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Paidala Gurumurthy Shastry Flashcards

Life of Paidala/Pydala Gurumurthy Shastry

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In which century did Pydala Gurumurthy Shastry live?

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18th (1700-1799)

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Where did Pydala Gurumurthy Shastry live?

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Kayattaru, a village in Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu

He was a Telugu Brahmin (Murikinati sect) living in Tamil Nadu.

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True or false:

Pydala Gurumurthy Shastry was an expert in the 4 vedas, music & literature.

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True

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lakshya

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Theory

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Lakshana

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Practice

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Which other composer was alive in the time of Pydala Gurumurthy Shastry?

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Ramaswami Dikshitar

He was the father of Muttuswami Dikshitar.

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Who was Pydala Gurumurthy Shastry’s Guru?

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Sri Sonti Venkata Subbayyar

He later composed Gana Vidya Durandara in Nata ragam in praise of his guru.

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What types of items did Pydala Gurumurthy Shastry compose?

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sanchari & lakshana geethams, prabandhams, kirtanams

A prabandham is a musical form used during the ancient period.

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Other (nick)names of Pydala Gurumurthy Shastry

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  • “Veyyi geetham” Pydala Gurumurthy Shastry
  • “naluvadi vela raga”

Meaning: One who composed 1,000 geethams

Meaning: one who has knowledge of 40,000 ragams

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True or false:

Pydala Gurumurthy Shastry was not the most notable geethem composer after Purandara Dasa.

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False

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Where was Pydala Gurumurthy Shastry honored many times for his scholarship in literature & music?

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Madras (Chennai), Tamil Nadu

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Who honored Pydala Gurumurthy Shastry many times for his scholarship in music & literature?

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Manali Chinnaiah Mudaliar

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In what language were the compositions of Pydala Gurumurthy Shastry written?

HINT: All of his compositions were written in this language.

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Sanskrit

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True or false:

Pydala Gurumurthy Shastry was the first to compose geethams in praise of acharyas.

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True

But usually, the sahityams were in praise of God.

EX of acharya song: Gana Vidya Durandara - Nata - Saptatala - In praise of his guru

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What was the mudra of Pydala Gurumurthy Shastry?

Mudra: word/phrase used by each composer. Used in songs to avoid copying

Mudras are different for everyone. (EX: Purandara Dasa - Purandara Vittala)

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Gurumurthy

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Who was one of the disciples of Pydala G.S?

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Kanchipuram Gudayya Seshayya Shastry

He eventually wrote well known kirtanams & swarajathis.

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Popular works of Pydala G.S.

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  • Neeraja Nayana - Dhanyasi
  • Sadapathim - Mohanam
  • Kamsasura (lakshana) - Shahana
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What did Pydala G.S. refer to himself as?

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  • Ghana naya desya samsthapanacharya (one who systemized the Ghana-naya & desya margas
  • Shastrajna (master of the science of music
  • raga bheda dureena (highly proficient in ragas and their varieties)
  • gita shastra pravina
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Sampada 1 (7 decks)

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