![]() Since the kriti ‘Endharo mahanubhavalu’ is said to have been composed by Tyagaraja at a young age, it is possible that after hearing Marar sing and in appreciation of the greatness of Marar, Tyagaraja could have asked his disciples to sing the kriti on this occasion. ![]() Narendra Menon, was the legendary, historically significant meeting between two great musicians. But according to the Walajapet disciples’ version of the origin of the kriti, it was composed and learnt by Tyagaraja’s disciples before the arrival of Marar. The belief in Kerala and Tamilnadu is that Tyagaraja composed the kriti spontaneously in his joy upon hearing the divine music of the Malayali singer Shadkala Govinda Marar. ![]() In this poem, Tyagaraja describes the greatness of devotees of the Lord. Tyagaraja clearly delineates and lists the ‘Mahanubhavalu’, or great ones, in the kriti itself, mentioning the saints Narada and Saunaka, among others. The song is a salutation to praise of all the great saints and musicians down the ages.
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