PART-20

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THE ETERNAL PILGRIM- MUTHUSWAMI DIKSHITAR-by RAVI-SRI

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It is rarely that a phenomenon takes place in the world. An epoch-making event of far-reaching consequence that would change the course of history. The advent of sages, saints, great men of science, sacred men of art, have all heralded new beginnings in their respective realms. In the world of Indian art music, the advent of Shyama Sastri, Thyagaraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar changed the course and perception of music. The harbingers of a new age in classical music, the threesome are reverentially referred to as the Trinity of Carnatic music. Not without reason, the foremost of which was their being born in the same town and being contemporaries. MUTHUSWAMI DIKSHITAR, THYAGARAJA AND SHYAMA SASTRY  But this was not the only reason. Their pioneering work was such that after their times, Carnatic music was never the same again. Looking at their works, one finds a unity of purpose behind them.  This unity of purpose is reflected in the fact that the Trinity refined the medium of the kriti a
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PART-6- virinchipuram and THIRUVANNAAMALAI

6 ==================================--- Sometime during the stay at Kanchipuram, Dikshitar decided to visit his ancestral village. Virinchipuram near Vellore in the North Arcot district is about 70 k.m. away from Kanchipuram. The village and its neighbouring ones were noted for their steadfast upholding of Vedic ideals. The people were scholars in the Vedas and allied shAstrAs. It was to Virinchipuram that Dikshitar's ancestors belonged and it was from this village that his grandfather and father had migrated to Tanjavur about 50 years ago. Muttuswami Dikshitar wanted to see his village and also have darshan of the deities enshrined at the famous temple there.  . It is a small but charming shrine dedicated to Siva as Margasahayeswara. Here, Dikshitar paid his tribute to the Lord by composing mArgasahAyEshwaram in the rAga kAshirAmakriya, maragatavalli in khAmbOji and mArgahindOLa rAga priyE in mArga hindOLam both in praise of the Goddess and pArvati kumAram in nATakurinji on Lord S
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PART-5... THIRUVOTRIYUR, THIRUVALLIKKENI, AND KANCHIPURAM- UPANISHADH BRAMMAM

5 Chennai and Kanchipuram ======================== Before leaving Manali, Muttuswami Dikshitar worshipped at the shrines in and around Madras. -  Tiruvotriyur, which is near Manali is famous for its temple dedicated to Lord Tyagaraja and Goddess Tripurasundari. In this temple, Adi Sankara had consecrated an arddha mEru underneath the pITham of the vaTTapArai amman, at whose shrine human sacrifices were stopped by him. In addition, a shrI cakra was consecrated by him under the feet of the Goddess Tripurasundari and he arranged for regular worship by Nambudiri brahmins. This tradition continues to this day.  Here Dikshitar composed  AdipurIshvaram in Arabhi, in praise of the Lord and Tripurasundari in the raga sAmA on the Goddess. He then visited Triplicane where Lord Krishna gives darshan as Arjuna's charioteer Parthasarathi.  Here, Dikshitar composed  Sri pArthasArathi in shuddha dhanyAsi.  Nearby is the shrine dedicated to Lord Siva as Tiruvateesvara. Dikshitar sang on Him the k
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