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Deekshitar Compositions - Classification Based On Melakartha Raga
Deekshitar Compositions - Classification Based On Melakartha Raga
Deekshitar Compositions - Classification Based On Melakartha Raga
(1776-1827)
The following list has been developed over the past several years, based on many
contributions and updates. Most recently, it has been verified against the authoritative
source Compositions of Muddusvami Dikshitar by Sangeetha Kalanidhi T. K. Govinda
Rao, published in Chennai 1997.
The original list was taken from Alphabetical Index of Karnatak Songs by Lakshman
Ragde, with extensive information from Raganidhi by B. Subba Rao. The next version
was compared against Dikshitar Kirtanamala by A. Sundaram Iyer as supplied by P. P.
Narayanaswami. Since then, clarifications from other sources
and rec.music.indian.classical readers have been added.
With this information, the list ought to be fairly accurate. Nonetheless, I am happy to
accept corrections and additions, especially with regard to the questionable
attributions which are listed. Typographical errors are hopefully minimal at this point,
although several have been found in T. K. Govinda Rao's publication, and several
more have undoubtedly been introduced by me.
It must also be noted explicitly that the Melakarta system which Dikshitar used is not
the modern one (both are given below), and that in some cases the ragas have
changed. In all cases, reference in the list below is given to the original Dikshitar
assignment. A similar policy has been attempted with talas, although they likely
remain more haphazard at this point.
Hopefully this list will prove useful. It has been created laboriously over the course of
several years. Now that more authoritative sources are available, it becomes possible
to present it with some confidence. Most of the lyrics are now available at this site as
well.
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This list will be ordered by rAga, first by mELakarta and then alphabetically by
rAga/song (per the above order). In some cases mELakarta assignments are
controversial. However, I have followed the assignments of the dIkSitar school, when
possible, for obvious reasons.
There is now an alphabetical list by song title; this list uses only a naive Romanization
scheme and lacks some of the explanatory notes included below.
bhASAHNga rAgas are marked with a star (*); in a few cases these assignments are
debatable, but again it is the dIkSitar school which is used, as much as possible.
Questionable attributions are marked with a question mark (?). Items misattributed in
some sources are given at the end, with actual attribution where known.
mELakarta-s:
1. kanakAmbari - kanakAHNgi
kanakAmbari kAruNyAmRtalahari - kanakAmbari/rUpakaM
muraharENa mukundEna - shuddha mukhAri/rUpakaM
EkAmrEshanAyikE shivE - shuddha sAvEri/Adi
(?) akhilANDEshvarO rakSatu - shuddha sAvEri/rUpakaM
2. phEnadyuti - ratnAHNgi
shrI dakSiNAmUrtimIshaM - phEnadyuti/Adi
3. gAnasAmavarALi - gAnamUrTi
bRhadIshvarO rakSatu mAM hari - gAnasAmavarALi/rUpakaM
paramEshvarENa pAlitOsmyahaM - pUrvavarALi/Adi
matsyAvatAra mAmava - bhinnapaHncamaM/Adi
4. bhAnumati - vanaspati
guruguha svAmini bhaktiM karOmi - bhanumati/khaNDa tripuTa
bRhadambA madambA jayatI - bhanumati/Adi
5. manOraHnjani - mAnavati
bAlAmbikE pAhi - manOraHnjani/caturashra maThyaM
6. tanukIrTi - tAnarUpi
cidambara naTarAjamUrTiM - tanukIrTi/mishra cApu
7. sEnAgraNi - sEnApati
jHnAnAmbikE pAlaya mAM shrI - sEnAgraNi/tishra EkaM
8. janatODi - hanumatODi
kamalAmbikE AshritakalpalatikE caNDikE - tODi/rUpakaM (2 kaLai)
dAkSAyaNi abhayAmbikE - tODi/rUpakaM
mahAgaNapatiM vandE - tODi/rUpakaM
pAlayamAM bRhadIshvari bhaktajanAvana shaHNkari - tODi/rUpakaM
rAmacandrAya namastE - tODi/mishra cApu
vEdAraNyEshvarAya namastE viNAvAdana - tODi/Adi
shrI kRSNaM bhaja mAnasa satataMshritajana - tODi/Adi
shrI subrahmaNyO mAM rakSatu - tODi/Adi
kumArasvAminaM guruguhaM - *asAvEri/Adi
candraM bhaja mAnasa - *asAvEri/caturashra maThyaM
gAnalOlE bAlE - nAgavarALi/mishra cApu
Ehi annapUrNE sanni dhEhi - *punnAgavarALi/Adi
kamalAmbikAyAstava bhaktOhaM - *punnAgavarALi/tishra EkaM
9. dhunibhinnaSaDjaM - dhEnuka
cidambarEshvaraM cintayAmi - bhinnaSaDjaM/Adi
shrI guruguha mUrtE cicchakti sphUrtE - Udayaravicandrika/rUpakaM
sadAcalEshvaraM bhAvayEhaM - bhUpALaM/Adi
mOhana nATa rAgapriyE lalitE - mOhana nATa/Adi