Guruguha
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Guruguha is the distinctive mudra (composer’s signature) adopted by the Carnatic music composer Muthuswami Dikshitar, often embedded in the lyrics of his kritis.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carnatic music concept
ⓘ
composer's mudra ⓘ lyrical signature ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Kamalamba Navavarana kritis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Navagraha kritis of Muthuswami Dikshitar NERFINISHED ⓘ many major compositions of Muthuswami Dikshitar ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Kartikeya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muruga NERFINISHED ⓘ Subrahmanya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Muthuswami Dikshitar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Carnatic music mudra ⓘ |
| embeddedIn | lyrics of kritis ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
guha
ⓘ
guru ⓘ |
| field | Carnatic music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | marks the Guruguha sampradaya in Carnatic music ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
expresses devotional allegiance
ⓘ
identifies authorship of compositions ⓘ |
| languageContext | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Dikshitar school of Carnatic music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Lord Subrahmanya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | composer's signature ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 18th century to early 19th century usage ⓘ |
| tradition | South Indian classical music ⓘ |
| usedAs | signature word in sahitya ⓘ |
| usedBy | Muthuswami Dikshitar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
compositions of Muthuswami Dikshitar
ⓘ
kritis ⓘ |
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