Muthuswami Dikshitar (Sanskrit:मुत्थुस्वामी दीक्षितर, Tamil:முத்துஸ்வாமி தீக்ஷிதர) (also known by his signature name Guruguha) was born on March 24, 1775 (March 24, 1775– October 21, 1835) in Tiruvarur, near Tirichy, India as a fruit of long prayers by his father ramaswamy. Dikshitar, a famous singer himself.
He is considered to be part of the trinity of carnatic cotemporaneous composers, along with Thyagaraja (1767–1847), and Syama Shastri (1762–1827). His compositions were predominantly in Sanskrit unlike the Telugu compositions of the others.
Muthuswami Dikshitar composed around 500 krithis mostly in Sanskrit , spanning wide range of temples and deities that he visited. 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 Dikshitar also undertook the project of composing in all the 72 Melakartha ragas, (in his Asampurna Mela scheme) thereby providing a musical example for many rare and lost ragas. 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. Read More…
Birth of the Nottuswara Sahityas: Dikshitar lived during the rule of the British East India Company. Along with the British, various forms of music from the European music repertoire arrived in India. Amongst these were the British National Anthem and other marches, waltzes, Celtic jigs and reels, polkas and more. When Muthusvami Dikshitar lived in Manali near Chennai, he came in contact with the bands of the British East India company and the music played by them.
Dikshitar wrote lyrics in Sanskrit to many of the Western melodies that he came in contact with. Thus was born a new genre of music, known as nottuswara sahitya. This new genre of music is both Indian and western and at the same time it is neither completely Indian nor completely western. It is unique and special. This genre of music represents a unique dimension of creativity and is also a pointer to the relatively unknown aspect of the cultural interaction between the East and the West in the 1800s.
The nottuswara sahityas are thus a body of compositions based on western original melodies (largely of Irish/Scottish origin) and Sanskrit text. These compositions are totally Indian from the standpoint of the stotra literature-based lyrics that constitute their body although the melody is devoid of characteristic Indian ornamentation..
The beauty of this largely ’Indo Celtic’ genre of music lies in the fact that the introduction of Sanskrit lyrics into Western melodic themes has not resulted in anything jarring or incongruous. Read more about Nottuswara sahityas
Muthuswami Dikshitar composed many kritis in groups. The following lists describe those groups and compositions that belong to each group.
- Maha Ganapati Krithis
- Guruguha krithis
- Guruguha Vibhakti krithis
- Other krithis on Guruguha
- Kamalamba Navavarna Kritis
- Navagraha Krithis
- Nilotpalamba vibhakti Krithis
- Pancha bhoota sthala linga kritis
- Tiruvarur – Panchalinga kritis
- Tiruvarur – Thyagaraja vibhakti Krithis
- Mayuram – Mayuranatha swami krithis
- Mayuram – Abhayamba navavarana Krithis
- Kanchi – Ekamranatheswra krithis
- Kanchi – Kamakshi Devi Krithis
- Madhura – Madhuramba vibhakti Krithis
- Madhura – Meenakshi Devi Krithis
- Kumbhakonam – Mangalamba Krithis
- Tanjavur – Brihadeeswara Krithis
- Tanjavur – Brihadeeswari Devi Krithis
- Chidambaram – Nataraja Kritis
- Chidambaram – Siva Kameswari Kritis
- Chidambaram – Govinda Rajeswara Kritis
- Kasi – Visweswara / Kala Bhairava Kritis
- Kasi – Visalakshi / Annapurna Devi Kritis
- Sri Vaidyanatha / Balambika Krithis
- Sri Rama Chandra Krithis
- Sri Rama Chandra Vibhakti Krithis
- Other Krithis on Sri Rama
- Anjaneya Krithis
- Sri Venkateswara Krithis
- Sri Rangam – Ranganatha Swami Krithis
- Narasimha Swami Krithis
- Sri Krishna Krithis
- Sri Lakshmi Krithis
- Saraswati Devi krithis
- English Notes
- Ungrouped Krithis
- Other literature
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | pavanAtmajAgacchha paripUrNa swacchha | nATa | khanDa chApu | |||
2 | pavanAtmajam bhajarE | SankarAbharaNam | Adi | |||
3 | rAma chandra bhaktam bhaja mAnasa | gEya hejjajji | Adi | |||
4 | vIra hanumatE namO namO | kAnaDa | rUpaka |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | 1-prathama | SrI nAthAdi guruguhO jayati jayati | mAyA mALava gowLa | Adi | ||
2 | 2-dwitIya | mAnasa guruguha rUpam bhajarE | Ananda bhairavi | rUpaka | ||
3 | 3-tRtIya | Sri gurunA pAlitOsmi | pADi | rUpaka | ||
4 | 4-chaturthi | guruhuhAya bhaktAnugrahAya | sAma | Adi | ||
5 | 5-panchami | guruhuhAdanyam najAnEham | bala hamsa | jhampe | ||
6 | 6-shashTi | srI guruhuhasya dAsOham | pUrvi | misRa chApu | ||
7 | 7-saptami | srI guruhuha swAmini bhaktim karOmi | bhAnumati | khanDa tripuTa | ||
8 | sambOdhana | srI guruguha mUrtE chichhaki sphUrtE | udaya ravi chandrika | rUpaka | ||
9 | sambOdhana | srI guruguha tArayAsu mAm | dEva kriya (Suddha sAvEri) | rUpaka | ||
10 | Othr kritis on Guruguha | bAla subrahmanyam bhajEham | suraTi | Adi | ||
11 | Othr kritis on Guruguha | daNDAyudha pANim daNDita daitya SRENim | Ananda bhairavi | rUpaka | paLani | |
12 | Othr kritis on Guruguha | gajAmbA nAyakO rakshatu | janjhUTi | tripuTa | swAmi sailam (swAmi malai) | |
13 | Othr kritis on Guruguha | gaNapati sOdaram guruguham bhajEham | Arabhi | Adi | ||
14 | Othr kritis on Guruguha | kumAra swAminam guruguham namAmi | asAvEri | Adi | ||
15 | Othr kritis on Guruguha | para sivAtmajam namAmi satatam | yamunA kaLyANi | Adi | ||
16 | Othr kritis on Guruguha | pArvatI kumAram bhAvayE | nATa kuranji | rUpaka | ||
17 | Othr kritis on Guruguha | purahara nandana ripu kula bhanjana | amIr kaLyANi | Adi | ||
18 | Othr kritis on Guruguha | sAdhujana vinutam guruguham | 'gIta priya | tripuTa | ||
19 | Othr kritis on Guruguha | sourasEnESam vallISam subrahmanyam bhajEham | soura sEna | Adi | ||
20 | Othr kritis on Guruguha | SaravaNabhava guruguham shaNmukham bhajEham | rEgupti | rUpakam | ||
21 | Othr kritis on Guruguha | sEnApatE pAlaya mAm | kASi rAma kriya | Adi | ||
22 | Othr kritis on Guruguha | shaDAnanE sakalam arpayAmi | khamAs | Adi | ||
23 | Othr kritis on Guruguha | SrI bAla subrahmanyAgaccha | bilahari | misRa Eka | swAmi sailam (swAmi malai) | |
24 | Othr kritis on Guruguha | SrI subrahmanyAya namastE | kAmbhOji | rUpaka | ||
25 | Othr kritis on Guruguha | SrI subrahmanyO mAm rakshatu | tODi(8) | Adi | swAmi sailam (swAmi malai) | |
26 | Othr kritis on Guruguha | SrI swAminAthAya namastE | kamas | jhampe | swAmi sailam (swAmi malai) | |
27 | Othr kritis on Guruguha | SrI vallIpatE pAhimAm | nAga swarALi | Eka | ||
28 | Othr kritis on Guruguha | SRngAra SaktyAyudha dhara saravaNasya dAsOham | ramA manOhari | jhampe | sikkil | |
29 | Othr kritis on Guruguha | subrahmanyEna rakshitOham | Suddha dhanyASi | Adi | kanka sailam (kaLigu malai) | |
30 | Othr kritis on Guruguha | SwAminAtha paripAlayAsumAm | nATa | Adi | ||
31 | Othr kritis on Guruguha | SwAminAthEna samrakshitOham | bRndAvani sAranga | Adi |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | kamalAmbikE AsRta kalpa latikE | Todi | Rupaka | Dhyana kriti | ||
2 | Prathama | kamalAmbA samrakshatu mAm | Anandabhairavi | Misra Chapu | 1 | |
3 | Dwitiya | kamalAmbAm bhaja rE | Kalyani | Adi | 2 | |
4 | Tritiya | Sri kamalAmbikaya kaTAkshitOham | Sankarabharanam | Chaturasra Rupakam | 3 | |
5 | Chaturdhi | KamalAmbikAyai kanakAmsukAyai | Kambhoji | Khanda Ata | 4 | |
6 | Panchami | Sri KamalAmbikAyaH param nahi rE | Bhairavi | Misra Jampa | 5 | |
7 | Shasti | KamalAmbikayAstava bhaktOham | Punnagavarali | Rupakam | 6 | |
8 | Saptami | Sri KamalAmbikayAm bhaktim karOmi | Sahana | Tisra Triputa | 7 | |
9 | Sambodhana - Prathama | Sri KamalAmbike avAva | Ghanta | Adi | 8 | |
10 | Prathama | Sri KamalAmba jayati | Ahiri | Rupakam | 9 | |
11 | Sambodhana - Prathama | Sri kamalAmbikE SivE pAhi | Sri | Khanda Eka | maNGalASAsanam |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | EkAmranAtham bhajEham | pUrva kaLyANi | Adi | |||
2 | EkAmranAthAya namastE | vIra vasanta | rUpaka | |||
3 | EkAmranAnAthEswarENa samrakshitOham | chaturangiNi | Adi |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | avyAjya karuNA kaTAkshi aniSam mAmava kAmAkshi | sALaNga nATa | tripuTa | |||
2 | EkAmrESa nAyikE sivE srI kAmAkshi pAhimAm | dEva kriya (Suddha sAvEri) | rUpaka | |||
3 | EkAmrEswara nAyakIm IswarIm | chAmaram | Adi | |||
4 | kAmakOTi pITha vAsinI sougandhinI | sougandhini | Adi | |||
5 | kAmAkshI kAmakOTi pITha vAsinI mAmava | suma dyuti | rUpaka | |||
6 | kAmAkshI mAm pahi karuNAnidhE sivE | Suddha dESi | rUpaka | |||
7 | kAmAkshI vara lakshmI kamalAkshI jaya lakshmI | bilahari | Adi | |||
8 | kAmAkshIm kaLyANim bhajEham | kaLyANi | trisRa Eka | |||
9 | kanakAmbari kAruNyAmRta lakari kAmAkshi mAmava kAmESwari | kanakAmbari (kanakAngi) | trisRa Eka | |||
10 | kanja daLAyatAkshI kAmAkshI | kamalA manOhari | Adi | |||
11 | namastE para dEvatE siva yuvatE kAmAkshi | dEva ranji | trisRa Eka | |||
12 | nIrajAkshi kAmAkshi nIrada chikurE | hindOLa | rUpaka | |||
13 | saraswati manOharI Sankari | saraswati manOhari | Adi | |||
14 | sRngAra rasamanjarIm srI kAmAkshIm gourIm | rasa manjari | trisra Eka |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | annapUrNE visAlAkshI | karnNATaka dEva gAndhAram | Adi | |||
2 | Ehi annapUrNE sannidhEhi | punnAga varALi | Adi | |||
3 | kASI viSAlAkshIm bhajEham | gamaka kriya | Adi | |||
4 | viSAlAlAksIm viSwESim bhajarE | kAsi rAma kriya | miSRa chApu |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | kAla bhairavam bhajEham aniSam | bhairavam | Adi | |||
2 | kASi viSwESwara Ehi mAm pAhi | kAmbhOji | ATa | |||
3 | SrI viswanAtham bhajEham | chaturdaSa rAga mAlika | Adi | |||
4 | viSwanAthEna rakshitOham | sAmanta | Adi | |||
5 | viSwESwarO rakshtu mAm | kAnaDa | Adi | |||
6 | viSwanAtham bhajEham satatam | naTAbharaNam | rUpakam |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | SrI mangaLAmbikAm chidgagana chandrikAm | ghanTA | miSRa jhampe |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | mAmava mInAkshi rAja mAtangi | dhALi varALi (39) | misRa Eka | |||
2 | mInAkshI mE mudam dEhi | gamaka kriya | Adi | |||
3 | mAmava mInAkshi rAja mAtangi | dhALi varALi (39) | misRa Eka | |||
4 | SrI mInAkshi gouri rAja SyAmalE | gouri | rUpaka | |||
5 | SrI mInAmbikayAh param nahirE rE chitta | dEva gAndhAram | rUpaka | |||
6 | syAmalAngi mAtangi namastE | SyAmala | Adi |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | Eka dantam bhajEham | bilahari | trisRa tripuTa | |||
2 | gajAdhISAdanyam najAnEham | nATa kuranji | tripuTa | |||
3 | gajAnana yutam gaNEswaram | vEga vAhini (cakravAkam) | Adi | |||
4 | gaNapatE mahAmatE | kaLyANi | rUpaka | |||
5 | gaNarAjEna samrakshitOham | Arabhi | rUpaka | |||
6 | gaNESa kumAra pAhimAm | janjhUti | Eka | |||
7 | hasti vadanAya namastubhyam | navarOj | miSRa Eka | |||
8 | kari kalabha mukham | sAvEri | rUpaka | |||
9 | lambOdarAya namastE | varALi | khanDa Eka | |||
10 | mahA gaNapatE pAlayAsumAm | naTa nArAyaNi | Adi | |||
11 | mahA gaNapatim manasA smarAmi | nATa | Chaturasra Eka | |||
12 | mahA gaNapatim vandE | thODi | ||||
13 | mUlAdhAra chakra vinAyaka | SrI | Adi | |||
14 | pancha mAtanga mukha gaNapatinA | malahari | rUpaka | |||
15 | rakta gaNapatim bhajEham | mOhana | Adi | |||
16 | siddhi vinAyakam anisam | Shanmukhapriya | rUpaka | |||
17 | srI gaNanAtham bhajarE | ISa manOhari | rUpaka | |||
18 | srI gaNESAt param nahirE | Ardra dEsi | misRa jhampe | |||
19 | srI mahA gaNapathiravatu mAm | gouLa | trisRa tripuTa | |||
20 | swEta gaNapatim | rAga chUDAmaNi' | tripuTa | |||
21 | uchhishTa gaNapatou bhaktim kRtvA | kAsi rAma kriya | Adi | |||
22 | vallabha nAyakasya bhaktou bhavAmi | bEgaDa | rUpaka | |||
23 | vAtApi gaNapatim | Hamsadhvani | Adi | Muladhara Ganapati | ||
24 | vinAyaka vighna nAshaka | vEga vAhini (chakravakam) | rUpaka |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | 1-prathama | abhayAmbA jagadambA | kaLyANi | Adi | ||
2 | 2-dwitiya | AryAm abhayAmbAm bhajarE | bahiravi | khanDa jati aTa | ||
3 | 3-tRitiya | girijayA ajayA abhayAmbikayA | sankarAbharanam | Adi | ||
4 | 4-chaturdhi | abhayAmbikAyai aswArUDhAyai | kAmbhOji | Adi | ||
5 | 5-panchamI | abhayAmbikAyA anyam najAnE | kEdAra gowLa | khanDa chApu | ||
6 | 6-shashTi | ambikAyAh abhayAmbikAyAh tava dAsOham | kEdAram | Adi | ||
7 | 7-saptamI | abhayAmbAm bhaktim karOmi | sahana | miSRa chApu | ||
8 | sambOdhana | dAkshAyaNI abhayAmbikE | tODi | Adi - triSra gati | ||
9 | sambOdhana | sadASrayE abhayAmbikE | chAmaram (shaNmukha priya) | rUpaka |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | narasimha Agacchha | mOhana | miSRa Eka | ghaTikAchalam |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | sUrya mUrtE sundara chAyAdhipatE | Sourastra | Chaturasra jati Dhruva | Sun (Navagraha Krithi) | ||
2 | candram bhaja mAnasa | Asaveri | Chaturasra jati Mathya | Moon (Navagraha Krithi) | ||
3 | angArakamAsRyAmyaham | Surati | Rupaka | Mars (Navagraha Krithi) | ||
4 | budhamAsRyAmi satatam | Nata Kuranji | 'Misra jati Jhampe' | Mercury (Navagraha Krithi) | ||
5 | bRhaspatE tArApatE | Atana | Trisra jati Triputa | Jupiter (Navagraha Krithi) | ||
6 | Sri Sukra bhagavantam | pharazu | Chaturasra jati Ata | Venus (Navagraha Krithi) | ||
7 | DivAkara tanujam | Yadukula Kambhoji | Chaturasara jati Eka | Saturn (Navagraha Krithi) | ||
8 | smarAmyaham sadA rAhum | rama manohari (Ramapriya) | Rupaka | Rahu (Navagraha Krithi) | ||
9 | mahAsuram kEtumakam | camaram (Shanmukhapriya) | Rupaka | Ketu (Navagraha Krithi) |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | 1-prathama | nIlOtpalAmbA jayati | nArAyaNa gouLa | misRa chApu | ||
2 | 2-dwitiya | nIlOtpalAmbAm bhajarE | nArI rIti gouLa | trupuTa | ||
3 | 3-tRtiya | nIlOtpalAmbikayA nirvANa sukhapradayA | kannaDa gouLa | Adi | ||
4 | 4-chaturdhi | nIlOtpalAmbikAyai namastE | kEdAra gouLa | Adi | ||
5 | 5-panchami | nIlOtpalAmbikAyAh param nahi rE | gouLa | rUpaka | ||
6 | 6-shashTi | nIlOtpalAmbikAyAh tava dAsOham | mAyA mAlava gouLa | tripuTa | ||
7 | 7-saptamI | nIlOtpalAmbikAyAm bhaktim karOmi | pUrva gouLa | rUpaka | ||
8 | sambOdhana | nIlOtpalAmbikE nitya SuddhAtmikE | chAyA gouLa | rUpaka | ||
9 | sambOdhana | SrI nIlOtpala nAyikE | rIti gouLa | rUpaka |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | Pancha bhoota sthala linga kritis | Ananda naTana prakAsham | kEdAram | miSra cApu | chidambaram - Akasa linga | |
2 | Pancha bhoota sthala linga kritis | SrI kALahastIsha | husEni | jhumpa | SrI kALahasti - vAyu linga | |
3 | Pancha bhoota sthala linga kritis | aruNAcala nAtham | sAranga | Rupaka | ArunAcalam (Tiruannamalai) - agni linga | |
4 | Pancha bhoota sthala linga kritis | cintaya mAkanda mUlakandam | Bhairavi | rUpaka | kAncIpuram - pRThivI linga | |
5 | Pancha bhoota sthala linga kritis | jambU patE | yamunA kaLyANi | tiSra Ekam | thiruvAnaikAval - appu/jala linga | |
6 | Tiruvarur - Panchalinga Kriti | sadAchalEwSaram bhAvayeham | bhUpAlam | |||
7 | Tiruvarur - Panchalinga Kriti | hATakESwara samraksha mAm | bilahari | misRa Eka | ||
8 | Tiruvarur - Panchalinga Kriti | srI valmIka lingam chintayE sivArthAngam | kAmbhOji | aTa | ||
9 | Tiruvarur - Panchalinga Kriti | AnandESwarENa samrakshitOham | Ananda bhairavi | misRa Eka | ||
10 | Tiruvarur - Panchalinga Kriti | siddISwarAya namastE | nIlAmbari | misRa Eka |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | bhAratI maddishaNAjAdyApahE | dEva manOhari | rUpaka | |||
2 | kaLAvatI kamalAsana yuvatI | kaLAvati | Adi | |||
3 | namO namastE gIrvANi | gIrvANi | tripuTa | |||
4 | saraswati chAyA tarangiNi | chAyA tarangiNi | Adi | |||
5 | saraswatI vidhi yuvatI | hindOLa | rUpaka | |||
6 | saraswatyA bhagavatyA samrakshitOham | chAyA gouLa | miSRa Eka | |||
7 | SarAvatI taTa vAsnI hamsinI | SarAvati | triSRa Eka | |||
8 | SrI saraswati namOstu tE | Arabhi | rUpaka | |||
9 | vINA pustaka dhAriNim ASRyayE | tOya vEgavAhini (16) | khanDa Eka |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | nanda gOpAla mukunda | khamAs | rUpaka | |||
2 | santAna gOpalam upAsmahE | khamAs | rUpaka | mannArguDi - santAna gOpala swAmi | ||
3 | SrI kRsnHam baja mAnasa satatam | tODi | Adi | guruvAyUr | This kRti lacks dIkhitar's guruguha mudra | |
4 | SrI sundara rAjam bhajEham | kASi rAma kriya (45) | Adi | madurai - aLagar kOvel (vRshabhAchalam) |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | hari yuvatIm hymavatIm ArAdhayAmi satatam | dEsi simharavam | triSRa Eka | |||
2 | HiraNmayIm lakshmIm sadA bhajAmi | lalita | Rupaka | |||
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4 | mahA lakshmi karuNa rasa lahari | mAdhava manOhari | Adi | |||
5 | SrI bhArgavI bhadram mE diSatu | mangaLa kaiSiki | miSRa Eka | |||
6 | SrI vara lakshmI namastubhyam | SrI | miSRa Eka | |||
7 | vara lakshmIm bhajarE rE mAnasa | sourAshTra | Adi |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | 1-prathamA | SrI rAma chandro rakshtu mAm | SrI ranjani | tripuTa | ||
2 | 2-dwitiyA | rAma chandram bhAvayAmi | vasanta' | rUpaka | ||
3 | 3-tRtiyA | rAma chandrEna samrakshitOham | mAnji | rUpaka | ||
4 | 4-chaturthhI | rAma chandrAya namastE | tODi | tripuTa | ||
5 | 5-panchamI | rAma chandrasya dAsOham | kaLyANi | jhampe | ||
6 | 6-shasThI | rAmE bharata pAlita rAjyamarpayAmi | nAmavati | Adi | ||
7 | 7-saptamI | rAmE bharata pAlita rAjyamarpayAmi | jyOti | jhampe | ||
8 | sambOdhana | rAma rAma kali kalusha virAma | rAm kali | rUpaka | ||
9 | kOdanDa rAmam aniSam bhajAmi | kOkila ravam | Adi | |||
10 | mAmava paTTAbhirAma | maNi rangu | miSRa Eka | |||
11 | mAmava raghu vIra martyAvatAra | mahUri | miSRa Eka | |||
12 | santAna rAma swAminam | hindOLa vasanta | Adi | nIDA mangaLam(yamunAmbA puram) | ||
13 | Sri rAmam ravi kulAbdi sOmam | Narayana Gowla | Adi | darbha shayanam |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | ranga pura vihAra | bRndAvana sAranga | rUpaka | |||
2 | ranganAyakam bhAvayE | nAyaki | Adi | |||
3 | SrI ranganAtham upAsmahE | pUrNa chandrika | Adi | |||
4 | SrI ranganAthAya namastE | dhanyASi | Adi |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | bAlAmbikayA kaTAkshitOham | SrI ranjani | Eka | |||
2 | bAlAmbikAyAh param nahi rE | kAnaDa | Adi | |||
3 | bAlAmbikAyai namastE | nATa kuranji | rUpaka | |||
4 | bAlAmbikE pAhi bhadram dEhi | manO ranjani | maThya | |||
5 | bhajarE rE chitta bAlAmbikAm | SAnta kaLyAni | miSRa Eka | |||
6 | SrI vaidyanatham bhajAmi | AThaNA | Adi |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | prasanna vEnkaTEswaram bhajarE | vaTI vasanta bhairavi | miSRa chApu | tanjAvUr | ||
2 | Sankha chakra gadA pANim aham vandE | pUrNa chandrika | rUpaka | |||
3 | SEShAchala nAyakam bhajAmi | varALi | miSRa Eka | |||
4 | SrI vEnkaTa girISam AlOkayE | suraTi | Adi | gOkarNam | ||
5 | SrI vEnkaTESam bhajAmi satatam | kaLyANa vasanta | Adi | |||
6 | venkaTAchalapatE ninu nammiti | kApI | Adi | gOkarNam | This is a maNipravALa kriti - composed in 3 languages: Telugu, Tamil and Sanskrit |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | bhOgacchhAyA nATaka priyE | bhOgacchhAyA nATa | Adi | |||
2 | bhUshAvatIm manju bhAshAvatIm bjajEham | bhUshAvati | triSRa Eka | |||
3 | bRhadambA madambA jayati | bhAnumati | Adi | |||
4 | bRhadambikAyai namastE namastE | vasanta | miSRa chApu | |||
5 | bRhadIswarim bhajarE rE chitta | lalita panchamam | Adi | |||
6 | bRhannAyaki varadAyaki | AndhALi | Adi | |||
7 | pAlaya mAm bRhadIswari bhakta janAvani Sankari | tODi | rUpaka | |||
8 | himagiri kumAri Iswari | ravi kriya | Adi | |||
9 | pAmara jana pAlini pAhi bRhannAyaki | suma dyuti (57) | triSRa Eka | |||
10 | saindhavi rAga priyE | saindhavi | Adi | |||
11 | santAna manjarI SankarI satatam pAt umAm | santAna manjari | Adi | |||
12 | satchidAnandamaya vijRmbhiNim smarAmyaham | kumbhini | Adi | |||
13 | SRngArAdi nava rasAngI bRhadambA | dhavaLangi | triSRa Eka |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | bRhadIsa kaTAkshENa prANinO jIvanti | jIvantika | triSRa Eka | |||
2 | bRhadIswaram bhajrE rE chitta | nAga dhwani | Adi | |||
3 | bRhadIswarAya namastE | SankarAbharaNam | Adi | |||
4 | bRhadIswarO rakshtu mAm | gAna sAma varALi | rUpaka | |||
5 | nabhOmaNi chandrAgni nayanam | nabhOmaNi | tripuTa | |||
6 | nAgAbharaNam nagajAbharaNam namAmi | nAgAbharaNam | Adi | |||
7 | pAlaya mAm bRhadIswara pAlita bhuvanEswara | nAyaki | rUpaka | |||
8 | stava rAjAdi nuta bRhadISa tArayAsu mAm | stava rAja | tripuTa |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | 1-pratama | tyAgarAjO virAjitE | AThANA | trisRa Eka | ||
2 | 2-dwitiya | tyAgarAjam bhajarE | yadukula kAmbhOji | misRa Eka | ||
3 | 2-dwitiya | tyAgarAjam bhajEham satatam | nIlAmbari | rUpaka | ||
4 | 2-dwitiya | tyAgarAjam bhajEham satatam | nIlAmbari | rUpaka | ||
5 | 2-dwitiya | tyAgarAja mahadhwajArOha | SrI' | Adi | ||
6 | 3-tRtiya | tyAgarAjEna samrakshitOham | sALaga bhairavi | Adi | ||
7 | 4-chaturdhi | tyAgarAjAya namastE | bEgaDa | rUpaka | ||
8 | 5-panchami | tyAgarAdanyam njAnE | darbAr | Adi | ||
9 | 6-shasTi | srI tyAgarAsya bhaktOu bhavAmi | rudra priya | misRa chApu | ||
10 | 6-shasTi | tyAgarAja yOga vaibhavam | Ananda bhairavi | rUpaka | ||
11 | 7-saptami | tyAgarAjE kRtyAkRtyamarpayAmi | sAranga | jhampe | ||
12 | sambOdhana | vIra vasanta tyAgarA | vIra vasanta | Adi | ||
13 | sambOdhana | tyAgarAja pAlayAsu mAm | goULa | Adi |
No: | Avarana / Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Temple / Deity | Notes & Other Info. |
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1 | kAyArOhaNEsam bajarE rE mAnasa | Deva gandharam | Rupakam | KayArohaNEswara (Siva) ; Naga Pattnam | ||
2 | sarasija nAbha sOdarI sankarI | Naga gandhari | Rupakam | Parvati |
Excellent effort done indeed. Such efforts need to be appreciated and encouraged. keep it up.
Really great information about Muthuswami Dikshitar and his compositions. Simply superb
Greatly appreciable indeed.
shri venkatesham bhajami in kalyanavasnta is by Ambi Dikshitar.
Lakshman, some references below suggest that its Mutthuswami Dikshitar Kriti. Ambi Dikshitar happens to be his son. Could you please send us any references to validate the same?
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/07/07/stories/2006070702450400.htm
http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/sep96/0046.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compositions_by_Muthuswami_Dikshitar
Amazing work and effort. Million thanks !!!