Shankara Digvijayam

Shankara Digvijayam

After the outstanding success of Alayam Karunalaya last year, the the Chinmaya School of Music presented Shankara Digvijayam on Saturday, May 7th 2007. This inspiring musical program brought to life the trek undertaken by Adi Sankara through the Chaar Dhaams situated in the beautiful state of Uttaranchal in northern India. The 45 children who participated in this musical presentation, mesmerized the audience and had them spell bound for an hour and a half !

The program paid a humble tribute to the philosopher giant, Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankaracharya. Sri Shankaracharya is considered to be an incarnation of Lord Shiva. He was born almost twelve centuries ago, and was instrumental in single-handedly revitalizing Sanatana Dharma. He traveled far and wide throughout Bharatvarsha, undefeatable, unstoppable in his mission of propogating the phiolosophy of Advaita Vedanta. He is the author of several commentaries as well as original compositions whose impact is felt to this day. The four mathas established by him serve as centers of learning for all seekers of truth.

Chaar Dhaam or the four seats of pilgrimage a Hindu must visit, owe their sanctity and popularity to him. Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath are found in the state of Uttaranchal, with the lofty Himalayas as their backdrop. A pilgrimage to the four dhaams is considered to be a culminating point in the seeker’s journey to unity with the divine. May his divine grace empower us in our quest for self-realization…

Credits

Story Inspiration:   Br. Uddhav Chaitanya

Story Script:         Viji Sridhar

Narration:               Viji Sridhar & Ramesh Hegde

Music Teachers:       Natana Valiveti, Kalpana Raman, Prem Shah

Harmonium:           Prem Shah

Violin:                  Saipriya Krishnan

Tabla:                  Shiv Naimpally

Mridangam:           Hari Ramsubramaniam

Audio:                  Biju Verghese of Scorpio Sound

Video:                 Krishna Puttaparti of Raj Video

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