
Muthuswami Dikshitar is a composer, writer born in Tiruvarur.
Muthuswami Dikshitar (Mudduswamy Dikshitar) (IAST: muttusvāmi dīkṣitar, 24 March 1776 – 21 October 1835), mononymously Dikshitar, was a South Indian poet, singer and veena player, and a composer of Indian classical music, who is considered one of the musical trinity of Carnatic music. Muthuswami Dikshitar was born on 24 March 1776 in Tiruvarur near Thanjavur, in what is now the state of Tamil Nadu in India, to a family that is traditionally traced back to Virinichipuram in the northern boundaries of the state. His compositions, of which around 500 are known and are noted for their elaborate, poetic descriptions of Hindu gods / temples and for capturing the essence of the raga forms through the vainika (veena) style that emphasizes gamakas. They are in a slower speed (chowka kala).
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| Born | 24 March 1776, Tiruvarur |
| Profession | composer, writer |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Taurus |
| Nakshatra | Rohini (Pada 2) |
| Sun Sign | Pisces |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Leo |
| Birth data reliability | Accurate |
Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: Kundli Sangraha (Tendulkar)), so this chart is reliable.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 314 writers and poets with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 29 of them (9%) have the Moon in Taurus, like Muthuswami Dikshitar, and 16 (5%) share the Rohini Nakshatra — the #3 most common Moon Nakshatra among writers and poets, where Shravana leads with 18 (6%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Muthuswami Dikshitar was born on 24 March 1776 in Tiruvarur. Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: Kundli Sangraha (Tendulkar)), so this chart is reliable.
Muthuswami Dikshitar's Moon sign (Rashi) is Taurus and the Nakshatra is Rohini, pada 2, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
Muthuswami Dikshitar's Ascendant is Leo, calculated from the recorded birth time.
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