women in rural areas singing Owis, while they grinding grains on a domestic flour mill (Jaate). Bahinabai Chowdhary is the most popular exponent of owis ("Are Sansar Sansar, jasa tawa chulyawar")

Man!! Dhananjay you are TWO much!!!
I am humbled

Excellent explanation. Thanks Dhananjay and Mandrake Now if I am not being too greedy can you please upload a song from each category. Just love the song are sansar sansar jasa tawa chulyawara...aadhi hathala chatake tevha milate bhakara. Such a meaningful song and Lataji [ or is it Suman Kalyanpur ? ] has sung it so well.

Is the song maalyaachya malyamandi paatacha paani jaata........an owi?

Always a pleasure to be of some use to you folks !!!!!

-Dhananjay

Lata,
1. Here's uploading "Are Sansar Sansar", sung by Suman Kalyanpur. Note that the language of the song has been toned down a bit, to give it a more "Standard Marathi " touch. There is also another version sung by Uttara Kelkar, which has the original "Khandeshi" flavour to it !!!

2. Also uploading a Gavlan. This isn't one of the good examples. But let's live with this, till someone shows up with a better song.

And yes "maalyaachya malyamandi" is not an owi. But I do have the song with me.... I can upload, if you want it !!!

-Dhananjay