RAgam, ThAnam, Pallavi - fascinating facts!

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[Raji Ram]

​Thanks again, Renu!

 

[Raji Ram]

5. RasALi.

This is a janya rAgam of the fourth mELa rAgam Vanaspathi.

ArOhaNam: S R1 M1 P D2 N2 S. - avarOhaNam: S. D1 P M1 R1 S

Here is a Saint Thyagaraja keerthanai sung by Smt. Sudha Raghunathan.

Aparadhamula - Rasali song from Sudha Raghunathan

An interesting fact: Vanspathi is a vivAdhi rAgam with suddha GAndhAram.

But since Gandharam does not appear in RasALi, it is not a vivAdhi rAgam!

 

[Raji Ram]

6. GundakriyA.

I wrote earlier that almost all the janya rAgams of MAyAmALavagowLa do not deviate much from

their janka rAgam. GuntakriyA is one of the janya rAgams.

ArOhaNam: S R1 M1 P N3 S' - avarOhaNam: S' N3 P D1 P M1 G3 R1 S

A song not much heard is here:

KBS -Inthanisu Varnimpa Tharama - Gundakriya
P.S: When I was searching for GundakriyA I got this page! :ranger:

RAgam, ThAnam, Pallavi - fascinating facts!

 

[Raji Ram]

7. DEvamruthavarshini.

The song of Saint Thyagaraja set to this rAgam is sung just as if set in KaraharapriyA!

Prince Rama Varma explains the subtle difference as

ArOhaNam: S R2 G2 M1 N2 D2 N2 S' - avarOhaNam: S' N2 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S

The meaning of this song is also given by him. :thumb:

Prince Rama Varma. Live at Chicago. (Evarani)

 

[Raji Ram]

8. RasALi.

This rAgam has touches of ChakravAham but it is the janya rAgam of Vanaspathi, the fourth rAgam in the

mEla chakram. This is not a vivAdhi rAgam as its janaka rAgam since the vivAdhi swaram is not present!

ArOhaNam: S R1 M1 P D2 N2 S' - avarOhaNam: S' D2 P M1 R1 S

Smt. Jayanthi Kumaresh presents Saint Thyagaraja's keerthanai on veena.

Aparadhamula Norva - Rasali - Smt.Jayanthi Kumaresh

 

[Raji Ram]

Sorry for repeating the rAgam RasALi. The next rAgam will be No. 8.

Anyway the song played by Smt. Jayanthi on veena is nice to listen!

 

[Raji Ram]

8. RathipathipriyA.

I used to wonder why it is not ManmadhapriyA?

This is a janya rAgam of KaraharapriyA.

ArOhaNam: S R2 G2 P N2 S'

avarOhaNam: S N2 P G2 R2 S

Sri. G. S. Mani renders the popular song in this rAgam composed by Ganam Krishnaiyer.

MADURAI G S MANI = JAGATH JANANI

 

[vsubbu48]

Sorry for repeating the rAgam RasALi. The next rAgam will be No. 8.

Anyway the song played by Smt. Jayanthi on veena is nice to listen!

The person playing ghatam is my nephew Prasanna.

 

[vsubbu48]

On every Tuesday at 9 pm Podhikai TV runs a program on apoorva meLakarta ragas. Last Tuesday the meLakarta raga was Divyamani which is full of vivaadi swaras.

 

[Raji Ram]

Dear Subbu Sir,

Glad to note about the professional ghatam player in your family!

The rAgam Divyamani has only one vivAdhi swaram - shatsruthi Daivatham.

This is the 48th rAgam in the mELa chakram.

ArOhaNam: S R1 G2 M2 P D3 N3 S'

avarOhaNam: S' N3 D3 P M2 G2 R1 S

S, R, G, M, N are all same swarams as ShubhapanthuvarALi. Only D is different.

 

[Raji Ram]

9. Dhundhubi.

This is a very rare rAgam. It is janya rAgam of DivyamaNi. It is known as "ekaika kriti raga", a term

coined by Sri. S.R. Janakiraman to describe the rare raga, which has only one composition in it.

ArOhaNam: S R1 G2 M2 P D3 N3 S'

avarOhaNam: S' N3 P M2 G2 R1 S

Enjoy this song rendered by Toronto brothers.

Toronto Brothers - lIla gAnu jUcE - dundhubi - tyAgarAjA

 

[vsubbu48]

Dear Subbu Sir,

Glad to note about the professional ghatam player in your family!

The rAgam Divyamani has only one vivAdhi swaram - shatsruthi Daivatham.

This is the 48th rAgam in the mELa chakram.

ArOhaNam: S R1 G2 M2 P D3 N3 S'

avarOhaNam: S' N3 D3 P M2 G2 R1 S

S, R, G, M, N are all same swarams as ShubhapanthuvarALi. Only D is different.

I stand corrected. Probably in the rendering of the raga D3 is given a lot of importance and the artist demonstrating the raga also said that the beauty of the raga lies in the vivaadi swaram.

Yes, the raga has a close resemblance to ShubhabantuvaraLi.

Prasanna plays ghatam only during weekends as he is working as a customer service engineer in Kone Elevators, Chennai.

 

[Raji Ram]

10. Jingala.

Most of the janya rAgams of Natabhairavi also look similar. Not much gamakams and hence many film

songs are based in Natabhairavi! The rare rAgam 'Jingala' is one of the janya rAgams of Natabhairavi.

The name of this raga never fails to bring a giggle in me! I used to like this fancy name when I was a kid.

ArOhaNam: S R2 G2 M1 P D1 N2 D1 P S

avarOhaNam: S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S

One popular song of Saint Thyagaraja:

Anadhudanu ganu - Jingala: Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna

 

[Raji Ram]

11. AmrithavAhini

This is a janya rAgam of Natabhairavi. [again ]

ArOhanam: S R2 M1 P D1 N2 S'

avarOhaNam: S' N2 D1 M1 G2 R1 S

Here is a short and sweet song composed by Saint Thyagaraja.

Sudha Raghunathan - SrI RAma pAdhamA

 

[Raji Ram]

We siblings had lot of fun during our childhood and this song reminds me of the rhymes we heard.

Sri Rama pAdhamA chundal vadai vENumA!!

 

[Raji Ram]

12. Anandha.

This might be a new rAgam. The ArOhaNam and avarOhaNam are like this:

S M1 G3 M2 D1 N3 S'

S' N3 D1 P M2 G3 R1 S

This is a janya rAgam of KAmavardhini with anya swaram M1.

Hence the G M D N S' phrases gives a similarity to KAmavardhini aka PanthuvarALi.


P.S: This song was posted by Prof. M S K in another thread. Since the rAgam is new, I would like re-post here.

Aruna Sairam - Azhagiya Mayilin Adivaa muruga

 

[vsubbu48]

Has any member come across somebody singing TirukkuraL set to carnatic raga? Well, the great Sanjay Subramanian has done it. Here is his rendering of TirukkuraL set to Hamsadhwani. Here is the link; download and enjoy.

1.Bhagavan Muthatre Ulagu - Hamsadwani - Thirukkural.mp3

 

[Raji Ram]

Has any member come across somebody singing TirukkuraL set to carnatic raga? ........

Dear Sir,

Any regular listener would have heard Sri. M. M. Dandapani Desikar sing 'Agara muthala' set to

Hamsadhwani rAgam, as the first song, in many of his concerts. Sri. Sanjay has changed the tune only.

 

[Raji Ram]

Here is Sri. M. M. D singing 'ThirukkuraL' in 1966! :thumb:

agara muthala

 

[vsubbu48]

Dear Sir,

Any regular listener would have heard Sri. M. M. Dandapani Desikar sing 'Agara muthala' set to

Hamsadhwani rAgam, as the first song, in many of his concerts. Sri. Sanjay has changed the tune only.

I have heard only his songs from the film Nandanaar. I have never heard his concert as my interest in carnatic music came only in the early eighties.

 

[Raji Ram]

I have heard only his songs from the film Nandanaar. I have never heard his concert as my interest in carnatic music came only in the early eighties.

I understand Sir!

 

[Raji Ram]

13. Neethimathi.

This is the 60th rAgam in the mELa chakram.

ArOhaNam: S R2 G2 M2 P D3 N3 S'

avarOhaNam: S N3 D3 P M2 G2 R2 S

D3 is the vivAdhi swaram in this rAgam.

This song is a composition of Smt. Ambujam Krishna, set to 'Neethimathi' by my Guru Dr. S. Ramanathan.

UNNI KRISHNAN = ARAVINTHA LOCHANANE KARUNAI POZHI

 

[narayananms]

I had the opportunity of MMD rendering Thirukkurals in Carnatic sytle, in Kapaleeswarar Temple in the year 1952. that time I was 18. Then I could not identify ragas, talas, etc.

Sanjay Subramanian picks up unheard lyrics from old literatures and sings to please his soul and
his fans.

narayananms

 

[Raji Ram]

Dear M S N Sir,

You may please share some experiences you had, while listening to concerts, in this thread.