Dr Sriram Parasuram teaches compositions on Lord Shiva in the hindustani tradition in this masterclass. He teaches various compositional forms like vachana, marathi and hindi bhajans, that describe the Lord's beauty, in evocative ragas like Madhuvanti, Maand, Sindhubhairavi etc.
The compositions taught in this masterclass are given below:
1. Khele Masane mein hori
2. Sarwatmaka Sarveshwara
3. Itna to karna
4. Akka kelavva
5. Ullavaru Shivalayava maduvaru
6. Mahadeva
7. Gale Bhujanga
Dr Sriram Parasuram teaches a marathi bhajan on Lord Shiva, Sarvatmaka, describing the Lord's appearance, who adorns the Ganga on his head, serpent around his neck and his forehead smeared with ash.
Dr Sriram teaches a bhajan on Lord Shiva, Itna to karna, in the raaga Sindhubhairavi.
Dr Sriram teaches a bhajan on Lord Shiva, Mahadeva, describing the Lord's personality and appearance.
Dr Sriram Parasuram teaches a bhajan Galebhujanga on Lord Shiva in Raga Desh. He teaches the nuances of the raga before the composition.
Dr Sriram teaches a composition on Lord Shiva in the folk style in Raaga Misra Maand, Khele Masane mein hori, which describes the Lord playing in the cemetry, wearing a serpent around his neck.
Dr Sriram teaches a Basavanna's vachana in Kannada, Ullavaru Shivalayava maduvaru, in the beautiful raga Madhuvanti. Here Basavanna exclaims that the others build temples for the Lord, but for me, my organs of the body form the different structures of the temple.
Dr Sriram teaches a vachana of Akkamahadevi, Akka Kelavva, in the raga Pahadi.
