Any admirer of Carnatic Music would definitely appreciate and enjoy the
lyrics of the Great MUTHUSWAMI DIKSHITHAR,
one of the three trinities of Carnatic Music. Muthuswami Dikshithar was born in
the year 1775 as the eldest son of
Ramaswami Dhikshithar abd Subbamma at Thiruvarur in Tanjore District of
Tamilnadu.
He created about 500 compositions in total. Most of his songs are widely sung
by Carnatic Musicians in their performances till today. Some of his krithis are set in rare ragas. The lyrics are in Sanskrit and most of them are easily understandable. The lyrics as such are very musical and very beautiful. All through his life, he had been travelling and had visited most of the temples in South India. The songs written by him are on the deities of the temples he visited. The unique feature of his writings is that all his krithis are created in an
excellent manner.
Let us hear some of his popular songs here.
1."siddhi vinAyakam anisham" in rAga 'shaNmukhapriyA' by Sri
K.J.Jesudas:
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Pallavi:
siddhivinAyakam anisham
cintayAmyaham prasiddha gaNanAyakam
vishiSTArthadAyakam varam (siddhi)
Anupallavi:
siddha yakSa kinnarAdi sEvitam akhilajagat
prasiddham mUla paHNkajamadhyastham
mOdaka hastam (siddhi)
CharaNam:
bhAdrapadamAsa caturtthyAm
brAhmaNAdi pUjitam pAshANkusha dharam
chatra cAmara parivIjitam raudrabhAva rahitam
dAsa janahRdaya virAjitam
rauhiNEyAnujArchitham IhanA varjitam
adri rAja sutAtmajam
ananta guruguhAgrajam
bhadraprada padAmbujam
bhAsamAna chathurbhujam (siddhi)
2. "vAthApi gaNapathim bhaje" in rAga HAMSADHWANI by Smt
M.S.Subbulakshmi
Pallavi:
Vathapi Ganapathim Bhajeham
Vaaranaasyam Vara Pradham Sri (vAthApi)
Anupallavi:
Bhoothaadhi Samsevitha Charanam
Bhootha Bhautika Prapancha Bharanam
(Madhyamakala Sahityam:)
Veetharaaginam Vinutha Yoginam
Vishwakaaranam Vigna Vaaranam (vAthApi)
Charanam:
Puraa Kumbha Sambhava Munivara Prapoojitham Trikona Madhyagatham
Muraari Pramukhaadhyupaasitham Moolaadhaara Kshetrasthitham
Paraadhi Chathvaari Vaagaathmakam Pranava Swaroopa Vakrathundam
Nirantharam Nithila Chandrakandam Nijavaamakara Vidhrutekshu Dandam
(Madhyamakala Sahithyam:)
Karaambujapaasha Beejaapooram Kalushavidooram Bhoothaakaaram
Haraadhi Guruguha dhoshitha Bimbam Hamsadhwani Bhooshitha Herambham (vAthApi)
3. "panchAkshat peeTa roopiNi" in rAga 'karnAtaka
dhEvagAndhAri'.by Sri Maharajapuram Santhanam
Pallavi:-
Panchasat peeta roopini maam Pahi sri Raja Rajeswari (panchAkshat)
Anupallavi:-
Pancha dhasakshari Pandya Kumari Padmanaba sahodhari sankari (panchAkshat)
CharaNam:
Devi Jaga Janani
chithrupini Devathi nutha Guruguha Rupini
Dhesa Kaala pravarthini
Maha dheva manol laasini niranjani
Dheva Rajamuni Sapa vimochani
Dhevaganthara Raga dhoshini
Bhava Raja Thaala VisvasSini
Baktha janapriya vara pradhayini (panchAkshat)
4." meenAkshimE mudham dhEhimE" in rAga 'gamakakriya' by Sri
Maharajapuram Santhanam
Pallavi:
meenAkSi mE mudam dEhi mEcakAHNgi rAjamAtaHNgi (meenAkshi)
Anupallavi:
mAnamAtRmEyE mAyE marakata chAyE shivajAyE mInalOcani pAshamOcani
mAnini kadambavanavAsini (meenAkshi)
CharaNam:
madhurApurinilayE maNivalayE malayadhvaja pANDya rAja tanayE vidhuviDambana vadanE vijayE vINAgAna dashagamakakriyE madhumadamOdita hRdayE sadayE mahAdEva
sundarEshapriyE madhumuraripu sOdari shAtOdari vidhiguruguhavashaHNkari shaHNkari (meenAkshi)
5. "akhilANdEshwari rakshamAm" in rAga 'dhwajAvanthi' by Smt
M.S.Subbulakshmi:
Pallavi:
akhilANDEshvari rakshamAm Agama sampradAya nipuNE shrI(akhilANDEshwari)
Anupallavi:
nikhila lOka nityAtmikE vimalE nirmalE shyAmaLE sakala kalE(akhilANDEshwari)
CharaNam:
lambOdara
guruguha pUjitE lambAlakOdbhAsitEhasitE
vAgdEvatArAdhitE varadE
varashailarAjanutE shAradE
jambhAri sambhAvitE janArddananutE
jujAvanti rAganutE
jallI maddaLa jhar jhara vAdya nAdamuditE
jHnAnapradE (akhilANDEshwari)
6."sarasijanAbha sOdhari" in rAga 'nAgagAndhAri' by Priya
Sisters:
Pallavi :
sarasijanAbha sOdari shaHNkari pAhimAm (sarasijanAbha)
Anupallavi :
varadAbhaya karakamalE sharaNAgata vatsalE(sarasijanAbha)
CharaNam :
parandhAma prakeerthithE
pashupAsha vimOchithE
pannagAbharaNayuthE
nAgagAndhArI pUjithAbjapadhE
sadA nandithE sampadhE
varaguruguha jananI
madashamanI
mahiShAsuramarddini
mandagamani
maNgaLa varapradhAyini (sarasijanAbha)
7. "kAmAkshi kAmakOTi peeTa vAsini" in rAgA 'simhEndhra
madhyamam' by Priya Sisters:
Pallavi :
kAmAkSi kAmakOTi pIThavAsini mAmava(kAmAkshi)
Anupallavi:
kaumAri kusumadyuti hEmAbharaNa bhUSaNi
samasta sAmrAjyadAyini sadguruguha janani(kAmAkshi)
CharaNam:
kamalEsha sOdari
kamalAkSi nArAyaNi
nAdhabindhu kalAsvarUpiNi
kAtyAyani kAmakalApradarshini
kalyANa guNashAlini (kAmAkshi)
8. "AnandhAmritha karshiNi" in rAgA 'amrithavarshiNi' by Dr
M.Balamuralikrishna:
pallavi:
aanandaa mrutakarshiNi aanandaa mrutakarshiNi amrutavarshiNee
haraadi poojutE shivE bavaani (aanandaa)
samaashTi Charanam :
shree nandanaa- di samrakshiNi shree guruguha jana nee ...
shree nandanaa- di samrakshiNi shree guruguha jana nee
sidroopiNi saananda hrudaya nilayE
sadaye satya soovrushti hE
davEdvaam santatam chintayE
amrutEshwaree salilam
varshaya varshaya varshaya
9. "kanchadhaLAyadhAkshi" in rAgA 'kamalAmanOhari' by Smt
M.S.Subbulakshmi:
Pallavi:
kaHnjadaLAyatAkSi kAmAkSi
kamalAmanOhari tripurasundari (kaHnjadaLAyatAkSi)
Anupallavi:
kuHnjaragamanE
maNimaNDita maHnjuLacaranE
mAmavashiva paHnjarashuki paHNkajamukhi
guruguha raHnjani niraHnjani duritabhaHnjani (kaHnjadaLAyatAkSi)
Charanam :
rAkA shashivadanE suradanE
rakSitamadanE ratnasadanE
shrIkAHncana vasanE surasanE
shRNgArAshraya mandahasanE
EkAnEkAkSari bhuvanEshvari
EkAnandAmRtajhari bhAsvari
EkAgramanOlayakari shrIkari
EkAmrEsha gRhEshvari shaHNkari (kaHnjadaLAyatAkSi)
10. "gajAmbA nAyakO rakshathu" in rAgA 'janjhooTi' by Smt
D.K.Pattammal:
Pallavi:
gajAmbA nAyakO rakSatu
guNijanAdi pUjitah satatam (gajAmbA)
Charanam:
ajEndrA dyamarAdi sannuta
akhila bhuvanAdi sEnah
sujaHnjUTi rAgapAnah
sundara guruguha shiva sUnuh (gajAmbA)
