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Gamanasrama Ragam

   About Gamanasrama Ragam

Gamanashrama Ragam or Gamanasrama Ragam

Gamanashrama is a ragam in Carnatic music  It is the 53rd Melakarta ragam in the 72 melakarta ragam system of Carnatic music. This is the Carnatic equivalent of Marva in Hindustani Classical Music.

Gamanashrama is the Prathi Madhyamam equivalent of the 17th Melakarta raga Suryakantam

It is called Gamakakriya in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.

Credits: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melakarta

   Raga structure of Gamanasrama

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

   External Videos of Gamanasrama Ragam

   Songs based on Raga Gamanasrama

Tamil Film Songs

  • Arul Jothi Deivam - Thisai Maariya Paravaigal - M.S.Viswanathan - Balamurali Krishna,Abhaya (his wife)
  • Om Nadam Omkara Nadam - Miruthanga Chakravarthi - M.S.Viswanathan - T. M. Soundararajan
  • Sandhikka Thudittaen - Vedham Pudhithu - Devendran - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
  • Thean Sinthidum - Vaikarai Pookkal - Devendran - S. Janaki
  • Vazhimel Vizhiyaal - Archanai Pookal - Ilaiyaraaja - S. Janaki
  • Anbenum Sudaral - Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham - Vijaya Bhaskar - Vani Jayaram

   Compositions in Raga Gamanasrama

A few compositions set to Gamanashrama are:

  • Meenakshi Memudam & Ekamranatham bhajeham by Muthuswami Dikshitar (also sung in Poorvikalyani)
  • Sri chakrapura vasini by Muthiah Bhagavatar
  • Idu neeku nyayama by Mysore Vasudevachar
  • Ubhaya kaveri by Veene Sheshanna
  • Ihame Sukhamu by Kotishwara iyer
  • Enni Maarulu ne vinna by Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna

   Related Ragas of Gamanasrama

Gamanashrama's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 2 other minor melakarta ragams, namely, Jhankaradhwani and Ratnangi. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the ragam. 

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