Dikshitar Krithi Statistics - Compiled by Dr.P.P.Narayanaswami

A total of 479 krithis are considered in this analysis. The main sources are
(1) Muthuswami Dikshitar Keerthanaigal (in Tamil) by Vinai Sundaram Iyer (1989)
(2) the 15 volume Dikshitar Kirtana Mala by Vinai Sundaram Iyer, and
(3) Sangita Sampradaya Pradarshini of Subbarama Dikshitar (in Tamil) 5 volumes, Music Academy (1961 - 1983).

Krithis of doubtful authorship are omitted. The only Telugu daru, "nI sATi daivamendu" has been included even though it has no Guruguha mudra (since it appears as a Dikshitar Krithi in Sangita Sampradaya Pradarshini).

Total Number of Krithis 479 - spanning 72 asampurNa melams

Suddha Madhyama Krithis 428 (88.3%)
Prati Madhyama Krithis 56 (11.69%)
Guruguha Mudra appears in 478 krithis
Raga mudra (including suchita) featured in 235 krithis.

Deities

Siva (131)
Devi (including Lakshmi, Minakshi, Renuka Devi) (176)
Sarasvathi (13)
Vishnu (41)
Krishna (27)
Rama (14)
Ganapathi (27)
Subrahmanya (36)
Navagraha (9)
Brahma (1)
Sastha (1)
Sandhya Devi (1)
ganga (1)
Maya (not praising but condemning) (1)
Parvati + Parameswara (1)
Sankara + narayana (1)
Rama + Krishna (1)

Pallavi/Anupallavi/Charanam  - 280 krithis
Pallavi/Samashti Charanam    - 157 Krithis
Nottu Swara Sahityam          -37 krithis
Pallavi/Anupallavi/Mukthayi Swaram 1 krithi (daru)
Ragamalika compositions 4

Upanga Raga Krithis 102
Bhashanga raga Krithis 179
Others 198

Number of Ragams employed 193 (spanning 72 asampurna melams)
1 krithi each in 97 Ragams
2 krithis each in 44 ragams
3 krithis each in 14 ragams
4 krithis each in 15 ragams
5 krithis each in 8 ragams
6 krithis each in 6 ragams
7 krithis each in 3 ragams (anandabhairavi, bhairavi, surati);
8 krithis each in 4 ragams (athana, arabhi, kambhoji, todi);
11 krithis in Kalyani
48 Krithis in Sankarabharanam
 

Maximum number of Krithis (48) in Sankarabharanam
Maximum number of krithis (96)in Melam 29

janatodi melam 13 krithis
mayamalavagowla melam 51 krithis
natabhairavi melam 42 krithis
sri melam (22) 57 krithis
harikedaragowla 63 krithis
dhIrasankarabharanam 96 krithis
shanta kalyani melam 27 krithis

Number of Talams employed 10

Rupakam 138 krithis
Adi 184 Krithis
Triputa 17 krithis
Jhampa 11 krithis
Chapu 60 krithis (misra = 54 + Khanda = 6)
Matyam 1 krithi
Ekam 56 krithis (tisra = 22, chaturasra = 22, khanda = 12)

Sanskrit krithis 475
Manipravalam (sanskrit+telugu+tamil) = 3
 
 


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