List of compositions by Muthuswami Dikshitar
Muthuswami Dikshitar was a South Indian 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.[1] His compositions are widely sung and played in classical concerts of Carnatic music.
Muthuswami Dikshitar composed many kritis in groups. The following lists describe those groups and compositions that belong to each group.
Maha Gaṇapati Kritis
Dīkshitar composed 26 songs in temples of Lord Gaṇeśa in around Tiruvarur.
Guruguha krithis
Guruguha Vibhakti krithis
| Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Audio Links |
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| 1-prathama | SrI nAthAdi guruguhO jayati jayati | mAyA mALava gowLa | Adi | Carnatic Music Archive: (notation / meaning / audio class): http://www.shivkumar.org/music/index.html#srinadadi |
| 2-dwitIya | mAnasa guruguha rUpam bhajarE | Ananda bhairavi | rUpaka | Carnatic Music Archive: (notation / meaning / audio class): http://www.shivkumar.org/music/index.html#manasaguruguha |
| 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 | |
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Other krithis on Guruguha
| Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra / Deity | Description | Audio Links |
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| bAla subrahmanyam bhajEham | suraTi | Adi | | | Carnatic Music Archive: (notation / meaning / audio class): http://www.shivkumar.org/music/index.html#balasubramanyam |
| daNDAyudha pANim daNDita daitya SRENim | Anandabhairavi | rUpaka | paLani | | |
| gajAmbA nAyakO rakshatu | janjhUTi | tripuTa | | | |
| gaNapati sOdaram guruguham bhajEham | Arabhi | Adi | | This kriti may have been created by Ambi Deekshitar | |
| kumAra swAminam guruguham namAmi | asAvEri | Adi | Vaideeswaran Koil | | |
| 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 | Adi | swAmi sailam (swAmi malai) | | |
| SrI swAminAthAya namastE | khamAs | jhampe | swAmi sailam (swAmi malai) | | Carnatic Music Archive: (notation / meaning / audio class): http://www.shivkumar.org/music/index.html#sriswaminathaya |
| SrI vallIpatE pAhimAm | nAga swarALi | Eka | | | |
| SRngAra SaktyAyudha dhara saravaNasya dAsOham | ramA manOhari | jhampe | sikkil | | |
| subrahmanyEna rakshitOham | Shuddha dhanyASi | Adi | kanka sailam (kaLigu malai) | | Carnatic Music Archive: (notation / meaning / audio class): http://www.shivkumar.org/music/index.html#subramanyena |
| SwAminAtha paripAlayAsumAm | nATa | Adi | swAmi sailam (swAmi malai) | | Carnatic Music Archive: (notation / meaning / audio class): http://www.shivkumar.org/music/index.html#swaminatha-paripalaya |
| SwAminAthEna samrakshitOham | bRndAvani sAranga | Adi | swAmi sailam (swAmi malai) | | |
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Kamalamba Navavarna Kritis
Here are the eleven songs in praise of the goddess Kamalamba.
Nilotpalamba vibhakti Krithis
| vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | 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 | | |
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Pancha bhoota sthala linga kritis
These are the 5 songs in praise of Lord Siva as worshiped in the 5 temples dedicated to the manifestation of the 5 elements.
Tiruvarur - Panchalinga kritis
| # | Kriti | Raga | Tala | 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 | | |
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Tiruvarur - Thyagaraja vibhakti Krithis
Muthuswami Dikshitar composed 13 compositions in 8 vibhaktis in praise of Sri Thyagarajeswara at Tiruvayur.
| vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | 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 | | |
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Mayuram - Mayuranatha swami krithis
Mayuram - Abhayamba vibhakti Krithis
| vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| 1-prathama | abhayAmbA jagadambA | kaLyANi | Adi | | |
| 2-dwitiya | AryAm abhayAmbAm bhajarE | bhairavi | 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 | abhayAmbAyAm bhaktim karOmi | sahana | miSRa chApu | | |
| sambOdhana | dAkshAyaNI abhayAmbikE | tODi | Adi - triSra gati | | |
| sambOdhana | sadASrayE abhayAmbikE | chAmaram (shaNmukha priya) | rUpaka | | |
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Kanchi - Ekamranatheswra krithis
Deekshitar lived in Kanchi for a few years. During that time, he composed three krithis on EkAmREswara, several krithis on kAmAkshi and a couple on varadarAja swAmi of vishnu kanchi.
| Kriti | Raga | Tala | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| EkAmranAtham bhajEham | pUrva kaLyANi | Adi | | |
| EkAmranAthAya namastE | vIra vasanta | rUpaka | | |
| EkAmranAnAthEswarENa samrakshitOham | chaturangiNi | Adi | | |
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Kanchi - Kamakshi Devi Krithis (and Bangaru Kamakshi krithis)
| Kriti | Raga | Tala | 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 - https://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 - https://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 | | | |
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Madurai - Madhuramba vibhakti Krithis
Deekshitar visited Madhura for some time and composed two groups of krithis: madhurAmbA vibhakti kritis and mInAkshi dEvi krithis.
| vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | 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 | | |
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Madurai - Meenakshi Devi Krithis
| Kriti | Raga | Tala | Description | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| mAmava mInAkshi rAja mAtangi | dhALi varALi | misRa Eka | | | |
| mInAkshI mE mudam dEhi | gamaka kriya | Adi | | Priya Sisters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KGzMrRtfnc | |
| SrI mInAkshi gouri rAja SyAmalE | gouri | rUpaka | | | |
| SrI mInAmbikayAh param nahirE rE chitta | dEva gAndhAram | rUpaka | | | |
| syAmalAngi mAtangi namastE | SyAmala | Adi | | | |
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Kumbhakonam - Mangalamba Krithis
| Kriti | Raga | Tala | Description | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| SrI mangaLAmbikAm chidgagana chandrikAm | ghanTA | miSRa jhampe | | | |
Tanjavur - Brihadeeswara Krithis
| Kriti | Raga | Tala | 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 | | | |
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Tanjavur - Brihadeeswari Devi Krithis
| Kriti | Raga | Tala | 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 | | | |
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Chidambaram - Nataraja Kritis
| Kriti | Raga | Tala | 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 | | | |
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Chidambaram - Siva Kameswari Kritis
| Kriti | Raga | Tala | Description | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| SivakAmEswarIm chintayEham | kaLyANi | Adi | | | |
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Chidambaram - Govinda Rajeswara Kritis
| Kriti | Raga | Tala | 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 | | | |
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Kuzhikkarai - Visweswara / Kala Bhairava Kritis
This set and the following on Annapoorna/Visalakshi are sometimes attributed to Kasi deities erroneously. For example, the Saama kriti 'Annapoorne Visalkshi' refers to her as 'Gartha theertha viharini', a definite attribution to the Gartha theertham at the Kuzhikkarai Viswanatha temple.
| Kriti | Raga | Tala | 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 | | | |
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Kuzhikkarai - Visalakshi / Annapurna Devi Kritis
| Kriti | Raga | Tala | Description | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| annapUrNE visAlAkshI | sAmA | Adi | | | |
| Ehi annapUrNE sannidhEhi | punnAga varALi | Adi | | | |
| kASI viSAlAkshIm bhajEham | gamakakkriya | Adi | | | |
| viSAlAlAksIm viSwESim bhajarE | kAsirAmakriya | miSRa chApu | | | |
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Sri Vaidyanatha / Balambika Krithis
| Kriti | Raga | Tala | 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 | | | |
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Sri Rama Chandra Krithis
Sri Rama Chandra Vibhakti Krithis
| Vibhakti | Kriti | Raga | Tala | 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 | | | | |
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Other Krithis on Sri Rama
Anjaneya Krithis
| Kriti | Raga | Tala | 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
Sri Rangam Pancharatnam - Ranganatha Swami Krithis
| Kriti | Raga | Tala | 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 | | | |
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Narasimha Swami Krithis
| Kriti | Raga | Tala | Kshetra | Description | Audio Links | Other Links |
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| narasimha Agacchha | mOhana | miSRa Eka | ghaTikAchalam | | | |
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Sri Krishna Krithis
| Kriti | Raga | Tala | 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 | | | |
| SrI sundara rAjam bhajEham | kASi rAma kriya (45) | Adi | madurai - aLagar kOvel (vRshabhAchalam) | | | |
| bAla gOpAla pAlayasu mAm | bhairavi | Adi | mannArguDi | | | |
| Sri rAja gOpAla | Saveri | Adi | mannArguDi - rAja gOpAla swAmi | | | |
| Sri vidyA rAjagopAlam | Jaganmohanam | tisra eka | mannArguDi - rAja gOpAla swAmi | | | |
| rAjagOpAlam bhajEham | Mohanam | rUpaka | mannArguDi - rAja gOpAla swAmi | | | |
| kALiyamardana lAlasanarthana | Hindolam | Adi | ?? | | | |
Sri Lakshmi Krithis
Saraswati Devi krithis
English nNotes
A complete list of Nottu swarams with notations can be found here http://www.ibiblio.org/guruguha/md_nottu_notation.pdf
Nagai-karonam Krithis
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