“Ishwara” – JSS Auditorium, Bangalore

A journey to the self

Presented by Rukmini Vijayakumar

Dedicated to her father, K Vijayakumar

Parvati and Parameshwara, Shiva and Sati, Masculine and Feminine, Purusha and Prakruti, are the many names that describe this mystery of creation.

Through Vedanta, we realise that all of this universe is an embodiment of Ishwara. Shiva and Parvati represent the unmanifest and the manifest in the world around us. The puranas reference the physical manifest forms of Shiva and Parvati as symbolic representations of this philosophy, attributing human qualities and emotions to relate trivial, often humorous interactions between them. The stories ultimately carry the idea of both of them representing all of creation, but in the manifest forms often not realising it.
Ishwara, is a journey of human emotion, love, loss and realisation through the eyes of Shiva and Parvati.

Ardanareeshwara:
An Invocation that describes a physical form that unites the manifest and unmanifest.

Parvati Parameshwara:
A Varnam that relates the story of the love of Shiva and Parvati.

Apasara Shambo:
A Padam that is a humorous take on marital life.

Irakkam Varamal:
A padam that describes the yearning of a bhakta to know the self or Ishwara.

Shankara:
A Tillana / Tani avartanam that is an act of surrender to the universal truth of oneness.

Run time: 90-100 min
Age: 10 yrs and above

Artists
Vocals: Nandakumar Unnikrishnan
Nattuvangam: DV Prasanna Kumar
Mridangam: Harsha Samaga M
Flute: Mahesha Swamy
Lighting: Subodh