Jalarnavam (pronounced , meaning ''the ocean'') 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 38th ''
Melakarta'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music.
It is called Jaganmōhanam 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.
[''Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar Keertanaigal'' by Vidwan A Sundaram Iyer, Pub. 1989, Music Book Publishers, Mylapore, Chennai][''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 2nd rāgam in the 7th ''chakra Rishi''. The mnemonic name is ''Rishi-Sri''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ra ga mi pa dha ni''.
Its ' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see
''swaras'' in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
*
:
*
:
(the specific notes used in this scale are ''shuddha rishabham, shuddha gandharam, prati madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, kaisiki nishadham'')
As it is a ''melakarta'' rāgam, by definition it is a
''sampoorna'' rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the ''prati madhyamam'' equivalent of ''
Ratnangi'', which is the 2nd ''melakarta''.
''Janya'' rāgams
''Jalarnavam'' has a minor ''
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 ...
'' rāgam (derived scale) associated with it. See
List of ''janya'' rāgams for full list of rāgams associated with ''Jalarnavam'' and other ''melakarta'' rāgams.
Compositions
A few compositions set to this scale are:
*''Kanaka mayura'' by
Koteeswara Iyer
*''Maheswari kavuma uma'' by
Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna
Related rāgams
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
''Jalarnavam's'' notes when shifted using ''
Graha bhedam'', yields no other ''melakarta'' rāgam, like all 6 rāgams in the ''Rishi chakra'' (''
Salagam
Salagam (pronounced sālagam) is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 37th ''melakarta'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Sowgandini in Muthuswami Diks ...
,
Jhalavarali
Jhalavarali (pronounced , meaning ''A moon with the sun's heat''), is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 39th ''Melakarta'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music.
It is ...
,
Navaneetam
Navaneetam (pronounced navanītam, meaning ''the eternal new one'') is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 40th ''Melakarta'' rāgam (parent scale) in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic ...
,
Pavani'' and ''
Raghupriya
Raghupriya (meaning ''The one dear to Raghu'') is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 42nd ''melakarta'' rāgam (parent scale) in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is calle ...
'' being the other 5). Only these rāgams have a gap of 3 notes anywhere in their scale, between G1, to M2. Such a gap does not occur in any other ''melakarta'' by definition.
''Graha bhedam'' is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the ''shadjam'' to the next note in the rāgam.
Notes
References
{{Janya, state=collapsed
Melakarta ragas