Compositions of Muddusvami Dikshitar : In National and International Scripts: Devanagari and Roman with Meaning and SRGM Notations in English/compiled and edited by T.K. Govinda Rao.Compositions of Muddusvami Dikshitar : In National and International Scripts: Devanagari and Roman with Meaning and SRGM Notations in English/compiled and edited by T.K. Govinda Rao. Reprint. Chennai, Ganamandir Pub., 2003, xvii, 429 p., ISBN 0-965 1871-2-8.

    Contents: Srimukham : Jagadguru Kanci Kamakoti Pitadhipati Jayendra Sarasvati Svamiji. Foreword/Semmangudi Srinivasaier. C.V. Narasimhan. Muddusvami Dikshitar—a biographical profile. Phonetic chart. Classification of compositions. The chart of 72 Melakarta (Sampurna and Asampurna). Preface. Compositions. Index: Devanagari. Index: English. Glossary.

    From the preface: "A collection of 472 compositions in one volume has been made available for the first time in Devanagari and Diacritical Roman scripts with English translation followed by SRGM notations in Roman script, reaching all corners of the globe.

    All compositions are presented in a format revealing the beauty at a glance of its poetical excellence of rhymes etc. besides Raga, Arohana, Avarohana, Mela, Tala and Visesha prayoga-s wherever necessary.

    All the songs are indexed in respective alphabetical order in English as well as in Devanagari scripts to help quick spotting of the songs sought at the end of the book.

    Since most of the compositions of Dikshitar are on different deities of different temples at different places, a separate chart is given under the classification of songs for ready reference."

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