and are always sung in any proper Namasankirthanam. The krithis are almost always followed by the namavali "Gangadhara Gangadhara", referring to Ayyaval as the bearer and bringer of the Ganges. He is considered as the Guru of Avudai Akkal and she mentions his name in almost all her songs. He has composed a number of works and slokas (1) Akhyashashti (2) Daya shatakam (3) Matrubhtasatakam (4) Stuti paddati (5) Shivabhakthikalpalatha (6) Shivabhaktha lakshanam (7) Taravali stotram (8) Artihara stotram. (9) Kuleerashtakam (10) Jambhunathashtakam (11) Doshapariharashtakam (12) Gangashtakam (13) Krishnadwadasamanjari (14) Achyuthashtakam (15) Dola navarathnamala (16) Padamanimanjari - a Sanskrit dictionary (17) Shahajiraja charitam (18) Bhagavannama Bhushanam (19) Sohantra Vilasam (20) Namammruta rasayanam References External links 1635 births 1720 deaths 17th-century Hindu religious leaders 18th-century Hindu religious leaders People from Thanjavur district Scholars from Tamil Nadu