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Metres used in the Stotras
 
An adept in the art of poetry, Sri Vedanta Desika success-
fully used a variety of metres reflecting the sense and mood in
each of the 28 pieces of poems published in this book. He has
used no less than 22 different metres in this work, listed below
for the information of discerning 'Rasikas'.
 
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Panchasat 87 to 136
 
Entire Achyuta Satakam.
 
Garuda Panchasat, Nyasa Vim-
sati.
 
Metre
 
Slokas.
 
Vasantha Tilaka
 
266
 
as in Devanayaka
 
Arya
 
116
 
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Sragdhara
 
82
 
Anushtup
 
64
 
4
 
Mandakranta
 
61
 
Pritthvi
 
50
 
Upajati
 
37
 
Oupa Chchandasikam
 
35
 
Sardula Vikriditam
 
35
 
Malini
 
34
 
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وو
 
Nyasa Dasakam, Shodasaa-
yudha Stotram, etc.
 
Bhagawad Dhyana Sopanam,
Sri Stuti 690 to 713
 
Whole of Abhithistavam.
 
Sl. 5 to 31 of Hayagreeva Stot-
ram, 1 to 8 of Ashtabhuja
Ashtakam etc.
 
Daya Satakam Sl. 21 to 30,
Paramartha Stuti 2 to 10,
Gopala Vimsati 6 to 13 etc.
 
Entire Dasavathara Stotram, Sri
Yathiraja Sapthathi 61 to 68
 
etc.
 
Daya Satakam 31 to 40, Sri-
Yathiraja Sapthathi 28 to 31 etc.
 
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