Muthuswami Dikshitar’s ‘bhooloka panchalinga kriti-s’ are dedicated to the five elemental forms of LordSiva – ether, air, fire, earth and water which make up the universe. These kriti-s were composed on specific kshetra-s and temples. Ananda natana prakasam is the panchalinga kriti on akasa. It is in Kedara raga, Misra Chapu tala. The kriti describes the Ananda tandava of Lord Nataraja in Chidambaram (chitrambalam). He is identified with the dance of divine consciousness within the subtle space of the human heart. In the chittaswara for Ananda natana prakasam, Dikshitar has woven the swara-s and the sollu-s so skilfully that they conjure up visions of the dance of Siva in our mind’s eye. The raga mudra or name is incorporated in the line “Sree Kedaradi kshetradhaaram” in the charanam. The vaggeyakara’s mudra is woven into the line “Guruguha taatamadyam”.