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Geetam,(Sanskrit: गीतम्; gītaṃ) the simplest music form inCarnatic music, was created byPurandara Dasa in order to introducetalas withsāhityaṃ (lyrics).

Gītaṃ literally means "song" inSanskrit.

A gītaṃ is a simple devotional melody song with same tempo throughout the song. There is no "anga" change, repetition and Sangati in gītaṃ. Gītaṃs usually have 10/12 avarthanams.

Though gītaṃs have no absolutely defined divisions ofpallavi,anupallavi or charanas, they may be observed in some cases. Some gītaṃs contain sections rather than the defined divisions (pallavi etc.). They often have no sangatis or variations, with eachswara taking one syllable of the sahitya. The gītaṃ is sung without repetition from the beginning to end. However most gītaṃs are concluded by repeating a portion of the opening part. Gītaṃs are set in medium tempo and contain nosaṃgatis or variations and the flow of the music is natural. The theme of thesāhityaṃ (lyrics) is to praise God. Students learn these gītaṃs after attaining a course in the preliminary saraḷī svarās and alaṃkārās.

There are three types of gītaṃs in Carnatic music tradition:

• Sāmānya gītaṃ: the simple song and it is also called sādhāraṇa gītaṃ or sancāri gītaṃ.
• Lakshaṇa gītaṃ: thesāhityaṃ (lyrics), instead of praising God, enumerates in so many words, the lakshana of the raga, in which it is composed-giving among other details, its vakra svarā, graha, nysa, aṃśa svarā and its parent raga (mēḷakarta rāga). Most lakshaṇa gītaṃs have been composed byPurandara Dasa.^[1]
• Suladi gītaṃ:

• Pillari Gitams : These are the gitams in praise of Lord Ganesha.
• Sanchari Gitams : These are the ones in praise of other gods like Shiva or Vishnu

1. Vara Vīṇā Mr̥dupāṇi (Sanskrit) inMohanam Raga (Janya of 28th MelaHarikambhoji) - Rupaka Tala
2. Śrī Gaṇanātha (Laṃbōdara) (Sanskrit) inMalahari Rāga (Janya of 15th MelaMayamalavagowla) - Chathushruti Jati Rupaka Tala
3. Analekara inShuddha Saveri Raga (Janya of 29th MelaSankarabharanam) - Tisra Jati Triputa Tala
4. Kamala Jaḍala (Telugu) inKalyani Rāga 65thMēḷakarta Rāga)- Tisra Jati Triputa Tala

• Sivakumar Carnatic Music Archive Geetam collectionArchived 16 January 2009 at theWayback Machine
• The PulijalasArchived 4 February 2016 at theWayback Machine

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