It is the 1st ragam in the 8th chakra Vasu. The mnemonic name is Vasu-Pa. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gi mi pa dha na. Its arohana-avarohana structure is as follows
Arohana: S R1 G2 M2 P D1 N1 S'
Avarohana: S' N1 D1 P M2 G2 R1 S
The notes used in this scale are shuddha rishabham, sadharana 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 Senavati, which is the 7th melakarta.
Janya ragams :
Gavambodhi has a few minor janya ragams associated with it.
1) Ghavambhodi
S R1 G2 M2 P D1 N1 S'
S' N1 D1 P M2 G2 R1 S
2) Geervani
S R1 G2 M2 P D1 N1 S'
S' N1 D1 P M2 G2 R1 S
3) Kanchanabowli
S G2 M2 P D1 S'
S' N1 D1 P M1 G2 R1 S
4) Mahathi
S G2 M2 P D1 N1 S'
S' N1 D1 P M2 G2 S
5) Mechagandhari
S R3 G3 M1 P D2 N2 S'
S' N2 D2 N2 P M1 G3 M1 R3 S
6) Suvarnadeepakam
S R1 G2 M2 P D1 S'
S' D1 P M2 G2 R1 S
7) Vijayabhooshavali
S R1 G3 M2 P S'
S' N3 D3 P M2 G3 R1 S