रचयिता
Authors & Composers
Great saint-poets and composers whose devotional works have enriched Hindu spiritual literature for centuries.
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Adi Shankaracharya
788–820 CE
60+ works
The great philosopher-saint who revived Advaita Vedanta and composed 60+ stotrams.
Bhaja Govindam
Kanakadhara Stotram
Achyutashtakam
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Tyagaraja
1767–1847
50+ works
Telugu saint-composer who composed thousands of Carnatic keerthanas dedicated to Lord Rama.
Pancharatna Keerthanas
Endaro Mahanubhavulu
Nagumomu
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Annamacharya
1408–1503
40+ works
Composed over 32,000 keerthanas dedicated to Lord Venkateswara of Tirupati.
Brahmam Okate
Venkatachala Nilayam
Srinivasa Govinda
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Tulsidas
1532–1623
14+ works
Composed Ramcharitmanas and Hanuman Chalisa in Awadhi. Greatest of Ram bhaktas.
Hanuman Chalisa
Ramcharitmanas
Hanuman Bahuk
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Maharishi Valmiki
Ancient
10+ works
Author of the Ramayana — the Adi Kavya (first poem). Contains Aditya Hrudayam.
Aditya Hrudayam
Ramayana
Sundara Kanda
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Maharishi Vyasa
Ancient
8+ works
Compiler of the Vedas, author of Mahabharata, Bhagavata Purana and Brahma Sutras.
Vishnu Sahasranamam
Bhagavad Gita
Mahabharata
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Purandaradasa
1484–1564
15+ works
Father of Carnatic music. Composed thousands of compositions in Kannada and Sanskrit.
Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma
Jana Palisi