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Indian spiritual
thought believes in the interconnectedness of all of
life, in the infinity of creation (manifestation).
It brings to the fore, the oneness of the
source of it all. Its inherent pluralism allows for
multiple ways in which to connect to this source.
Thus, the unfolding of
the theistic traditions in India has seen the
conceptualization and worship of this Unity of the
source in the form of Shiva, Shakti, Vishnu, Ganesha
and so on. (See
Templenet).
This pluralistic
approach to existence is clearly seen in the
compositions of Dikshitar. The weighty masterpieces
of Dikshitar based on the raaga
traditions of India are addressed to various
devatas or deities.
A similar approach
is seen in the nottusvara
sahityas as well. Thus we have nottusvara
sahityas addressed to Ganesha (Shakti sahita
ganapatim), Anjaneya (Anjaneyam), Devi (Samaganapriye,
Santatam Pahimam, Syamale Minakshi, Hey Maye,
Vagdevi), Shiva (Sakalasura, Kanchisam,
Muchukunda, chintayeham), Bhairava (Pita varnam),
Vishnu (santatam govindarajam), Skanda (guruguha
sarasija, gurumurte, subramanyam, guruguhapada) and
several on Rama (rajivalochanam, ramachandram etc.),
etc..
As with the kritis,
the nottusvara sahityas address elements of
tradition related to the shrines enshrining the
devatas.
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