Nandi-Hanuman identity in Carnatic music lyrics: Sri Muthuswamy Dikshitar

[V Subrahmanian]

Sri Muthuswamy Dikshitar (1776 – 1835), one of the triad of musical composers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muthuswami_Dikshitar

In one work he said:

'Nandirupanjaneyadinutam'

(Shiva praised by the likes of Anjaneya, a form of Nandi)

Dikshitar Kriti - Haalaasyanatham - Raga Darbar

The entire piece can be read here:

https://tinyurl.com/4njhm5te

pallavi

hAlAsya nAthaM smarAmi

kOlAhala mInAkshI samEtam

anupallavi

mUlAdi navAdhAra nAyakaM

muni janAdi bhakta vara dAyakaM

(madhyama kAla sAhityam)

malaya dhvaja pura maNTapa sthitaM

mahA gaNESa guru guhAdi yutam

caraNam

navanIta kALI pUjitaM

*nandirUpAnjanEyAdi nutaM*

(madhyama kAla sAhityam)

nAvAdyAshADha mahOtsavaM

nata surAsura dEva prabhAvam

variations -

maNTapa - maNDapa

nAvAdyAshADha - navAdyAshADha

kshEtra - madurai

स्कन्दपुराणम्/खण्डः ३ (ब्रह्मखण्डः)/सेतुखण्डः/अध्यायः ४६

https://sa.wikisource.org/s/ftc

In the Skanda Purana, the story of Hanuman bringing the Shiva Linga from Kailasa during the installation of Linga by Sri Rama in the Holy kshetra Rameshwara.