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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:
 
http://www.Thiruppavai.org
 
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:
 
http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/devotional/s/album.333 
 
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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