Dikshitar Navagraha Kriti -1; Suryamurte - Raga Sowrashtram-Chathurasra Dhruva talam.

Here commences the series on Group compositions of Trinity of Carnatic music. The first in the series is Navagraha Kritis of Shri Muthuswamy Dikshitar
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Navagraha kritis were composed by Dikshitar, it all started with a bad stomach ache which was troubling on of his disciples Shuddhamaddalam Thambi appan . Dikshitar who was a scholar in Jyotisastra realized that according to Tambiyappan's Birth chart the planet Guru (Jupiter) had to be appeased to ward off his suffering and hence first he composed Brihaspate in Athana and taught it to Tambiyappan which he is supposed to have
sung daily for some time and got relief from his ailment. Subsequently Dikshitar composed songs on the other Grahas also in the interest of the suffering masses.

Lyrics of Suryamurte :-

Pallavi :-

sUryamUrtE namOstutE sundara chAyAdhi patE

anupallavi

kArya kAraNAtmaka jagatprakAsa simhA rAsyadhipatE
AryavinutatEjasphUrtE ArogyAdiphaladakIrtE

caraNam

sArasamitra mitra bhAnO sahasrakiraNa karNasUnO
krUra pApahara krusAnO guruguha modita svabhAnO
sUri janeDita sudinamaNE somAdi graha sikhAmaNE
dhIrArcita karma sAkSiNE divyatara saptAsva rathinE
saurAshTrArNa mantrAtmanE sauvarNa svarUpAtmanE
bhAratIsa hariharAtmanE bhukti mukti vitaraNAtmanE