Muthuswami dikshitar Flashcards
(29 cards)
When was muthuswami dikshitar born?
1776
Where was muthuswami dikshitar born?
Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu
Who are the parents of Dikshitar?
Ramswami dikshitar and Subbulakshmi ammal
What did Muthuswami Dikshitar study?
Sanskrit and became proficient enough in Telugu to compose songs in it
Who are the siblings of muthuswami dikshitar?
Balaswami dikshitar, chinnswami dikshitar, balambal
Why did balaswami dikshitar go to manali ?
He was called by Manali muthukrishna mudaliar
Who took muthuswami dikshitar as a disciple
A saint called chitambara yogi of varanasi
What did Muthuswami dikshitar learn from his guru?
Hindustani music
When did dikshitar’s guru die ?
5 yrs after he became a disciple
Where did dikshitar go at the request of his guru ?
Holy shrine of Thiruttani to worship Lord Subramania
How did Dikshitar become good at composing beautiful kritis?
Dikshitar prayed and meditat d before lord subramania. One day, it is said that the Lord himself came and asked Dikshitar to open his mouth and placed a piece of sugar candy in his mouth. It is said that is how he gained the ability to compose the most beautiful kritis.
What is dikshitar’s first composition?
Srinathadi guruguhi jayati jayati
When did dikshitar go to meet his brother balaswami?
After the death of his other brother chinnaswami?
Where did Muthuswami’s brother balaswami live?
Ettayapuram
What did dikshitar see on his way to see his brother?
A large piece of barren land with failing crops. So dikshitar decided to write a song called ananda Amrita in amritavarshini raga to make it rain. And rain poured as soon as Dikshitar sang the Kriti with great fervour.
What raga is srinathadi guruguho jayati jayati?
Mayamalavagowlai
What ragam is ananda amrita?
Amrita varshini
What also happened when dikshitar reached Ettayapuram?
He stayed there for his brother’s marriage for a few months before returning to tiruvarar
When and where did dikshitar attend the marriage in the royal family?
Early in 1835, in Ettayapuram
What was one of of dikshitar’s last compositions?
Meeenakshi me mudam dehi
Where did dikshitar compose meenakshi me muham dehi?
In madurai during his last trip to Ettayapuram
What ragam is meenakshi me muham dehi?
Purvakalyani
When did muthuswami dikshitar die
21st of October 1835
