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Time for siddhi-buddhi renewal
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Check out the devotional albums on Ganesha
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MOST OF us are pretty mercenary in our dealings with the divine. We remember to thank the appropriate deity only when the annual festival is imminent. Ganesha, Vinayaka, Ganapati — how we address the deity depends on which side of the Vindhyas we make our home. The fount of siddhi and buddhi — fulfilment and intellect — and a lot of other things from art and literature to education and knowledge, is understandably in many people's mind right now, which is why so many musical offerings, chants and mantras, on CD and cassette, are on offer this week.
Shankar "Breathless" Mahadevan is joined by Shweta Pandit in Times Music's album Ganapati (CD, Rs. 295) which is a collection of 16 prayers — eight for the morning and eight for the evening.
These range from the strictly orthodox Ganesh Maha Mantra and the Ganesha stotram to Shankar's own very individual interpretation of that Mumbaikar's favourite "Ganpathi bappa morya".
The other Times Music release this year is Maha Ganpati Aarti (CD, Rs. 225) a compilation of popular aartis rendered by a dozen different choral groups led by such veteran Hindustani singers like Suresh Wadkar, Ravindra Sathe and Modak Guruji. Both CDs are up to the high technical standards of this label. Incidentally Times has a huge repertoire of Ganesh albums — the two sampled here are just the latest.
Sony's seasonal offering in this genre is Shree Ganesh (Cassette, Rs. 35) and it has recruited the familiar and comforting voice of Sadhana Sargam. She meaningfully renders a fairly standard collection of Ganesha mantras and aartis. Take your pick: the soulful drone of a Ganesha stotram as a backdrop to your work (or meditation) may be just the thing for you and your continued success!
ANAND PARTHASARATHY
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