His first composition was "" in the raga Maya Malavagaula and Adi tala. Indian classical music has two foundational elements, "raga" and "tala". In Indian classical music, the "raga" and the "tala" are two foundational elements. Vocalists and musicians accompany the artist, and the "tala" and "raga" set to (Carnatic music). Set to a slow-paced tala, the pallavi line is often composed by the performer. Many kritis and around half of the varnams are set to this "tala". A song in dhrupad style set to dhamar tala is also called a dhamar. The most widely used "tala" in the South Indian system is "adi tala". The rhythmic organization is based on rhythmic patterns called [[Tala (music)|tala]]. He is said to have written 16000 hyms each in a different chhanda tala. For information on rhythm in Indian music see Tala (music). Darkseid's resurrection was possibly a last act of revenge from Tala. He also innovated in the "tala" (rhythm) system. He is married to Tala Kheir Tlass. Another type of tala is the "chhanda tala".