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SrI:
Dear Sangeetha RasikAs and
NaadhOpAsakAs :
Raagam has been defined as the dhvani, which is
formed
by the combination of svarams and which delights the
ear
and mind of the listener . When that listener happens to
be
the Lord Himself , the NaadhOpAsana with the
Raaaga
dEvatAs becomes very special .When a composer is
blessed
to create
samarpaNams ( Naadha NaivEdhyams) in various
Raagas and offer
them to the Lord , such a composer is
truly blessed
.These offerings by a composer can also be
recognized as Naama
KusumAnjali to the Ishta Dhaivam .
Saint ThyagaraajA
of ThiruvAyUr has presented many
Raaga Ratna
Maalikais to Lord Raamachandra . Saint
AnnamayyA of
TaaLappAkkam has presented such
Raaga ratna
Maalikiais to the Lord of Saptha Giri .
Purandara Daasa's
bhakthi for Vittala of PandrApur
is another
legendary outpouring of NaadhOpAsanA
that flowed thru
His krithis .
There are occasions
where an AchAryan like
Swamy Naatha Muni
sets the divine collect
to music and tALam
for devotional use
to celebrate the
Lord's glories . An AzhwAr
like ThiruppANar
sings and plays His Veenai
on the banks of
Cauvery river .
Let us now
have a brief introduction to the RaagAs here .
There are 72 KartA
( MeLa KartA ) Raagams and
they have in turn
many , many children , Janya RaagAs .
The 72 MeLa Raagams
arise from the three kinds of
PrastArams of the
five vikruthi svarams: ri ,ga, ma,
dha, ni. These 72
MeLa Raagams are divided into
Suddha Madhyama
MeLa KartA Raagams ( 36 in
number) and
Pratimadhyama Mela Karta Raagams
( another 36 in the
count) .
These 72 MeLa
Raagams can also be grouped
under 12 chakrams
with six of the MeLa Raagams
assigned to these
chakrams .
The 36 Suddha
Madhyama MeLa rAgams fit under
Indhu ( First
chakram , one Moon) , nEtra
( 2nd chakram,Two
eyes) Agni ( 3rd chakram
representing three
kinds of Agnis) , Veda
(4th Chakram
denoting the 4 VedAs) ,
BhANa( 5th chakram
representing the five
arrows of Manmatan)
and Rutu ( 6th chakram
denoting the six
seasons of the year) chakram .
The 36
Pratimadhyama Mela rAgams that follow
the Suddha Madhyama
MeLams form another six
chakraks with 6
MeLa rAgams each : Rishi (7th
chakram, Saptha
Rishis) , Vasu ( 8th chakram ,
Ashta
Vasus),Brahma , DiSi (Tenth chakram,
10 directions),
Rudra ( 11th chakram ,
EkAdasa RudrAs) ,
Aditya (
12th chakram,
Twelve
AdityAs) chakrams .Tens of thousands
of Janya rAgams are
generated from these
72 MeLa kartA
rAgams .
Please refer for
details in URL:
In the SrI VenkatEsa
Gadhyam , we can
come across many of the
names of
the 72 MeLa
Raagams and
Janya raagams
as they bow before the
Lord of
Saptha
giri:
We will now enlist the names and chakrams of the 72
Mela
Raaga Krithis in which the Naadha NaivEdhyam for
Oppiliappan is presented :
36 Suddha Madhyama MeLams
:
1) Indhu chakram( MeLams: 1-6):KanakAngi ,
RatnAngi ,GhAnamUrthy , Vanaspathy ,
Maanavathy and Taanaroopi .
2) nEtra Chakram ( MeLams: 7-12): sEnAvathy ,
Hanuma ThODi , DhEnukA , NaaDakapriyA
,
Kokila PriyA , Roopavathy .
3) Agni chakram ( MeLams:13-18)
:
Gaayaka PriyA , VaguLAbharaNam
,
MaayAmaaLava gouLa , chakravAkam
,
SooryakAntham ,HaaDakAmbhari
.
4) Veda Chakram (MeLams:
19-24):
JangAradhvani ,NaDa
Bhairavi ,
KeeravANi ,KaraharapriyA
,
Gowree ManOhari , VaruNa
PriyA .
5) BhANa chakram( MeLams:
25-30):
Maara Ranjani , ChArukESi
,SrasAngi ,
Hari KaambhOji , Dheera
SankarAbharaNam ,
NaagA Nandhini
.
6) Ruthu Chakram( MeLams :
31-36):
Yaaga PriyA , Raaga
Vardhini ,
GaangEya BhUshaNi
,Vaagdheeswari,
Soolini and Chala Naattai
.
The 36 Prathimadhayama
MeLa Raagams
fall into another set of 6
chakrams:
7) Rishi Chakram( MeLams :
37-42):
ChAlakam , JalArNavam
,Jaala
VarALi,
Navaneetham , Paavanee and
Raghu PriyA.
8) Vasu Chakram (
MeLams:43-48):
GavAmbhOdhi ,Bhava PriyA
,
Subha PanthuvarALi ,
shadvidha MaargiNi ,
SuvarNAngi and dhivya
MaNi.
9) Brahma Chakram( MeLams:
49-54):
DhavaLAmbhari , Naama
NaarAyaNi ,
Kaama Vardhini , Raama
PriyA ,
GamanASrama and
ViSvambhari .
10) Disi Chakram: (
MeLams: 55-60):
SyAmaLAngi , ShaNmukha
PriyA ,
SimhEndhra Madhyamam
,Hemawathi ,
Dharmavathi and
Neethimathi .
11) Rudhra Chakram (
MeLams: 61-66):
KaanthAmaNi ,Rishabha
PriyA ,
LatAngi , Vaachaspathi ,
Mesa KalyANi
and ChithrAmbhari
.
12) Adhitya Chakram (
MeLams: 67-72):
Sucharitram , JyOthi
svarUpiNi ,
DhAthu Vardhini ,
NaasikAbhUshaNi ,
KoSalam and Rasika PriyA
.
We will continue next with the brief
coverage of
Janya Raagams ,
the children of MeLa
KarthA Raagams ,
their variations into
the three categories of
SampoorNam
,ShADavam and OuDavam
and their 483
differences among them
due to their
permutations
and combinations
without
going into detail
.
The main thrust of this series is
to
enjoy the Krithis on
Oppliyappan
and BhUmi Devi and their
meanings.
The purpose is not for discussions
on
the grammar ( lakshaNam) of Carnatic Music
.
NamO SrI VenkatEsAya ,
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri
Sadagopan
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