Sampurna Carnatic raaga

Kamās

The raaga of the beloved 'Brochevarevarura': warm and romantic (sringara), a late-night favourite for javalis and love songs.

romantic (sringara), warm, tender-devotional

Kamās is a sampurna (seven-note) raaga in the Carnatic tradition.

in the raaga jeeva (life note) nyasa (resting note)

or tap any lit note to hear it

arohana / ascending

S M1 G3 M1 P D2 N2 S

avarohana / descending

S N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

How to hear it

Life notes / jeeva: M1 (madhyama) and D2 (dhaivata), an uttaranga-pradhana raga.
Resting notes / nyasa: M1 is the primary resting note, rendered as (G3)M1; P (panchama) also used as nyasa.
Signature phrases / prayoga: S M1 G3 M1; G3 M1 D2 P M1 G3 M1; D2 N2 S' N2 D2 P M1 G3 M1; tara-sthayi S' N2 D2 N2 P D2, S' R2' S', S' N2 G3' R2' S', S' G3 R2 S' N2 D2. Signature descent P M1 G3 R2 S. Vakra G3 in ascent (S M1 G3 M1).
Ornament / gamaka: Kampita on G3 and N2; jaru (slide) between M1 and P; nokku approach to madhyama; a wavy texture with few plain notes.

Khamaj (Hindustani)

Nattakurinji

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