Muthuswami Dikshitar
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Muthuswami Dikshitar is a South India
n poet and composer and is one of the Musical Trinity of Carnatic music. His compositions, of which around 500 are commonly known, are noted for their contemplative nature and for capturing the essence of the raga forms through the vainika (veena) style that emphasises gamakas. They are typically in a slower speed (chowka kala). He is also known by his signature name of Guruguha. His compositions are widely sung and played in classical concerts of Carnatic music.
The Musical trinity consists of Dikshitar, Thyagaraja (1767–1847), and Syama Sastri
(1762–1827), although unlike the Telugu
compositions of the others, his compositions are predominantly in Sanskrit
.
(of Thiruvarur district in what is now the state of Tamil Nadu
) to a Tamil Iyer Brahmin couple Ramaswami Dikshitar and Subbamma, as the eldest son. According to the account of Subbarama Dikshitar, Muttuswami Dikshitar was born in the manmatha year, in the month of Panguni under the asterism Krittikaa. He was named after the temple deity, Muttukumaraswamy; legend has it that he was born after his parents prayed for a child in the temple of Vaitheeswaran Temple
. He also had two younger brothers Baluswami, Chinnaswami and a sister Balambal.
In keeping with the Brahmin
ic educational tradition, Muthuswami learnt the Sanskrit
language, Vedas
, and other important religious texts. He also obtained his preliminary musical education from his father.
While he was still in his teens, his father sent him on a pilgrimage with a wandering monk named Chidambaranatha Yogi, to gain musical and philosophical knowledge. Over the course of this pilgrimage, he visited many places in North India, and acquired a broad outlook that is reflected in many of his composition
s. During their stay in Kashi (Varanasi
), his guru Chidambaranatha Yogi, presented Dikshitar with a unique Veena
, and died shortly thereafter. The samādhi
of Chidambaranatha Yogi can still be seen in the Hanuman Ghat area in Varanasi.
(a temple town near Chennai
). There, while he was immersed deep in meditation, an old man appeared and asked him to open his mouth. He dropped sugar candy into his mouth and disappeared. As he opened his mouth, he had a vision of the deity Muruga and Dikshitar burst forth into his first composition "Shri Nathadi Guruguho" in the raga
Mayamalavagowla
.
This song addressed the Lord (and/or the guru
) in the first declension
in Sanskrit. Dikshitar later composed kritis in all the eight declensions on the Lord. These are mostly with epithet
s glorifying the guru and have very few references to Lord Muruga or specifically to the deity in the saguna form, as at Thiruthani.
He then went on a pilgrimage visiting and composing at the temples at Kanchi, Tiruvannamalai
, Chidambaram
, Tirupathi and Kalahasthi, before returning to Tiruvarur
.
Muthuswami Dikshitar attained mastery over the Veena, and the influence of Veena playing is evident in his compositions, particularly the gamaka
s. In his kriti Balagopal, he introduces himself as a vaiNika gAyaka, "a player of the veeNA". He also experimented with the violin
, and among his disciples, Vadivelu of the Thanjavur Quartet
, and his brother Baluswami Dikshitar pioneered the use of violin
in Carnatic Music, now an integral part of most carnatic ensembles.
significance in the same temple complex. This is when he composed the famous Kamalamba Navavarna
cycle, filled with exemplary sahityas which proved to be the showcase of his compositions. These navavaranams were in all the eight declensions of the Sanskrit language and are sung as a highlight of Guruguha Jayanti celebrated every year. He continued to display his prowess by composing the Navagraha Kritis
in praise of the nine planets. The sahitya of the songs reflect a profound knowledge of the Mantra
and Jyotisha
sastra
s. The Nilotpalamba Kritis is another classic set of compositions which revived dying ragas like Narayanagaula, Purvagaula, and Chayagaula
.
At a young age, Dikshitar was also exposed to the music of the Western bands at Fort St. George. At a later stage, Dikshitar composed some forty songs to several (mostly western folk) tunes loosely adopted to ragas such as sankarabharaNa. This corpus is now known as nottusvara sAhitya (etym. nottusvara = "notes" swara). The influence of Celtic
and Baroque
styles in these compositions is quite evident (e.g., Sakthi Sahitha Ganapatim, to the tune of voulez-vous dancer, Varashiva Balam).
There is an erroneous belief that these were composed at the behest of CP Brown, the Collector of Cuddappah. This is not possible as the two could have never met. Muttuswami Diskhitar had left Madras by 1799 (ref V Raghavan's monograph published by the NCPA). Brown came to Madras only in 1817, learnt Telugu in 1820 and moved over to Cuddappah the same year (ref Brown's wikipedia write-up).
As his students sang the lines "Meena lochani pasa mochani" he raised his hands and saying "Sive Pahi" left his mortal coil.
His Samathi is at Ettaya puram ( Mahakavi Bharathi's Birth Place), between Koilpatti (14 km) and Tuticorin.
and Ambi Dikshitar.
Baluswami Dikshitar, the sixth descendant in the line, a well known vainika by his own rights, resided in Trichy and then moved to Chennai
in 1957. He died in November 1985. He has two sons and two daughters. The eldest son, Muthuswamy, the seventh descendent in the line, retired as a top executive in the State Bank of India
group of banks and then was the Managing Director and CEO of a private sector bank.The younger son runs his own small scale industry near Madurai
. Both the daughters are married and well settled in Chennai.
The Raja Rajeswari, Vallabha Ganapathi, Sree Chakra, Banalingam, Saligramam and other idols, given to Shri Muthuswamy Dikshithar by his guru Chidambaranatha Yogi is in the family with the eldest son Muthuswamy along with the veena (with the upturned Yaali Mukha) with the Sanskrit inscription "Sri Ram" said to have been given to Dikshithar by Goddess Sarasvati, when he bathed in the river Ganges, as indication of his having attained Mantra Siddhi.
concerts. Most of his compositions are in Sanskrit and in the Krithi form i.e. poetry set to music. Muthuswami Dikshitar traveled to many holy shrines throughout his life, and composed krithis on the deities and temples he visited. Dikshitar is considered to have composed on the widest range of deities for any composer.
Each of his compositions is unique and brilliantly crafted. The compositions are known for the depth and soulfulness of the melody - his visions of some of the ragas are still the final word on their structure. His Sanskrit lyrics are in praise of the temple deity, but Muthuswami introduces the Advaita thought seamlessly into his songs, resolving the inherent relationship between Advaita philosophy and polytheistic worship. His songs also contain much information about the history of the temple, and its background, thus preserving many customs followed in these old shrines.
Muttuswami also undertook the project of composing in all the 72 Melakartha raga
s, (in his Asampurna Mela scheme) thereby providing a musical example for many rare and lost ragas. Also, he was the pioneer in composing samashti charanam krithis (songs in which the main stanza or pallavi is followed by only one stanza, unlike the conventional two). Dikshitar was a master of tala
and is the only composer to have kritis in all the seven basic talas of the Carnatic scheme. Dikshitar shows his skill in Sanskrit by composing in all the eight declensions.
For richness of raga
bhava
, sublimity of their philosophic contents and for the grandeur of the sahitya, the songs of Dikshitar stand unsurpassed.
Muthuswami Dikshitar composed many kritis in groups. The following lists describe those groups and compositions that belong to each group.
Navagraha Kritis
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
n poet and composer and is one of the Musical Trinity of Carnatic music. His compositions, of which around 500 are commonly known, are noted for their contemplative nature and for capturing the essence of the raga forms through the vainika (veena) style that emphasises gamakas. They are typically in a slower speed (chowka kala). He is also known by his signature name of Guruguha. His compositions are widely sung and played in classical concerts of Carnatic music.
The Musical trinity consists of Dikshitar, Thyagaraja (1767–1847), and Syama Sastri
Syama Sastri
Syama Sastri is one of the most renowned composers of Carnatic music. He was the eldest of the so-called Trinity of Carnatic music, Tyagaraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar being the other two. A major source for his biography is a chapter in P. Sambamoorthy's book, Great Composers, 69-94...
(1762–1827), although unlike the Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
compositions of the others, his compositions are predominantly in Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
.
Early life and background
Muthuswami Dikshitar was born in TiruvarurTiruvarur
Tiruvarur is a town and a municipality in Tiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tiruvarur is the administrative headquarters of Tiruvarur district. Tiruvarur is one of the oldest towns which has been popular as cultural head quarters for many centuries...
(of Thiruvarur district in what is now the state of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
) to a Tamil Iyer Brahmin couple Ramaswami Dikshitar and Subbamma, as the eldest son. According to the account of Subbarama Dikshitar, Muttuswami Dikshitar was born in the manmatha year, in the month of Panguni under the asterism Krittikaa. He was named after the temple deity, Muttukumaraswamy; legend has it that he was born after his parents prayed for a child in the temple of Vaitheeswaran Temple
Vaitheeswaran Temple
Vaitheeswaran Temple or Pullirukkuvelur is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva located in Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshipped as Vaitheeswaran or the "God of healing" and it is believed that prayers to Vaitheeswaran can cure diseases. It is one of the nine Navagraha temples associated...
. He also had two younger brothers Baluswami, Chinnaswami and a sister Balambal.
In keeping with the Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
ic educational tradition, Muthuswami learnt the Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
language, Vedas
Vedas
The Vedas are a large body of texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism....
, and other important religious texts. He also obtained his preliminary musical education from his father.
While he was still in his teens, his father sent him on a pilgrimage with a wandering monk named Chidambaranatha Yogi, to gain musical and philosophical knowledge. Over the course of this pilgrimage, he visited many places in North India, and acquired a broad outlook that is reflected in many of his composition
Musical composition
Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...
s. During their stay in Kashi (Varanasi
Varanasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
), his guru Chidambaranatha Yogi, presented Dikshitar with a unique Veena
Veena
Veena may refer to one of several Indian plucked instruments:With frets*Rudra veena, plucked string instrument used in Hindustani music*Saraswati veena, plucked string instrument used in Carnatic musicFretless...
, and died shortly thereafter. The samādhi
Samadhi
Samadhi in Hinduism, Buddhism,Jainism, Sikhism and yogic schools is a higher level of concentrated meditation, or dhyāna. In the yoga tradition, it is the eighth and final limb identified in the Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali....
of Chidambaranatha Yogi can still be seen in the Hanuman Ghat area in Varanasi.
His Music
According to legend, his guru asked Muthuswami to visit TiruttaniTiruttani
Tiruttani is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the main tourist centre in Thiruvallur district about 84 km from Chennai. Thiruthani Murugan Temple is one of the six abodes of Lord Muruga. Tiruttani is 15 km from Andhra Pradesh state...
(a temple town near Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
). There, while he was immersed deep in meditation, an old man appeared and asked him to open his mouth. He dropped sugar candy into his mouth and disappeared. As he opened his mouth, he had a vision of the deity Muruga and Dikshitar burst forth into his first composition "Shri Nathadi Guruguho" in the raga
Raga
A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made...
Mayamalavagowla
Mayamalavagowla
Mayamalavagowla , is a raga of Carnatic Music . It is classified as 15thmelakarta raga under Venkatamakhin's melakarta system. Originally known as malavagowla, "maya" was prefixed to it after the advent of the scheme of the 72 melas. The number 15 was assigned to it following the Katapayadi sankhya...
.
This song addressed the Lord (and/or the guru
Guru
A guru is one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom, and authority in a certain area, and who uses it to guide others . Other forms of manifestation of this principle can include parents, school teachers, non-human objects and even one's own intellectual discipline, if the...
) in the first declension
Declension
In linguistics, declension is the inflection of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and articles to indicate number , case , and gender...
in Sanskrit. Dikshitar later composed kritis in all the eight declensions on the Lord. These are mostly with epithet
Epithet
An epithet or byname is a descriptive term accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. It has various shades of meaning when applied to seemingly real or fictitious people, divinities, objects, and binomial nomenclature. It is also a descriptive title...
s glorifying the guru and have very few references to Lord Muruga or specifically to the deity in the saguna form, as at Thiruthani.
He then went on a pilgrimage visiting and composing at the temples at Kanchi, Tiruvannamalai
Tiruvannamalai
Thiruvannamalai is a pilgrimage Temple city and special grade municipality in Thiruvannamalai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Thiruvannamalai district. Thiruvannamalai is home to the Annamalaiyar Temple located at the foot of the Annamalai hill and...
, Chidambaram
Chidambaram
Chidambaram is a fast growing industrial city in Eastern part of Tamil Nadu and the taluk headquarters of the Cuddalore district. It is located in 58 km from Pondicherry, 60 km from Karaikal, and 240 km south of Chennai by rail...
, Tirupathi and Kalahasthi, before returning to Tiruvarur
Tiruvarur
Tiruvarur is a town and a municipality in Tiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tiruvarur is the administrative headquarters of Tiruvarur district. Tiruvarur is one of the oldest towns which has been popular as cultural head quarters for many centuries...
.
Muthuswami Dikshitar attained mastery over the Veena, and the influence of Veena playing is evident in his compositions, particularly the gamaka
Gamaka
Gamaka also known as Kaavya Vaachana is a unique form of storytelling by singing. This originated in Karnataka, India. One person reads a stanza of a poem with highest emphasis on meaning, applying suitable raga or a Dhaati usually matching the emotion of the poem. Another person then explains...
s. In his kriti Balagopal, he introduces himself as a vaiNika gAyaka, "a player of the veeNA". He also experimented with the violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, and among his disciples, Vadivelu of the Thanjavur Quartet
Thanjavur Quartet
Thanjavur Quartet or Tanjore Quartet were four brothers who lived during the early 19th century and contributed to the development of the Indian classical dance Bharatanatyam and Carnatic music. While they excelled in the art of Bharatanatyam, they have also authored a number of Tana varnams and...
, and his brother Baluswami Dikshitar pioneered the use of violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
in Carnatic Music, now an integral part of most carnatic ensembles.
Dikshitar's prime
On his return to Tiruvarur, he composed on every deity in the Tiruvarur temple complex including Tyagaraja (an amsha of Lord Shiva), the presiding deity, Nilotpalambal, his consort, and the Goddess Kamalambal an independent deity of high tantricTantra
Tantra , anglicised tantricism or tantrism or tantram, is the name scholars give to an inter-religious spiritual movement that arose in medieval India, expressed in scriptures ....
significance in the same temple complex. This is when he composed the famous Kamalamba Navavarna
Kamalamba Navavarna Kritis
The Kamalamba Navavarana Kritis by Shri Muthuswami Dikshitar are some of the most famous pieces of music in the Carnatic system of Indian classical music. They are treasures which embody not only the technical brilliance of the composer but also offer a peep into the advaitic school of Hindu...
cycle, filled with exemplary sahityas which proved to be the showcase of his compositions. These navavaranams were in all the eight declensions of the Sanskrit language and are sung as a highlight of Guruguha Jayanti celebrated every year. He continued to display his prowess by composing the Navagraha Kritis
Navagraha Kritis
The Navagraha Kritis are a set of 9 songs composed by Muttuswāmi Dīkshitar, a great composer of Carnātic Music . Each song is a prayer to one of the nine Navagrahās...
in praise of the nine planets. The sahitya of the songs reflect a profound knowledge of the Mantra
Mantra
A mantra is a sound, syllable, word, or group of words that is considered capable of "creating transformation"...
and Jyotisha
Jyotisha
Hindu astrology , also Jyotish or Jyotisha, from Sanskrit , from "light, heavenly body") is the ancient Indian system of astronomy and astrology...
sastra
Shastra
' is a Sanskrit term used to denote rules in a general sense. The word is generally used as a suffix in the context of technical or specialized knowledge in a defined area of practice; e.g., Bhautika Shastra , Rasayana Shastra , Jeeva Shastra , Vastu Shastra , Shilpa Shastra , Artha Shastra ' is a...
s. The Nilotpalamba Kritis is another classic set of compositions which revived dying ragas like Narayanagaula, Purvagaula, and Chayagaula
Disciples
Muttuswami Dikshitar was approached by four dance masters from Tanjavur: Sivanandam, Ponnayya, Chinnayya and Vadivelu. They expressed their desire to learn music from him and entreated him to accompany them to Tanjavur. There, Dikshitar imparted to them the 72 mela tradition handed down by Venkata Vaidyanatha Dikshita.The students showed their gratitude by composing a set of nine songs called Navaratna Mala glorifying their guru. These four disciples became what is known as the Tanjore Quartette and are revered as the prime composers of music for BharatanatyamBharatanatyam
Bharata Natyam or Chadhir Attam, is a classical dance form from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, practiced predominantly in modern times by women. The dance is usually accompanied by classical Carnatic music...
.
At a young age, Dikshitar was also exposed to the music of the Western bands at Fort St. George. At a later stage, Dikshitar composed some forty songs to several (mostly western folk) tunes loosely adopted to ragas such as sankarabharaNa. This corpus is now known as nottusvara sAhitya (etym. nottusvara = "notes" swara). The influence of Celtic
Celtic music
Celtic music is a term utilised by artists, record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe...
and Baroque
Baroque music
Baroque music describes a style of Western Classical music approximately extending from 1600 to 1760. This era follows the Renaissance and was followed in turn by the Classical era...
styles in these compositions is quite evident (e.g., Sakthi Sahitha Ganapatim, to the tune of voulez-vous dancer, Varashiva Balam).
There is an erroneous belief that these were composed at the behest of CP Brown, the Collector of Cuddappah. This is not possible as the two could have never met. Muttuswami Diskhitar had left Madras by 1799 (ref V Raghavan's monograph published by the NCPA). Brown came to Madras only in 1817, learnt Telugu in 1820 and moved over to Cuddappah the same year (ref Brown's wikipedia write-up).
Samadhi
On Deepavali day,in the year 1835, Dikshithar performed puja as usual and asked his students to sing the song "Meenakshi Me Mudam" in the raga Gamakakriya.As his students sang the lines "Meena lochani pasa mochani" he raised his hands and saying "Sive Pahi" left his mortal coil.
His Samathi is at Ettaya puram ( Mahakavi Bharathi's Birth Place), between Koilpatti (14 km) and Tuticorin.
Descendants
Muthuswami Dikshitar died on 21 October 1835. Dikshitar had a daughter but it was the descendants of his brother Baluswami who have preserved his musical legacy, and his compositions have been popularized due to the efforts of people like Subbarama DikshitarSubbarama Dikshitar
Subbarama Dikshitar was a Carnatic music composer. He was the grandson of Baluswami Dikshitar, a brother of Muthuswami Dikshitar. He was a great composer in his own right, but is more famous for his Sangita Sampradaya Pradarshini, a book detailing the works of Muthuswami Dikshitar and a reference...
and Ambi Dikshitar.
Baluswami Dikshitar, the sixth descendant in the line, a well known vainika by his own rights, resided in Trichy and then moved to Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
in 1957. He died in November 1985. He has two sons and two daughters. The eldest son, Muthuswamy, the seventh descendent in the line, retired as a top executive in the State Bank of India
State Bank of India
The State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...
group of banks and then was the Managing Director and CEO of a private sector bank.The younger son runs his own small scale industry near Madurai
Madurai
Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...
. Both the daughters are married and well settled in Chennai.
The Raja Rajeswari, Vallabha Ganapathi, Sree Chakra, Banalingam, Saligramam and other idols, given to Shri Muthuswamy Dikshithar by his guru Chidambaranatha Yogi is in the family with the eldest son Muthuswamy along with the veena (with the upturned Yaali Mukha) with the Sanskrit inscription "Sri Ram" said to have been given to Dikshithar by Goddess Sarasvati, when he bathed in the river Ganges, as indication of his having attained Mantra Siddhi.
Music Compositions
His total compositions are about 450 to 500, most of which are very widely sung by musicians today in Carnatic musicCarnatic music
Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...
concerts. Most of his compositions are in Sanskrit and in the Krithi form i.e. poetry set to music. Muthuswami Dikshitar traveled to many holy shrines throughout his life, and composed krithis on the deities and temples he visited. Dikshitar is considered to have composed on the widest range of deities for any composer.
Each of his compositions is unique and brilliantly crafted. The compositions are known for the depth and soulfulness of the melody - his visions of some of the ragas are still the final word on their structure. His Sanskrit lyrics are in praise of the temple deity, but Muthuswami introduces the Advaita thought seamlessly into his songs, resolving the inherent relationship between Advaita philosophy and polytheistic worship. His songs also contain much information about the history of the temple, and its background, thus preserving many customs followed in these old shrines.
Muttuswami also undertook the project of composing in all the 72 Melakartha raga
Raga
A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made...
s, (in his Asampurna Mela scheme) thereby providing a musical example for many rare and lost ragas. Also, he was the pioneer in composing samashti charanam krithis (songs in which the main stanza or pallavi is followed by only one stanza, unlike the conventional two). Dikshitar was a master of tala
Tala (music)
Tāla, Taal or Tal is the term used in Indian classical music for the rhythmic pattern of any composition and for the entire subject of rhythm, roughly corresponding to metre in Western music, though closer conceptual equivalents are to be found in other Asian classical systems such as the notion...
and is the only composer to have kritis in all the seven basic talas of the Carnatic scheme. Dikshitar shows his skill in Sanskrit by composing in all the eight declensions.
For richness of raga
Raga
A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made...
bhava
Bhava
The term bhāva is often translated as feeling, emotion, mood, devotional state of mind. In Buddhist thought, bhāva denotes the continuity of life and death, including reincarnation, and the maturation arising therefrom...
, sublimity of their philosophic contents and for the grandeur of the sahitya, the songs of Dikshitar stand unsurpassed.
Muthuswami Dikshitar composed many kritis in groups. The following lists describe those groups and compositions that belong to each group.
Maha Ganapati Krithis
Deekshitar composed 26 songs in temples of lord Ganesha in around Tiruvarur.| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Kshetra / Deity | Audio Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eka dantam bhajEham | bilahari | trisRa tripuTa | ||
| gajAdhISAdanyam najAnEham | nATa kuranji | tripuTa | ||
| gajAnana yutam gaNEswaram | vEga vAhini (cakravAkam) | Adi Adi Adi may refer to:Peoples and places:*Banu Adi, a clan of the Quraish tribe of Mecca*Adi people, a tribe living in Arunachal Pradesh, India**Adi language, the Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Adi... |
N.Ramani (Flute) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EuDXZbYuLE | |
| gaNapatE mahAmatE | kaLyANi | rUpaka | ||
| gaNarAjEna samrakshitOham | Arabhi | rUpaka | ||
| gaNESa kumAra pAhimAm | janjhUti | Eka | ||
| hasti vadanAya namastubhyam | navarOj | miSRa Eka | ||
| kari kalabha mukham | sAvEri | rUpaka | ||
| lambOdarAya namastE | varALi | khanDa Eka | ||
| mahA gaNapatE pAlayAsumAm | naTa nArAyaNi | Adi | ||
| mahA gaNapatim manasA smarAmi | nATa | Chaturasra Eka | Bombay Sisters - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrzJ8yZib0Q Nagavalli & Ranjani Nagaraj - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f9fIrIp1gk TN Krishnan (Violin) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI5VneaW9A0 |
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| mahA gaNapatim vandE | thODi Hanumatodi Hanumatodi, more popularly known as Todi, is a rāgam in Carnatic music . It is the 8th melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system. This is sung very often in concerts. It is known to be a difficult rāgam to perform in owing to its complexity in prayoga... |
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| mUlAdhAra chakra vinAyaka | SrI | Adi | ||
| pancha mAtanga mukha gaNapatinA | malahari | rUpaka | ||
| rakta gaNapatim bhajEham | mOhana | Adi | ||
| siddhi vinAyakam anisam | Shanmukhapriya Shanmukhapriya Shanmukhapriya is a rāgam in Carnatic music . It is the 56th melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Chāmaram in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub... |
rUpaka | KJ Yesudas - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZUcX6_t6_s Sreyas Narayanun - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddnl5g1EdXo VK Raman (Flute) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy5czklXh2g |
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| srI gaNanAtham bhajarE | ISa manOhari | rUpaka | ||
| srI gaNESAt param nahirE | Ardra dEsi | misRa jhampe | ||
| srI mahA gaNapathiravatu mAm | gouLa | trisRa tripuTa | ||
| swEta gaNapatim | rAga chUDAmaNi' | tripuTa | ||
| uchhishTa gaNapatou bhaktim kRtvA | kAsi rAma kriya | Adi | ||
| vallabha nAyakasya bhaktou bhavAmi | bEgaDa | rUpaka | ||
| vAtApi gaNapatim | Hamsadhvani Hamsadhvani Hamsadhvani also known as Hansadhwani, is a rāga in Carnatic music . It is an audava rāgam... |
Adi Adi Adi may refer to:Peoples and places:*Banu Adi, a clan of the Quraish tribe of Mecca*Adi people, a tribe living in Arunachal Pradesh, India**Adi language, the Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Adi... |
Muladhara Ganapati | MS Subbulakshmi - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7JKuVOCk34 |
| vinAyaka vighna nAshaka | vEga vAhini (chakravakam Chakravakam (raga) Chakravakam, is a rāgam , in Carnatic music . It is the 16th Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system. According to the Muthuswami Dikshitar school, this rāgam is called Tōyavēgavāhini. Chakravakam is close to Raga Ahir bhairav in the Hindustani music.Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub... ) |
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Guruguha Vibhakti krithis
| Vibhakti | Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Audio Links |
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| 1-prathama | SrI nAthAdi guruguhO jayati jayati | mAyA mALava gowLa | Adi | |
| 2-dwitIya | mAnasa guruguha rUpam bhajarE | Ananda bhairavi | rUpaka | |
| 3-tRtIya | Sri gurunA pAlitOsmi | pADi | rUpaka | |
| 4-chaturthi | guruhuhAya bhaktAnugrahAya | sAma | Adi | |
| 5-panchami | guruhuhAdanyam najAnEham | bala hamsa | jhampe | |
| 6-shashTi | srI guruhuhasya dAsOham | pUrvi | misRa chApu | |
| 7-saptami | srI guruhuha swAmini bhaktim karOmi | bhAnumati | khanDa tripuTa | |
| sambOdhana | srI guruguha mUrtE chichhaki sphUrtE | udaya ravi chandrika | rUpaka | |
| sambOdhana | srI guruguha tArayAsu mAm | dEva kriya (Suddha sAvEri) | rUpaka | |
Other krithis on Guruguha
| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Kshetra / Deity | Description | Audio Links |
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| bAla subrahmanyam bhajEham | suraTi | Adi | |||
| daNDAyudha pANim daNDita daitya SRENim | Ananda bhairavi | rUpaka | paLani | ||
| gajAmbA nAyakO rakshatu | janjhUTi | tripuTa | swAmi sailam (swAmi malai) | ||
| gaNapati sOdaram guruguham bhajEham | Arabhi | Adi | This kriti may have been created by Ambi Deekshitar | ||
| kumAra swAminam guruguham namAmi | asAvEri | Adi | |||
| para sivAtmajam namAmi satatam | yamunA kaLyANi | Adi | |||
| pArvatI kumAram bhAvayE | nATa kuranji | rUpaka | |||
| purahara nandana ripu kula bhanjana | amIr kaLyANi | Adi | |||
| sAdhujana vinutam guruguham | 'gIta priya | tripuTa | |||
| sourasEnESam vallISam subrahmanyam bhajEham | soura sEna | Adi | |||
| SaravaNabhava guruguham shaNmukham bhajEham | rEgupti | rUpakam | |||
| sEnApatE pAlaya mAm | kASi rAma kriya | Adi | |||
| shaDAnanE sakalam arpayAmi | khamAs | Adi | |||
| SrI bAla subrahmanyAgaccha | bilahari | misRa Eka | swAmi sailam (swAmi malai) | ||
| SrI subrahmanyAya namastE | kAmbhOji | rUpaka | |||
| SrI subrahmanyO mAm rakshatu | tODi(8) | Adi | swAmi sailam (swAmi malai) | ||
| SrI swAminAthAya namastE | kamas | jhampe | swAmi sailam (swAmi malai) | ||
| SrI vallIpatE pAhimAm | nAga swarALi | Eka | |||
| SRngAra SaktyAyudha dhara saravaNasya dAsOham | ramA manOhari | jhampe | sikkil | ||
| subrahmanyEna rakshitOham | Suddha dhanyASi | Adi | kanka sailam (kaLigu malai) | ||
| SwAminAtha paripAlayAsumAm | nATa | Adi | |||
| SwAminAthEna samrakshitOham | bRndAvani sAranga | Adi | |||
Kamalamba Navavarna Kritis
Here are the 11 Songs in praise of goddess Kamalamba.| Avarana | Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Vibhakthi | Audio Links |
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| Dhyana kriti | kamalAmbikE AsRta kalpa latikE | Todi Hanumatodi Hanumatodi, more popularly known as Todi, is a rāgam in Carnatic music . It is the 8th melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system. This is sung very often in concerts. It is known to be a difficult rāgam to perform in owing to its complexity in prayoga... |
Rupaka | Vasundhara Rajagopal - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKJzuDGxAVg | |
| 1 | kamalAmbA samrakshatu mAm | Anandabhairavi Anandabhairavi Anandabhairavi or Ananda Bhairavi is a very old melodious rāgam of Carnatic music . This rāgam has been used even in Indian folk music. Ānandam means happiness and the rāgam brings a happy mood to the listener.It is a janya rāgam of the 20th Melakarta rāgam Natabhairavi Raganidhi by P... |
Misra Chapu | Prathama | DK Jayaraman - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=508yuFCZNMs Vijaya Siva - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MwcwimOCuE |
| 2 | kamalAmbAm bhaja rE | Kalyani Kalyani Kalyani may refer to:* Kalyani , a rāga in the Carnatic music of South India as well as Hindustani music* Kalyani , a type of ancient Hindu bathing well or pond* Kalyani, West Bengal, a town in the Nadia District of West Bengal... |
Adi Adi Adi may refer to:Peoples and places:*Banu Adi, a clan of the Quraish tribe of Mecca*Adi people, a tribe living in Arunachal Pradesh, India**Adi language, the Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Adi... |
Dwitiya | Geetha Rajasekhar - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1yqVpyhLeM |
| 3 | Sri kamalAmbikaya kaTAkshitOham | Sankarabharanam Sankarabharanam Sankarabharanam is a 1979 Telugu film, directed by Dr. K. Vishwanath and produced by Poornodaya Movie Creations. Its music composed by KV Mahadevan was well received and led to the revival of Indian classical music in South India. The film deals with two main issues - decline in popularity of... |
Chaturasra Rupakam | Tritiya | OS Thyagarajan - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtRXjh2SXZI |
| 4 | KamalAmbikAyai kanakAmsukAyai | Kambhoji | Khanda Ata | Chaturdhi | |
| 5 | Sri KamalAmbikAyaH param nahi rE | Bhairavi Bhairavi Bhairavi is a fierce and terrifying aspect of the Devi virtually indistinguishable from Kali, except for her particular identification as the consort of the Bhairava.-Symbolism:... |
Misra Jampa | Panchami | Savitha Namuduri - http://sites.google.com/site/snamuduri/DW_B0088.wav |
| 6 | KamalAmbikayAstava bhaktOham | Punnagavarali | Rupakam | Shasti | |
| 7 | Sri KamalAmbikayAm bhaktim karOmi | Sahana | Tisra Triputa | Saptami | |
| 8 | Sri KamalAmbike avAva | Ghanta | Adi | Sambodhana - Prathama | Sanjay Subrahmanyam - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_4qU9hXjFI |
| 9 | Sri KamalAmba jayati | Ahiri | Rupakam | Prathama | |
| maNGalASAsanam | Sri kamalAmbikE SivE pAhi | Sri Sri Sri , also transliterated as Shri or Shree or shre is a word of Sanskrit origin, used in the Indian subcontinent as polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." in written and spoken language, or as a title of veneration for deities .-Etymology:Sri has the root meaning of radiance, or... |
Khanda Eka | Sambodhana - Prathama | Vidya Subrahmanian - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DCHJ_CLlXs |
Navagraha KritisNavagraha KritisThe Navagraha Kritis are a set of 9 songs composed by Muttuswāmi Dīkshitar, a great composer of Carnātic Music . Each song is a prayer to one of the nine Navagrahās...
| # | Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Planet | Other Info | Audio Links |
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| 1 | sUrya mUrtE sundara chAyAdhipatE | Sourastra | Chaturasra jati Dhruva | Sun | S Ramanathan - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moajizm-zag |
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| 2 | candram bhaja mAnasa | Asaveri | Chaturasra jati Mathya | Moon | ||
| 3 | angArakamAsRyAmyaham | Surati | Rupaka | Mars | MS Subbulakshmi - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcfVQ-rDhrU MD Ramanathan - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNkaaAU6Ov4 |
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| 4 | budhamAsRyAmi satatam | Nata Kuranji | 'Misra jati Jhampe' | Mercury | ||
| 5 | bRhaspatE tArApatE | Atana | Trisra jati Triputa | Jupiter | ||
| 6 | Sri Sukra bhagavantam | pharazu | Chaturasra jati Ata | Venus | Vijaya Siva - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFYVBJooIVg |
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| 7 | DivAkara tanujam | Yadukula Kambhoji | Chaturasara jati Eka | Saturn | Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJxpzqeg34Q Rudrapatnam Brothers - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovniaYYq32Q |
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| 8 | smarAmyaham sadA rAhum | rama manohari (Ramapriya Ramapriya Ramapriya is a rāgam in Carnatic music . It is the 52nd melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta scale system of Carnatic music. It is called Ramāmanōhari in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub... ) |
Rupaka | Rahu | ||
| 9 | mahAsuram kEtumakam | camaram (Shanmukhapriya Shanmukhapriya Shanmukhapriya is a rāgam in Carnatic music . It is the 56th melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Chāmaram in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub... ) |
Rupaka | Ketu |
Nilotpalamba vibhakti Krithis
| vibhakti | Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Audio Links | Other Info |
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| 1-prathama | nIlOtpalAmbA jayati | nArAyaNa gouLa | misRa chApu | ||
| 2-dwitiya | nIlOtpalAmbAm bhajarE | nArI rIti gouLa | trupuTa | ||
| 3-tRtiya | nIlOtpalAmbikayA nirvANa sukhapradayA | kannaDa gouLa | Adi | ||
| 4-chaturdhi | nIlOtpalAmbikAyai namastE | kEdAra gouLa | Adi | ||
| 5-panchami | nIlOtpalAmbikAyAh param nahi rE | gouLa | rUpaka | ||
| 6-shashTi | nIlOtpalAmbikAyAh tava dAsOham | mAyA mAlava gouLa | tripuTa | ||
| 7-saptamI | nIlOtpalAmbikAyAm bhaktim karOmi | pUrva gouLa | rUpaka | ||
| sambOdhana | nIlOtpalAmbikE nitya SuddhAtmikE | chAyA gouLa | rUpaka | ||
| sambOdhana | SrI nIlOtpala nAyikE | rIti gouLa | rUpaka | ||
Pancha bhoota sthala linga kritis
(5 songs in praise of Lord Siva)| # | Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Kshetra | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| 1 | Ananda naTana prakAsham | kEdAram | miSra cApu | chidambaram - Akasa linga | Sanjay Subramanyam - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge6cii3aRfk DK Jayaraman - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwOMmiQMX7Q |
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| 2 | SrI kALahastIsha | husEni | jhumpa | SrI kALahasti - vAyu linga | ||
| 3 | aruNAcala nAtham | sAranga | Rupaka | ArunAcalam (Tiruannamalai) - agni linga | Hyderabad Brothers - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFmaVReLFi8 | |
| 4 | cintaya mAkanda mUlakandam | Bhairavi | rUpaka | kAncIpuram - pRThivI linga | Swara Sindhu Lyric & Notation - http://www.swarasindhu.in/swarasindhu/showDetails.do?table=Kriti&id=49 |
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| 5 | jambU patE | yamunA kaLyANi | tiSra Ekam | thiruvAnaikAval - appu/jala linga |
Tiruvarur - Panchalinga kritis
| # | Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| 1 | sadAchalEwSaram bhAvayeham | bhUpAlam | |||
| 2 | hATakESwara samraksha mAm | bilahari | misRa Eka | ||
| 3 | srI valmIka lingam chintayE sivArthAngam | kAmbhOji | aTa | ||
| 4 | AnandESwarENa samrakshitOham | Ananda bhairavi | misRa Eka | ||
| 5 | siddISwarAya namastE | nIlAmbari | misRa Eka | ||
Tiruvarur - Thyagaraja vibhakti Krithis
Muthuswami Dikshitar composed 13 compositions in 8 vibhaktis in praise of Sri Thyagarajeswara at Tiruvayur.| vibhakti | Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Info | Audio Links !! Other Links | |
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| 1-pratama | tyAgarAjO virAjitE | AThANA | trisRa Eka | |||
| 2-dwitiya | tyAgarAjam bhajarE | yadukula kAmbhOji | misRa Eka | |||
| 2-dwitiya | tyAgarAjam bhajEham satatam | nIlAmbari | rUpaka | |||
| 2-dwitiya | tyAgarAjam bhajEham satatam | nIlAmbari | rUpaka | |||
| 2-dwitiya | tyAgarAja mahadhwajArOha | SrI' | Adi | |||
| 3-tRtiya | tyAgarAjEna samrakshitOham | sALaga bhairavi | Adi | |||
| 4-chaturdhi | tyAgarAjAya namastE | bEgaDa | rUpaka | |||
| 5-panchami | tyAgarAdanyam njAnE | darbAr | Adi | |||
| 6-shasTi | srI tyAgarAsya bhaktOu bhavAmi | rudra priya | misRa chApu | |||
| 6-shasTi | tyAgarAja yOga vaibhavam | Ananda bhairavi | rUpaka | |||
| 7-saptami | tyAgarAjE kRtyAkRtyamarpayAmi | sAranga | jhampe | |||
| sambOdhana | vIra vasanta tyAgarA | vIra vasanta | Adi | |||
| sambOdhana | tyAgarAja pAlayAsu mAm | goULa | Adi | In praise of valmIka linga mUrti | ||
Mayuram - Mayuranatha swami krithis
| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| abhayAmbA nAyaka hari sAyaka | Ananda bhairavi | Adi | ||
| abhayAmbA nAyaka vara dAyaka | kEdAra gowLa | Adi | ||
| gourISAya namastE | Arabhi | trisRa triputa | ||
| mayUranAdham aniSam bhajAmi | dhanyAsi | misra chApu | ||
Mayuram - Abhayamba navavarana Krithis
| vibhakti | Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| 1-prathama | abhayAmbA jagadambA | kaLyANi | Adi | ||
| 2-dwitiya | AryAm abhayAmbAm bhajarE | bahiravi | khanDa jati aTa | ||
| 3-tRitiya | girijayA ajayA abhayAmbikayA | sankarAbharanam | Adi | ||
| 4-chaturdhi | abhayAmbikAyai aswArUDhAyai | kAmbhOji | Adi | ||
| 5-panchamI | abhayAmbikAyA anyam najAnE | kEdAra gowLa | khanDa chApu | ||
| 6-shashTi | ambikAyAh abhayAmbikAyAh tava dAsOham | kEdAram | Adi | ||
| 7-saptamI | abhayAmbAm bhaktim karOmi | sahana | miSRa chApu | ||
| sambOdhana | dAkshAyaNI abhayAmbikE | tODi | Adi - triSra gati | ||
| sambOdhana | sadASrayE abhayAmbikE | chAmaram (shaNmukha priya) | rUpaka | ||
Kanchi - Ekamranatheswra krithis
Deekshitar lived in Kanchi for a few years. During that time, he composed 3 krithis on EkAmREswara, several krithis on kAmAkshi and a couple on varadarAja swAmi of vishnu kanchi.| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| EkAmranAtham bhajEham | pUrva kaLyANi | Adi | ||
| EkAmranAthAya namastE | vIra vasanta | rUpaka | ||
| EkAmranAnAthEswarENa samrakshitOham | chaturangiNi | Adi | ||
Kanchi - Kamakshi Devi Krithis
| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Description | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| avyAjya karuNA kaTAkshi aniSam mAmava kAmAkshi | sALaNga nATa | tripuTa | |||
| EkAmrESa nAyikE sivE srI kAmAkshi pAhimAm | dEva kriya (Suddha sAvEri) | rUpaka | |||
| EkAmrEswara nAyakIm IswarIm | chAmaram | Adi | |||
| kAmakOTi pITha vAsinI sougandhinI | sougandhini | Adi | |||
| kAmAkshI kAmakOTi pITha vAsinI mAmava | suma dyuti | rUpaka | Priya Sisters - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58wiI5SQnck | ||
| kAmAkshI mAm pahi karuNAkari Sankari | gamaka kriya | rUpaka | |||
| kAmAkshI mAm pahi karuNAnidhE sivE | Suddha dESi | rUpaka | |||
| kAmAkshI vara lakshmI kamalAkshI jaya lakshmI | bilahari | Adi | |||
| kAmAkshIm kaLyANim bhajEham | kaLyANi | trisRa Eka | |||
| kanakAmbari kAruNyAmRta lakari kAmAkshi mAmava kAmESwari | kanakAmbari (kanakAngi) | trisRa Eka | |||
| kanja daLAyatAkshI kAmAkshI | kamalA manOhari | Adi | MS Subbulakshmi - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t8Q4lkjwN8 |
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| namastE para dEvatE siva yuvatE kAmAkshi | dEva ranji | trisRa Eka | |||
| nIrajAkshi kAmAkshi nIrada chikurE | hindOLa | rUpaka | |||
| saraswati manOharI Sankari | saraswati manOhari | Adi | |||
| sRngAra rasamanjarIm srI kAmAkshIm gourIm | rasa manjari | trisra Eka | |||
Madhura - Madhuramba vibhakti Krithis
Deekshitar visited Madhura for some time and composed two groups of krithis: madhurAmbA vibhakti kritis and mInAkshi dEvi krithis.| vibhakti | Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| sambOdhana | srI madhurAmbikE srI SivE avAva | kaLyANi | jhampe | ||
| sambOdhana | srI madhurApura vihAriNi | bilahari | rUpaka | ||
| sambOdhana | madhurAmbA samrakshatu mAm | dEva kriya | Adi | ||
| 1-prathama | madhurAmbA jayati marakatAngi jayati | pharaju | misRa chApu | ||
| 2-dwitiya | madhurAmbambAm bhajarE rE mAnasa | stavarAja (46) | Adi | ||
| 3-tRitiya | srI madhurAmbikayA samrakshitOham | aThANA | tripuTa | ||
| 6-shashTi | madhurAmbAyAh tava dAsOham | bEgaDa | tripuTa | ||
| 7-saptamI | madhurAmbikAyAm sadA bhaktim karOmi | dEsi simharavam | rUpaka | ||
Madhura - Meenakshi Devi Krithis
| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Description | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| mAmava mInAkshi rAja mAtangi | dhALi varALi (39) | misRa Eka | |||
| mInAkshI mE mudam dEhi | gamaka kriya | Adi | Priya Sisters - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KGzMrRtfnc | ||
| mAmava mInAkshi rAja mAtangi | dhALi varALi (39) | misRa Eka | |||
| SrI mInAkshi gouri rAja SyAmalE | gouri | rUpaka | |||
| SrI mInAmbikayAh param nahirE rE chitta | dEva gAndhAram | rUpaka | |||
| syAmalAngi mAtangi namastE | SyAmala | Adi | |||
Kumbhakonam - Mangalamba Krithis
| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Description | Audio Links | Other Links | SrI mangaLAmbikAm chidgagana chandrikAm | ghanTA | miSRa jhampe |
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Tanjavur - Brihadeeswara Krithis
| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Description | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| bRhadIsa kaTAkshENa prANinO jIvanti | jIvantika | triSRa Eka | |||
| bRhadIswaram bhajrE rE chitta | nAga dhwani | Adi | |||
| bRhadIswarAya namastE | SankarAbharaNam | Adi | |||
| bRhadIswarO rakshtu mAm | gAna sAma varALi | rUpaka | |||
| nabhOmaNi chandrAgni nayanam | nabhOmaNi | tripuTa | |||
| nAgAbharaNam nagajAbharaNam namAmi | nAgAbharaNam | Adi | |||
| pAlaya mAm bRhadIswara pAlita bhuvanEswara | nAyaki | rUpaka | |||
| stava rAjAdi nuta bRhadISa tArayAsu mAm | stava rAja | tripuTa | |||
Tanjavur - Brihadeeswari Devi Krithis
| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Description | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| bhOgacchhAyA nATaka priyE | bhOgacchhAyA nATa | Adi | |||
| bhUshAvatIm manju bhAshAvatIm bjajEham | bhUshAvati | triSRa Eka | |||
| bRhadambA madambA jayati | bhAnumati | Adi | |||
| bRhadambikAyai namastE namastE | vasanta | miSRa chApu | |||
| bRhadIswarim bhajarE rE chitta | lalita panchamam | Adi | |||
| bRhannAyaki varadAyaki | AndhALi | Adi | |||
| pAlaya mAm bRhadIswari bhakta janAvani Sankari | tODi | rUpaka | |||
| himagiri kumAri Iswari | ravi kriya | Adi | |||
| pAmara jana pAlini pAhi bRhannAyaki | suma dyuti (57) | triSRa Eka | |||
| saindhavi rAga priyE | saindhavi | Adi | |||
| santAna manjarI SankarI satatam pAt umAm | santAna manjari | Adi | |||
| satchidAnandamaya vijRmbhiNim smarAmyaham | kumbhini | Adi | |||
| SRngArAdi nava rasAngI bRhadambA | dhavaLangi | triSRa Eka | |||
Chidambaram - Nataraja Kritis
| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Description | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| chidambara naTarAja mUrtim | tanu kIrti | triSRa Eka | |||
| chidambara naTarAjam ASRayAmi | kEdAram | Adi | |||
| chidambarESwaram chintayAmi | bhinna shadjam | Adi | |||
| kanaka sabhApatim bhajarE mAnasa | mALava SrI | Adi | |||
| SivakAma patim chintayAmyaham | nATa kuranji | Adi | |||
| SivakAmESwaram chintayAmyaham | Arabhi | Adi | |||
Chidambaram - Siva Kameswari Kritis
| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Description | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| SivakAmEswarIm chintayEham | kaLyANi | Adi | |||
Chidambaram - Govinda Rajeswara Kritis
| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Description | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| gOvinda rAjam upAsmahE nityam | mukhAri | tripuTa | |||
| gOvinda rAjAya namastE | suraTi | rUpaka | |||
| gOvinda rAjEna rakshitOham | mEcha bouLi | rUpaka | |||
Kasi - Visweswara / Kala Bhairava Kritis
| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Description | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| kAla bhairavam bhajEham aniSam | bhairavam | Adi | |||
| kASi viSwESwara Ehi mAm pAhi | kAmbhOji | ATa | |||
| SrI viswanAtham bhajEham | chaturdaSa rAga mAlika | Adi | |||
| viSwanAthEna rakshitOham | sAmanta | Adi | |||
| viSwESwarO rakshtu mAm | kAnaDa | Adi | |||
| viSwanAtham bhajEham satatam | naTAbharaNam | rUpakam | |||
Kasi - Visalakshi / Annapurna Devi Kritis
| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Description | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| annapUrNE visAlAkshI | karnNATaka dEva gAndhAram | Adi | |||
| Ehi annapUrNE sannidhEhi | punnAga varALi | Adi | |||
| kASI viSAlAkshIm bhajEham | gamaka kriya | Adi | |||
| viSAlAlAksIm viSwESim bhajarE | kAsi rAma kriya | miSRa chApu | |||
Sri Vaidyanatha / Balambika Krithis
| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Description | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| bAlAmbikayA kaTAkshitOham | SrI ranjani | Eka | |||
| bAlAmbikAyAh param nahi rE | kAnaDa | Adi | |||
| bAlAmbikAyai namastE | nATa kuranji | rUpaka | |||
| bAlAmbikE pAhi bhadram dEhi | manO ranjani | maThya | |||
| bhajarE rE chitta bAlAmbikAm | SAnta kaLyAni | miSRa Eka | |||
| SrI vaidyanatham bhajAmi | AThaNA | Adi | |||
Sri Rama Chandra Vibhakti Krithis
| Vibhakti | Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Description | Kshetra | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| 1-prathamA | SrI rAma chandro rakshtu mAm | SrI ranjani | tripuTa | ||||
| 2-dwitiyA | rAma chandram bhAvayAmi | vasanta' | rUpaka | ||||
| 3-tRtiyA | rAma chandrEna samrakshitOham | mAnji | rUpaka | ||||
| 4-chaturthhI | rAma chandrAya namastE | tODi | tripuTa | ||||
| 5-panchamI | rAma chandrAdanyam najAnEham | kaLyANi | jhampe | ||||
| 6-shasThI | rAma chandrasya dAsOham | nAmavati | Adi | ||||
| 7-saptamI | rAmE bharata pAlita rAjyamarpayAmi | jyOti | jhampe | ||||
| sambOdhana | rAma rAma kali kalusha virAma | rAm kali | rUpaka | ||||
Other Krithis on Sri Rama
| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Description | Kshetra | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| kOdanDa rAmam aniSam bhajAmi | kOkila ravam | Adi | ||||
| mAmava paTTAbhirAma | maNi rangu | miSRa Eka | ||||
| mAmava raghu vIra martyAvatAra | mahUri | miSRa Eka | ||||
| santAna rAma swAminam | hindOLa vasanta | Adi | This kriti doesn't have 'guruguha' mudra | nIDA mangaLam(yamunAmbA puram) | ||
| Sri rAmam ravi kulAbdi sOmam | Narayana Gowla | Adi | darbha shayanam | Trichur brothers - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzpUlbeaHk |
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Anjaneya Krithis
| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Description | Kshetra | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| pavanAtmajAgacchha paripUrNa swacchha | nATa | khanDa chApu | ||||
| pavanAtmajam bhajarE | SankarAbharaNam | Adi | ||||
| rAma chandra bhaktam bhaja mAnasa | gEya hejjajji | Adi | ||||
| vIra hanumatE namO namO | kAnaDa | rUpaka |
Sri Venkateswara Krithis
| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Description | Kshetra | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| prasanna vEnkaTEswaram bhajarE | vaTI vasanta bhairavi | miSRa chApu | tanjAvUr | |||
| Sankha chakra gadA pANim aham vandE | pUrNa chandrika | rUpaka | ||||
| SEShAchala nAyakam bhajAmi | varALi | miSRa Eka | ||||
| SrI vEnkaTa girISam AlOkayE | suraTi | Adi | gOkarNam | |||
| SrI vEnkaTESam bhajAmi satatam | kaLyANa vasanta | Adi | ||||
| venkaTAchalapatE ninu nammiti | kApI | Adi | This is a maNipravALa kriti - composed in 3 languages: Telugu, Tamil and Sanskrit | gOkarNam | ||
Sri Rangam Pancharatnam - Ranganatha Swami Krithis
| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Description | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| ranga pura vihAra | bRndAvana sAranga | rUpaka | |||
| ranganAyakam bhAvayE | nAyaki | Adi | |||
| SrI ranganAtham upAsmahE | pUrNa chandrika | Adi | |||
| SrI ranganAthAya namastE | dhanyASi | Adi | |||
| SrI bhArgavI badram | mangaLa kaishiki | misra chApu | |||
Narasimha Swami Krithis
| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Kshetra | Description | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| narasimha Agacchha | mOhana | miSRa Eka | ghaTikAchalam | |||
Sri Krishna Krithis
| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Kshetra | Description | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| nanda gOpAla mukunda | khamAs | rUpaka | ||||
| santAna gOpalam upAsmahE | khamAs | rUpaka | mannArguDi - santAna gOpala swAmi | |||
| SrI kRsnHam baja mAnasa satatam | tODi | Adi | guruvAyUr | This kRti lacks dIkhitar's guruguha mudra | ||
| SrI sundara rAjam bhajEham | kASi rAma kriya (45) | Adi | madurai - aLagar kOvel (vRshabhAchalam) |
Sri Lakshmi Krithis
| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Description | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| hari yuvatIm hymavatIm ArAdhayAmi satatam | dEsi simharavam | triSRa Eka | |||
| HiraNmayIm lakshmIm sadA bhajAmi | lalita | Rupaka | Sikkil Gurucharan - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b6qh7JDxfY MS Subbulakshmi - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqM1DAwQi78 |
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| mahA lakshmi karuNa rasa lahari | mAdhava manOhari | Adi | |||
| SrI bhArgavI bhadram mE diSatu | mangaLa kaiSiki | miSRa Eka | |||
| SrI vara lakshmI namastubhyam | SrI | miSRa Eka | |||
| vara lakshmIm bhajarE rE mAnasa | sourAshTra | Adi | |||
Saraswati Devi krithis
| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Description | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| bhAratI maddishaNAjAdyApahE | dEva manOhari | rUpaka | |||
| kaLAvatI kamalAsana yuvatI | kaLAvati | Adi | |||
| namO namastE gIrvANi | gIrvANi | tripuTa | |||
| saraswati chAyA tarangiNi | chAyA tarangiNi | Adi | |||
| saraswatI vidhi yuvatI | hindOLa | rUpaka | |||
| saraswatyA bhagavatyA samrakshitOham | chAyA gouLa | miSRa Eka | |||
| SarAvatI taTa vAsnI hamsinI | SarAvati | triSRa Eka | |||
| SrI saraswati namOstu tE | Arabhi | rUpaka | Priya Sisters - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erocWMTocxw | Swara Sindhu Lyric & Notation - http://www.swarasindhu.in/swarasindhu/showDetails.do?table=Kriti&id=2 | |
| vINA pustaka dhAriNim ASRyayE | tOya vEgavAhini (16) | khanDa Eka | |||
English Notes
| Composition | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Deity | Audio Links |
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| santatam pAhimAm | Sankarabharanam Sankarabharanam Sankarabharanam is a 1979 Telugu film, directed by Dr. K. Vishwanath and produced by Poornodaya Movie Creations. Its music composed by KV Mahadevan was well received and led to the revival of Indian classical music in South India. The film deals with two main issues - decline in popularity of... |
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Non-Group Krithis
| Kriti Kriti -Structure:Kritis typically contain three parts#Pallavi. This is the equivalent of a refrain in Western music.#Anupallavi. The second verse, which is sometimes optional.... | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... | Tala Tala Tala may refer to:* Samoan tālā, the monetary unit of Samoa* Tala , a DC Comics supervillainess of the Phantom Stranger* Tala , the goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology* Tala , a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music... | Deity | Kshetra | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| kAyArOhaNEsam bajarE rE mAnasa | Deva gandharam | Rupakam | KayArohaNEswara (Siva) | nAga paTTNam | ||
| sarasija nAbha sOdarI sankarI | Naga gandhari | Rupakam | Parvati | Priya Sisters - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k11cQQuZHmk |
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