Chitrambari


Chitrambari is a ragam in Carnatic music. It is the 66th Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Chaturangini in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music. It is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Naganandini, which is the 30th melakarta.

Structure and Lakshana

It is the 6th rāgam in the 11th chakra Rudra. The mnemonic name for this rāgam is Rudra-Sha. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gu mi pa dhu nu. Its structure is :
  • [Arohana|]:
  • [Avarohana|]:
Since it is a melakarta rāgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rāgam.

''Janya'' rāgams

Chitrambari has a few janya rāgams associated with it, of which Amritavarshini is very popular. List of [Janya Ragas#Chitrambari|List of janya rāgams] contains the full list of rāgams associated with Chitrambari and other melakartas.

Compositions

A few compositions set to Chitrambari are:
The theoretical and scientific aspect of Chitrambari are described below.
Chitrambari's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 3 other melakarta rāgams, namely, Shanmukhapriya, Shoolini and Dhenuka. 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 further details and an illustration refer Graha bhedam on Shanmukhapriya.