Madhava Geetham

Geetha Govindham was written by Saint Jayadeva, a few thousand years ago. Since each of the songs have 8 charanams, they are also called ASHTAPATHI. Smt. D.Pattammal learnt Ashtapathi at the age of 7 and she had been singing in various platforms including All India Radio.

Madhava Geetham is the tamil adaptation of Ashtapathi with the underlying meaning of how the guru unites Jeevathma with Paramatma.

Each of the songs in Madhava Geetham has been set to the same raga in which Smt. D.Pattammal learnt the corresponding Ashtapathi from her guru Smt. Alamelu Jayarama Iyer. Dhananjayans have brought out Madhava Geetham as a Dance drama.

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Foreword by Rukmini Devi Arundale	(62kb)
Foreword by T.S. Parthasarathy	(49kb)
Foreword by Dr. S. Ramanathan	(67kb)
Foreword by D.Pattammal	(56kb)
Karunai seivaai gajamugane - yenak (Gambirya Nattai)	(56kb)
Meenum aamayum yaenamum simmamumaai (Sowrashtram)	(54kb)
Kanagakundalam kaiyilkanganam kaalilsadhangai kalakalakudhe (Bhairavi)	(55kb)
Vasantha kaalamum vandhadhe - yengum (Vasantha)	(54kb)
Paaradi! Raadhe! Satru ingu paaradi raadhe! Sabdham seiyaamal uttrup (Kamavardhini)	(54kb)
Yenna manam nogudhe - andha (Thodi)	(54kb)
Kannanidam sendru yen yennamthanaich cholli (Kamboji)	(54kb)
Yenna pizhai seidhu vitten - yen raadhayai (Bauli)	(51kb)
Kannaa yen sol keleero - yen mugam nokki (Kanada)	(54kb)
Udane purapaduveer - yen thozhi than (Narayana desakshi)	(52kb)
Kannan varachonnaan yendru sol raadhayidam poi (kannan) (Ananda Bhairavi)	(54kb)

Kannanaik kanden - avan karuthinaith therindhu konden (Kedara Gaula)	(52kb)
Kannaa satre ingu vaarum - ungal (Sankarabaranam)	(55kb)
Sonnapadi kannan varavillaye - naan (Ahiri)	(57kb)
Maayakkannan indru varuvaanodi - avan (Saranga)	(53kb)
Kamalath thirumugathil kasthoori thilagamum (Saveri)	(54kb)
Yaar meedhum kutram sollaadhe - un (Punnaga Varali)	(54kb)
Umakingu yenna velai neer pogalaam (Arabhi)	(55kb)
Veen garvam unakaeno veenaaga un vaazhvai (Yadukulakambhoji)	(55kb)
Kobam kollaadhe raadhe - un konjum mugam (Mukhari)	(51kb)
Nokkam therindhu nadapaai - kannanidam poi (Kalyani)	(55kb)
Malli mullai saamandhi marukozhundhu roja (Ganta)	(52kb)
Raadhaiyum lathaa kiruham vandhadaindhaal (Madhya Mavathi)	(54kb)
Kannanum raadhaiyum kalithirundhaargal (Nadhanamakriya)	(54kb)
Nandha goban sonna vaarthaiyin ninaivaal (Mangala Kaisika)	(54kb)
Sri baala krishnanukku jaya mangalam (Sri)	(51kb)