Gamanashrama scale with Shadjam at C
It is the 5th ragam in the 9th chakra Brahma. The mnemonic name is Brahma-Ma. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gu mi pa dhi nu. Its Arohana-AvArohana structure is as follows
Arohana: S R1 G3 M2 P D2 N3 S'
Avrohana: S' N3 D2 P M2 G3 R1 S
The notes used in this scale are shadjam, shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, panchamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham and kakali nishadham. As it is a melakarta ragam, by definition it is a sampurna ragam. It is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Suryakantam, which is the 17th melakarta.
Janya ragams
Gamanashrama has a few janya ragams (derived scales) associated with it, of which Hamsanandi and Poorvikalyani are popular. See List of janya ragams for full list of ragams associated with Gamanashrama.
Gamanasrama
S R1 G3 M2 P D2 N3 S'
S' N3 D2 P M2 G3 R1 S
Gamakakriya
S R1 G3 M2 P D2 S'
S' N3 D2 P M2 G3 R1 S
Alankari
S G3 M2 D2 N3 D2 S'
S' N3 D2 M2 G3 S
Bhatiyar {Hindustani}
S D2 P D2 M2 P G3 M2 D2 S
R1 N3 D2 P M2 P G3 R1 S
Dvigandharabhooshani
S R1 G2 G3 G2 P D2 S'
S' D2 P G2 G3 G2 R1 S D2 S
Hamsanandi
S R1 G3 M2 D2 N3 S'
S' N3 D2 M2 G3 R1 S
Mechakangi
S R1 G3 M2 P D2 P N3 S'
S' N3 P D2 P M2 G3 R1 S
Padmakalyani
S G3 P N3 S'
S' N3 D2 P M2 G3 S
Poorvi Kalyani
S R1 G3 M2 P D2 P S'
S' N3 D2 P M2 G3 R1 S
Sharabadhvaja
S R1 G3 M2 P D2 S'
S' D2 P G3 R1 S
Sohini {Hindustani}
S G3 M2 D2 N3 S'
S' N3 D2 M2 G3 R1 S
Vaishaka
S R1 G3 M2 P D2 N3 S'
S' N3 D2 N3 P M2 G3 M2 R1 S