Bhuloka Vaikundam - O' Ranaga Saayee

Sriranga Pancharatna - Bhuloka Vaikundam - O' Ranaga Saayee

Thyagaraja had composed Sriranga Pancharatna ( Thodi, Deva Gandhari,Khamboji,Arabhi and Saranga) on Lord Ranganatha when he visited Sriranga Divyadesam. When he got
a darshan during ekanta Seva, Thyagaraja pours out his heart with emotion laden Rayal Khamboji raga "O' Ranga Sayee". He describes Lord considers Sriranga Divyadesam as Bhuloka Vaikundam  enjoying in the company of his consort. He pleasds with lord to protect him from mean minded People"

Bharat Ratna Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi rendered this Thyagaja krithi in 1987 when the samprokshanam od Srirangam temple Rajagopuram was performed.

She starts with two lines from Sri Ranganathashtakam composed by Sri Adi Sanakara where Adi Sankara enjoys the various Resting (sayanam) poses of Lord Ranganatha. namely सचित्रशायी (Sayanam pose with garments and ornamens), भुजगेन्द्रशायी (Sayanam pose over Adisesha),नन्दाङ्कशायी ( Sayanam pose on the Lap of Yashodha and Nanda Gopa), कमलाङ्कशायी ( Sayanam pose on the Lap of Mahalakshmi),क्षीराब्धिशायी(sayanam pose on the Milky Ocean; वटपत्रशायी (sayanam pose over  the Banyan Leaf), श्रीरङ्गशायी ( Sayanam Pose of Lord Ranganatha at Sriranagam Divyadesam)

She ends with Todi raga pasuram "Vandinam Muralum solai" by Thondarapodi Azhwar.

பல்லவி 

ஒ ரங்க சாயீ பி லிசிதே 
ஓயநுசு ராராதா (ஒ)

அனுபல்லவி 

ஸாரங்க வருடு ஜூ சி கைலா -
ஸாதி புடு காலேதா 

சரணம் 

பூ லோக வைகுண்ட மிதி யநி 
நீலோல நீவே யுப்பொங்கி 
ஸ்ரீலோலு டை யுண்டே 
சிந்த தீ ரே தெந்நடோ 
மேலோ ராவலேநி ஜநுலலோ நே 
மிகு ல நொகிலி திவ்ய ரூபமுனநு முத்-
யால ஸருல  யுரமுநு க ந வச்சிதி 
த் யாக ராஜ ஹ்ருத் பூ ஷண

வண்டின முரலும் சோலை மயிலினம் ஆலும் சோலை
கொண்டல்மீ தணவும் சோலை குயிலினம் கூவும் சோலை
அண்டர்கோ னமரும் சோலை அணிதிரு வரங்க மென்னா
மிண்டர்பாய்ந் துண்ணும் சோற்றை விலக்கிநாய்க் கிடுமி னீரே.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVbV2JnQe9s

Bheeshma Ekadasi - Birth of Vishnu Sahasranamam

Bheeshma Ekadasi 

Birth of Vishnu Sahasranamam

Bheeshma was lying in the battlefied on a bed of arrows shot by Arjuna. The Pandavas reach out to him along with Lord Krishna. Out comes spontaneously from Bheesma's mouth , Vishnu Sahasranamam heaping praise on thousand names and form s of Maha Vishnu who is none other than Lord Sriman Narayana who has descended as Lord Krishna. Bheesma emphasizes the importance of Bakthi towards Lord Srimana Narayana and chanting of Vishnu Sahasranamam. 

Lord Ranganatha is believed to the swayambu of Lord Sriman Narayana of Parama Padam. It is said that a parrot was repeating this sloka, leading to the discovery of Lord Ranganatha  and the subsequent bulding of the Srirangam temple by Chola King.

Here is a song on Lord Ranganatha for the Bheeshma Ekadasi occasion.