Kandar Anubhuthi is a group of 52 stanzas sung by the great Tamil Saint Arunagirinathar, around the fifteenth century.

Arunagirinathar, known very well as the composer of Tiruppugazh verses, has also composed Vel Virutham, Kandar Alankaram and Kandar Anuboothi. All of these are replete with his staunch devotion for Lord Muruga. He is said to have belonged to the Dindima Kavi clan and hence the easy flow of Tamil and Samskrutham in all his compositions, especially Anuboothi.

It is believed that Arunagirinathar once had to shed his body and enter that of a parrot (a feat attributed to siddha purushas like Adi Shankara). Before he could reenter his original body, it was set afire. He is believed to have continued singing in the form of a parrot from theTiruvannamalai temple tower, which even today is called 'kili gopuram' (kili parrot, gopuram tower).The Kandar Anuboothi is deemed to be one such outpouring.

The Anubhoothi has 52 stanzas including the Kappu (requesting Lord Ganesa for his blessings) and the final one which extols Muruga as the Guru whose Grace can bestow Atma bodha.

Anuboothi praises Muruga and pleads with the Lord to grant true wisdom to overcome Maya or what is commonly seen as the 'illusory nature of the world'. It is a deeply philosophical and spiritual treatise with profound mystical import of Saint Arunagirinathar, who stands unique among the devoteesaints of Tamil Nadu.

The stanzas of this version were set to music by the devout singer Pithukuli Murugadas during his visit to Mumbai.

The ragas employed in this are Gambeera Naatai, Hindolam, Kanada, Bilahari, Shanmugapriya, Sama, Sindhu Bairavi, Mohanam, Bairavi, Maand and Madhyamavathi.

This venture is sponsored by a Muruga Bhaktha from Banglore.

Recording and Post Production

Pramod Gokhale, Akshata Pramod and Anagha Nadig

Musicians

N Vijay Siva Vocal

R K Shriramkumar Violin

N Manoj Siva Mrudangam

Nandhita Kannan & Kalyani Siva Tamburas