Yogacarya T Krishnamacharya regularly composed in Sanskrit, both in the form of prose as well as poetry, they would flow from him at any time of the day, or night. This composition, the Dhyanamalika, was written by him in one day only, in 1971. He gave the title Certain disciplines to prepare for Worship. He conceived it as a guide for Dhyanam (meditation). This work of 34 verses, contains the essence of the teaching of yoga sutra, bhagavad gita, brahma sutra, the upanisads, the puranas and the karma kanda (rituals).