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 Krithis | Lecture Demos / Documentaries
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Group Krithis
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Group Krithis of Dikshitar
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 Pancha Bhootha Kshetra krithis
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Lord shiva, according to the Hindu belief, is manifest in the form of the five basic elements, ether, air, light (fire), earth and water, which make up the universe. The panca li.nga k.rtis are dedicated to these five forms of Lord shiva. These k.rtis are composed respectively at the temples of cidambaram (ether), kALahasti (air), tiruvaNNAmalai (fire), kAncIpuram (earth) and jambukEshvaram (water).
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Tiruvarur Pancha Linga krithis
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A secondary set of panca li.nga k.rtis were composed on the five lingams of Lord shiva located in the temples in and around tiruvArUr. These are the temples of acalEshvara, hATakEshvara, valmIkEshvara, AnandEshvara, and siddhIshvara. These are referred to as tiruvArUr pancali.nga k.rtis
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guruguha vibhakti krithis
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In his first batch of eight k.rtis he composed in praise of Lord subrahmaNya of tiruttaNi, with the mudra (author's signature) guruguha, soon after he received the Divine Blessing.
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tyAgarAja vibhakti krithis
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A second group of k.rtis that follow the above pattern of bhakti and vibhakti scheme was composed at tiruvArUr, in praise of the presiding deity, Lord tyAgarAja ( shiva) of tiruvArUr temple. The noun declined in eight cases here is tyAgarAja.
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abhayAmbA vibhakti krithis
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In mAyUram (mAyavaram or mayilADuttuRai, as it is called nowadays), north of tiruvArUr in the delta of the river kAvEri lies the famous shrine of Lord mayUranAtha. In praise of the consort goddess abhayAmbA in that shrine, dIkSitar composed a series of k.rtis in the vibhakti pattern.
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rAma vibhakti krithis
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Another batch of eight compositions this time on Lord Rama features the same pattern of vibhakti. Unlike the earlier groups, these kriti-s were composed in various locations in the Southern tip of India that are associated with the epic story of Ramayana
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Nilotpalamba krithis
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The shrine of Goddess nIlOtpalAmbA is situated in the same temple complex at tiruvArUr. On nIlOtpalAmbA, dIkSitar composed his famous gauLAnta k.rtis, a series of eight k.rtis, all rendered in rAgas whose names have the suffix "gauLa".
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madhurAmba vibhakti krithis (incomplete)
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A partial collection of songs with the vibhakti style, dedicated to Goddess mInAkSi of madurai. The k.rtis in the fourth and fifth vibhaktis, as well as the ma.ngaLa k.rti are missing.
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Navagraha kritis
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The navagraha k.rtis of dIkSitar glorify the nine planets in the inner courtyard of tyAgarAja Temple in tiruvArUr. These compositions are strikingly beautiful in their tALa structure, which employs the seven shULAdi tALams, namely, dhruvam, maTyam, rUpakam, jhampa, tripuTa, aTa and Ekam. Further, they describe the astronomy of these planets elegantly and contain the essence of jyotiSa (science of astrology) and mantra shAstra (science of sacred chanting). DIkSitar composed these songs in order to heal a stomach disease of his shiSya (disciple) tambiyappan, who played the shuddhameLaM (a kind of drum). It is believed that the planet b.rhaspati has the divine power to heal such incurable diseases; rather than composing one song just to please one planet alone, dIkSitar chose to sing in praise of all nine planets. The names of the nine planets in Sanskrit language are: sUrya, candra, a.ngAraka, budha, b.rhaspati, shukra, shani, rAhu and kEtu. The last two k.rtis in this series are considered spurious
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kamalAmbA navAvaraNam krithis
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This batch of eleven songs is the famous kamalAmbA navAvaraNa k.rtis (on the nine ornamental enclosures of Goddess kamalAmbA) in praise of Goddess kamalAmbA of tiruvArUr Temple. The huge tank inside the temple courtyard is aptly called kamalAlayam.
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Shodasa Ganapati Krithis
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According to Ganapatyam (the science of worship of Lord Ganesha), and Tantra Shastra (the science of mystical powers), the elephant-faced Lord Ganesa has been described and worshiped in sixteen different forms (Shodasa Ganapati). Dikshitar has composed in all of these forms.
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noTTu svara sahityam
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Dikshitar had occasion to listen to Western Music when he came in contact with officials of the East India Company and their English Musical band. His younger brother, Baluswami Dikshitar, who was initiated to learn European violin by the patron Manali Chinnaswami Mudaliar, introduced the violin into Carnatic music. With this influence, Dikshitar composed many kriti-s under the classification of Nottu Svara Sahitya-s, all in the raga sankarabharanam in different tala structures. All of these are extremely melodious, and some of them resemble Western tunes. For example, the kriti "santatam pahi mam sangita shyamale" is a Marching Song, which can be sung in a chorus, to the tune of "God save the King"! .Note that all of these songs are in raga sankarabharanam
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vivAdi mELa k.rtis on Tanjore b.rhadIshvara/brihannAyaki
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Tanjavur (Tanjore) has always played an important role in the cultural and spiritual history of South India. It is a city of temples, and is the home of the majestic Brihadishwara Temple, built by King Rajaraja Chola, of the Chola dynasty. This temple complex is a great archiological treasure house. It is also here that Dikshitar is said to have come in contact with the dance masters of the Tanjavur court: Ponnayya, Chinnayya, Sivanandam and Vadivelu. In the kriti rajarajendra (gundakriya, triputa), Dikshitar mentions the Chola rulers and their connections with the contemporary ruler King Sarafoji. Again, it is believed that he came into contact with Tyagaraja and Shyama Shastri during his stay in Tanjavur, but no proof is available to substantiate such a claim.
Dikshitar adopted the 72 melakarta raga (parent scales) and the corresponding janya raga scheme (derivations) proposed by Venkatamakhin, the great grammarian of the Carnatic music system. There are various deities in Tanjavur and in nearby temples, on whom Dikshitar composed excellent kriti-s in this mela scheme to illustrate the immense possibilities of the Venkatamakhin system of classifying the 72 mela-s. He has composed in all of these 72 mela-s. The 40 vivadi mela raga-s that he handled, are a class in themselves.
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Pancha Bhootha Kshetra krithis
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Tiruvarur Pancha Linga krithis
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guruguha vibhakti krithis
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sri nathadi guruguho (mayamalavagaula, adi)
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DKJ, DKP-DKJ ,Vedavalli.R,
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manasa guruguha (ananda bhairavi, rupakam)
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DKP , ARI , KVN
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sri guruna palitosmi (padi, rupakam)
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Vedavalli.R
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guruguhaya (sama, adi)
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DKJ , Vijay-Shiva
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guruguhad anyam (balahamsa, jhampa)
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Vedavalli.R
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sri guruguhasya dasosmyaham (purvi, misra chapu)
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Vedavalli.R
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guruguhaswamini (bhanumati, khanda triputa)
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TMT , Vedavalli.R
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sri guruguha murte (udayaravicandrika, rupakam).
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Vedavalli.R,Prof. S.R.Janakiraman
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tyAgarAja vibhakti krithis
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tyagarajo virajate (atana, rupakam)
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TNS
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tyagarajam bhajare (yadukula kamboji, misra chapu)
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MDR, Vedavalli.R
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tyagarajena samraksitoham (salagabhairavi, adi)
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Prof.S.R.Janakiraman
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tyagarajaya namaste (begada, rupakam)
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KVN , Sanjay
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tyagarajad anyam (darbar, adi)
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Neela Ramagopal
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sri tyagarajasya bhakto (rudrapriya, mishra chapu)
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Neela Ramgopal
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tyagaraje kritya krityam (saranga, jhampa)
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TMK
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viravasanta tyagaraja (viravasantam, adi)
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TMT
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abhayAmbA vibhakti krithis
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abhayamba jagadamba (kalyani, adi)
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T-N-Bala, Kalpagam-Swaminathan
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aryam abhayambam (bhairavi, triputa)
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Unknown, Kalpagam-Swaminathan
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girijaya ajaya (sankarabharanam, adi)
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T-N-Bala, Kalpagam-Swaminathan
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abhayambikayai (yadukulakambhoji, rupakam)
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T-N-Bala, Kalpagam-Swaminathan
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abhayambikayah (kedaragaula, jhampa)
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Hyderabad Bros, Kalpagam-Swaminathan
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ambikayah abhayambikayah (kedaram, adi)
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T-N-Bala, Vijay-Shiva
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abhayambayam (sahana, triputa)
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T-N-Bala, TNS, Kalpagam-Swaminathan
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daksayani Abhayambika (todi, rupakam)
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BMK, Vedavalli.R, Kalpagam-Swaminathan
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rAma vibhakti krithis
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sri ramachandro (sriranjani, mishra chapu)
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MLV, Sudha-Raghunathan
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ramachandram bhavayami (vasanta, rupakam)
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S Ramanathan , GNB , MDR
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ramachandrena (manji, rupakam)
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SSI , MSS
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ramachandraya (todi, mishra chapu)
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BVR-BVL
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ramachandrad anyam (dhanyasi, khanda chapu)
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Raji Gopalakrishnan
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ramachandrasya (dhamavati, adi)
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Balaji Shankar
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rame bharata palita (jyoti, khanda chapu)
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BVR-BVL
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rama rama (ramakali, rupakam)
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Sashikiran
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Nilotpalamba krithis
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nilotpalamba jayati (narayanagaula, mishra chapu)
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nilotpalambam bhajare (nari ritigaula, mishra chapu)
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Nityashri, Sowmya.S
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nilotpalambikaya (kannadagaula, adi)
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Vedavalli.R, Sowmya.S, MLV
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nilotpalambikayai (kedaragaula, adi)
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nilotpalambikayah param (gaula, rupakam)
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Kalavathy Balakrishnan, Sowmya.S
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nilotpalambikayastava (mayamalavagaula, mishra chapu)
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nilotpalambikayam (purvagaula, rupakam)
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nilotpalambike (chayagaula, rupakam)
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madhurAmba vibhakti krithis
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Navagraha krithis
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kamalAmbA navAvaraNam krithis
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DKJ , Mukta , MMI ,MSS
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DKJ , P S Iyer
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DKJ
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DKJ , P S Iyer , MMI
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DKJ, P S Iyer , SSI & Disciples
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DKJ, P S Iyer , MMI
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DKJ
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DKJ, P S Iyer , SSI & Disciples
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DKJ , P S Iyer , Ambujam Vedantham
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DKJ , P S Iyer , SSI & Disciples
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DKJ , Mukta , SSI & Disciples
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Shodasa Ganapati krithis
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M Santhanam
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BMK , NNK, MLV
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Vasudhara Rajagopal
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Unknown
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Brinda - Mukta
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Khzhugumalai Kandaswamy , RKS
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SSI , MDR , Srirangam Gopalaratnam
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GNB
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M Santanam, RKS
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MSS , BVR-BVL
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Chembai , MDR , MSS
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SSI , Satur Subramanya , MDR
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BMK, Unknown
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DKJ , MLV , SSI
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SSI, M S Sheela
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ARI
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