Dhavalambari


Dhavalambari is a rāgam in Carnatic music. It is the 49th Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called ' or ' in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.

Structure and Lakshana

It is the 1st rāgam in the 9th chakra Brahma. The mnemonic name is Brahma-Pa. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gu mi pa dha na. Its structure is as follows :
  • [Arohana|]:
  • [Avarohana|]:
As it is a melakarta rāgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rāgam. It is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Gayakapriya, which is the 13th melakarta.

''Janya'' rāgams

Dhavalambari has a few minor janya rāgams associated with it. See List of [Janya Ragas#Dhavalambari|List of janya rāgams] for all janya rāgams associated with Dhavalambari.

Compositions

A few compositions set to Dhavalambari are:

Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Dhavalambari's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields no other melakarta rāgam. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rāgam.