Shankar Mahadevan Lends Voice To Lyrics By Devendra Fadnavis

MUMBAI, (IANS) – Grammy-winning singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan has gone behind the mic for the devotional track ‘Devadhi Dev’.

The song has been penned by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

The song also features the Mahamrityunjay mantra sung by Amruta Fadnavis, the wife of Devendra Fadnavis.

Padma Shri awardee Shankar Mahadevan said, “All the attributes of Lord Shiva are woven perfectly for a composer to bring out devotional aspects from the music.”

Fadnavis said, “My family has been celebrating Mahashivratri since my childhood. The attributes of Shiva and the stories from Shiva Purana had a great impact on me since then.”

He shared that the lyrics came naturally to him while he was traveling last year. Being a singer, my wife Amruta realized the potential in it as a song and immediately shared it with Shankar. I am happy that Shankar agreed to compose it and sang it so beautifully.”

The song is under the label of Times Music.