Gambhiranata is a rāga in

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(musical scale of South Indian classical music) and

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where it is called Naati. It is an ''audava'' rāgam (or ''owdava'' rāga, meaning pentatonic scale). It is a ''

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 ...

'' rāga (derived scale), as it does not have all the seven ''

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s'' (musical notes). ''Gambhiranata'' is also known as ''Shuddha Nata''.''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras

Structure and Lakshana

''Gambhiranata'' is a symmetric rāga that does not contain ''rishabham'' or ''dhaivatam''. It is a pentatonic scale (''audava-audava'' ragam''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications in Carnatic music classification – ''audava'' meaning 'of 5'). Its ascending and descending scale structure (') is as follows: * : * : The notes used in this scale are ''shadjam, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam'' and ''kakali nishadam'' (see ''swaras'' in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms). ''Gambhiranata'' is considered a ''janya'' rāgam of '' Chalanata'', the 36th '' Melakarta'' rāgam, though it can be derived from 8 other melakarta rāgams, by dropping both ''rishabham'' and ''dhaivatam''.

Popular compositions

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*''Jayadevaki kishora'' by

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*Kalinga Narthana Thillana and Sri Vighna rajam bhaje- Othukkadu venkata kavi

Film Songs

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Related rāgams

Graha bhedam

''Gambhiranata's'' notes when shifted using '' Graha bhedam'', yields another pentatonic rāgam, ''

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''. ''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 more details and illustration of this concept refer '' Graha bhedam on Gambhiranata''. *'' Amritavarshini'' is a rāgam which has ''prati madhyamam'' in place of the ''shuddha madhyamam''. See below table for more details. *''

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'' is a rāgam which has ''chathusruthi rishabham'' in place of the ''shuddha madhyamam''. See below table for more details.

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Scale similarities

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'' is a rāgam which has scale of '' Chalanata'', the 36th '' Melakarta'' rāgam, in the ascending scale, while retaining the descending scale similar to ''Gambhiranata''. Its ' structure is S R3 G3 M1 P D3 N3 S : S N3 P M1 G3 S

Notes

References

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