Krithis of Sri Appayya Dikshithar

Sam Swaminathan · Post by **Sam Swaminathan** » 18 May 2009, 08:48

Can any one please provide a list of krithis by Sri Appayya Dikshithar and the source from where I could get them ? thank you in advance.

mohan · Post by **mohan** » 18 May 2009, 10:47

Some info here http://karnatik.com/co1117.shtml Wikipedia also has an interesting page about this saint/scholar.

I was under the impression that Sri Appayya Dikshitar was more famous for his slokas/sthotrahs then krithis.
My Dad used to sing margabhandu sthotra 'Shambho mahadeva" during any long journey.

Sam, I understand that he is your ancestor too!

keerthi · Post by **keerthi** » 18 May 2009, 17:37

The sloka-s srI-rAmacandra srita-pArijAta and amarI-kabarI-bhara of Appaya Dikshita are sung as geetams.. I doubt if he has any vaggeya compositions..

Sam Swaminathan · Post by **Sam Swaminathan** » 19 May 2009, 01:58

Yes, Mohan....He is our ancestor as well....glad to know you too are !! thanks for the input...

Keerthi...thank you...I will wait for some more inputs..

vganesh · Post by **vganesh** » 19 May 2009, 11:42

We were also taught to sing margabhandu sthotra 'Shambho mahadeva' during any journey specifically you are alone and that too in the night. I always used to wonder who would have written these kind of poems (sthotra) and its origin. There are plenty like this (e.g) Kalabhairav ashtakam, lingashtakam and so on..... At least one answer I have. Thanks.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 21 May 2009, 20:59

Compositions of Appiah Dikshitar:
Areyanaka dundubi udatile avatarutva (g)-Nata-Dhruvarupaka
Kamalajadala vimala sunayana karivarada karunambuddi-Kalyani-Triputa
Sakala sura asura kirita mani kirana nirajita-Gaula-Rupaka
Shri ramachandra shrita parijata samasta kalyana-Bhairavi-C/Dhruva

Sam Swaminathan · Post by **Sam Swaminathan** » 22 May 2009, 02:19

Lakshman Sir

Grateful namaskarams.

Regards

Sam

ksrimech · Post by **ksrimech** » 22 May 2009, 02:31

Lji, all the compositions you have listed are slOkAs b appayya dIkSitar and they were made into geethams by somebody in the 20th century. Very unlikely appayya dIkSitar tuned it in those rAgas. I agree with keeti that he was a vEdAntin and not a vAggEyakArar.

keerthi · Post by **keerthi** » 28 May 2009, 10:44

Am not sure all those are slokas.. The first two definitely aren't.. The last definitely definitely is.. Will post a sAhitya request and we can find out..

keerthi · Post by **keerthi** » 28 May 2009, 19:10

rAgA: kalyANi. t/tripuTa tALA.

kamalajadaLa vimala sunayana karivarada karuNAmbudE kusuma sharadE
kamalAkAntA kEsi narakAsura vibhEdana varadavEla surapurOttama
kusuma sharadE kanalA kAntA
(not sure if it is kusuma sharadE or saradE)

rAgA: gauLa. rUpaka tALA.

sakala sura kirITa maNi kiraNa nI rAjita caraNa yugaLugavaNu rE rE
bhaktajana manOratha phaladAyakaliki kumAraka kAvaNu bhaya nivAraNu kavvaNu rE rE sESAcala nivAsa shrI vEnkaTEsha caraNa yugaLavannu rE rE

rAgA: bhairavi. Adi tALA.

shrI rAmacandra shrita pArijAta samasta kalyANa guNAbhirAma sItA
mukhambOruha sancarikA nirantaram mangaLa mathanOtu

rAgA: nATa. rUpaka tALA.

areyAnaka dundubi udatile avatarutvApakurE kSiti maNDala bharaNa
kAraNa yati caturata phaNi madurA nagaramA anEka vinOdu
A remmuni kula sannuta maNimiravale parApara rUpa kAminijanavamsha
bANArpakArta suradtEnu kamsAsura aruvam namnamitapari kuvalayA
pITha madanukELi vicitra

These are the geeta-s attributed to the savant.. obviously, srI-ramacandra is the only verse..

Everything else looks like a geetam... With some sahityam incongruosities..