Dhavalambari scale with Shadjam at C
It is the 1st ragam in the 9th chakra Brahma. The mnemonic name is Brahma-Pa. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gu mi pa dha na. Its Arohana-AvArohana structure is as follows
Arohana: S R1 G3 M2 P D1 N1 S'
AvArohana: S' N1 D1 P M2 G3 R1 S
(the notes used in this scale are shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, shuddha nishadham)
As it is a melakarta ragam, by definition it is a sampoorna ragam. It is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Gayakapriya, which is the 13th melakarta.
Janya ragams
Dhavalambari has a few minor janya ragams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of janya ragams for all janya ragams associated with Dhavalambari.
Dhavalambari
S R1 G3 M2 P D1 N1 S'
S' N1 D1 P M2 G3 R1 S
Dhavalangam
S R1 G3 M2 P D1 S'
S' N1 D1 P M2 G3 R1 S
Abhiramam
S R1 M2 P D1 N1 S'
S' N1 D1 P M2 G2 R1 S
Bhinnapauarali
S M2 P D1 N1 D1 S'
S' N1 D1 P M2 G3 S
Dharmini
S R1 G3 M2 D1 N1 S'
S' N1 D1 M2 G3 R1 S
Sudharmini
S R1 M2 P D1 N1 S'
S' N1 D1 M1 G3 R2 S