Editing Pūrvaraṅga (Prelude) in Bharatanāṭya (section)

=== '''''Toḍayamaṇgaḷam''''' ===
As the name suggests, this is an auspicious invocatory ''kīrtana'' in the praise of a deity, popular in ''Bhāgavata meḷa'' tradition. Earlier it was said to be equivalent to the ''Nāndi'' of ''Pūrvaraṅga''; involved ''iṣtadevata'' ''stuti''. Legendary Bharatanāṭya dancer Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam says that, the ''adhipati'' of each direction is praised in this composition.<ref>''Todayamangalam section,'' ''Nrtya Marga Mukura'' authored by Dr Manorama B N, Pg. 47.</ref> In a ''Bharatanāṭya'' recital, ''Toḍayamaṇgaḷam'' follows the ''Bhajana'' ''sampradāya'' and finds its place in the first part of the dance recital. ''‘Jaya Jaya''’ is a very common phrase observed in the composition.