Gangeyabhushani


Gangeyabhushani is a ragam in Carnatic music. It is the 33rd Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music.
It is called Gangātarangini in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.

Structure and Lakshana

It is the 3rd rāgam in the 6th chakra Rutu. The mnemonic name is Rutu-Go. The mnemonic phrase is sa ru gu ma pa dha nu. Its structure is as follows :
  • [Arohana|]:
  • [Avarohana|]:
The notes present in this scale are shatsruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, kakali nishadham.
As it is a melakarta rāgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rāgam. It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Dhatuvardani, which is the 69th melakarta.

''Janya'' rāgams

Gangeyabhushani currently has no janya rāgams associated with it. See List of janya rāgams to look up all janya rāgams.

Compositions

A few compositions set to Gangeyabhooshani are:

Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Gangeyabhushani's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields Neetimati, a minor 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. For further details and an illustration refer Graha bhedam on Gangeyabhushani.