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Sampurna Carnatic raaga
Śankarābharaṇaṁ
The Carnatic major scale (do-re-mi), raaga of the film Sankarabharanam's 'Omkara Nadanu'; grand, symmetrical, fully resolved.
majestic, serene, devotional; bright and dignified
Śankarābharaṇaṁ 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 R2 G3 M1 P D2 N3 S
avarohana / descending
S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S
How to hear it
- Life notes / jeeva
- G3 (gandhara) cited as the jeeva/life note; amsa & nyasa given as G, P, S
- Resting notes / nyasa
- G3, P, S
- Signature phrases / prayoga
- Janta and datu (jump) prayogas add beauty; madhyamam (M1) can be rendered in several ways depending on prayoga
- Ornament / gamaka
- Glorified as 'Sarva Gamaka Manika Rakti Ragam', rich in every kind of gamaka; smooth, mellifluous ornamentation
Listen for it
- Akshayalinga Vibho (Muthuswami Dikshitar)
- Swararaga Sudharasa (Tyagaraja)
- Saroja Dala Netri (Syama Sastri)
Modal cousins
The same set of notes heard with a different note as Sa (graha bhedam). These raagas share this scale-shape.
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