Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatham
- Sanskrit recitation by P.V.Anantasayanam and party.
This recording was recited by the chief priest (and his co-priests) in the temple of Lord Venkateswara, also known as Balaji, at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, (in 1948, according to an online source I found), and was published by the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams in collaboration with HMV.
The hymn was composed around 1500 by Sri Prativadi Bhayankaram Annan Swami, a disciple of Sri Manavala Mamuni, who also composed Sri Ranganatha Suprabhatham. Its chanted in four parts: Suprabhatham, Sri Venkatesa Stothram, Prapatti, and Mangalasasanam.


Suprabhatham (Sanskrit: सुप्रभातम,Tamil: சுப்ரபாதம்,, "auspicious dawn") is a name given to Sanskrit hymns recited in the morning to awaken the Lord. There are many different Suprabhathams, but of all, the Venkatesa Suprabhatham must be the most well known and ubiquitous in South India. Its a common sight to see many homes here waking up to the sounds of the Suprabhatham.


'Suprabhatam' is the first and foremost pre-dawn seva performed in the temple of Lord Venkateswara. This ritual is performed at Sayana Mandapam inside sanctum sanctorum to wake up the Lord from His celestial sleep, amidst the rhythmic chanting of vedic hymns.Every day in the early hours acharyapurushas recite the hymns beginning with 'Kausalya Supraja Rama Purva Sandhya Pravarthathe’ in front of the main deity at Bangaru Vakili, while on the other hand, a descendant of Tallapaka Annamacharya sings some songs penned by the great saint poet in praise of Lord Venakteswara at the first corridor of the sanctum sanctum at the same time.

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