Gamanashrama (pronounced gamanāshrama''Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar Keertanaigal'' by Vidwan A Sundaram Iyer, Pub. 1989, Music Book Publishers, Mylapore, Chennai) is a ragam in

Carnatic music Carnatic music, known as or in the South Indian languages, is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and Sri Lanka. It is ...

(musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 53rd '' Melakarta'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. This is the Carnatic equivalent of Marva in

Hindustani Classical Music Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, si ...

. Gamanashrama is the Prathi Madhyamam equivalent of the 17th Melakarta raga Suryakantam It is called Gamakakriya in

Muthuswami Dikshitar Muthuswami Dikshitar (Mudduswamy Dikshitar)(, 24 March 1776 – 21 October 1835), mononymously Dikshitar, was a South Indian poet, singer and veena player, and a legendary composer of Indian classical music, who is considered one of the musical ...

school of Carnatic music.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras

Structure and Lakshana

It is the 5th rāgam in the 9th ''chakra Brahma''. The

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name is ''Brahma-Ma''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ra gu mi pa dhi nu''. Its structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see '' swaras in Carnatic music'' for details on below notation and terms): * : * : 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'' rāgam, by definition it is a ''sampurna'' rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the ''prati madhyamam'' equivalent of '' Suryakantam'', which is the 17th ''melakarta''.

''Janya'' rāgams

''Gamanashrama'' has a few ''

janya ''Janya'' is a term meaning "derive". In Carnatic (South Indian) music a ''janya raga'' is one derived from one of the 72 ''melakarta'' ragas (fundamental melodic structures). ''Janya'' ragas are classified into various types based on a varie ...

'' rāgams (derived scales) associated with it, of which ''

Hamsanandi Hamsanandi (pronounced hamsānandi) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a hexatonic scale (''shadava'' rāgam, which means "of 6"). It is a derived scale (''janya'' rāgam), as it does not have ...

'' and Poorvikalyani are popular. See List of ''janya'' rāgams for full list of rāgams associated with ''Gamanashrama''.

Compositions

A few compositions set to ''Gamanashrama'' are: *''Meenakshi Memudam'' & ''Ekamranatham bhajeham'' by

(also sung in Poorvikalyani) *''Sri chakrapura vasini'' by Muthiah Bhagavatar *''Idu neeku nyayama'' by

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*''Ubhaya kaveri'' by

Veene Sheshanna Veene Sheshanna ( kn, ವೀಣೆ ಶೇಷಣ್ಣ) (1852—1926) was an exponent of the Veena, an Indian string instrument, which he played in the classical Carnatic music style. He was a concert musician at the court of the princely state ...

*''Ihame Sukhamu'' by Kotishwara iyer *''Enni Maarulu ne vinna'' by

Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna (6 July 1930 – 22 November 2016) was an Indian Carnatic vocalist, musician, multi-instrumentalist, playback singer, composer, and character actor. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in ...

Film Songs

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Janya: Poorvi Kalyāni Ragam

Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam. ''Gamanashrama's'' notes when shifted using '' Graha bhedam'', yields 2 other minor ''melakarta'' rāgams, namely, ''

Jhankaradhwani Jhankaradhvani or Jhankaradhwani (pronounced jhankāradhvani) is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 19th '' Melakarta'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is ca ...

'' and ''

Ratnangi Ratnangi (pronounced ratnāngi, meaning ''the one with a gem-like body'') is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 2nd '' melakarta'' rāgam (parent scale) in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system o ...

''. ''Graha bhedam'' is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the ''shadjam'' to the next note in the rāgam. For further details and an illustration refer to '' Graha bhedam on Ratnangi''.

Notes

References

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