Bhairavi

Bhairavi is a janya rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). Though it is a sampoorna rāgam (scale having all 7 notes), it has two different dhaivathams in its scale, and hence is not classified as a melakarta rāgam (parent scale).
This is one of the ancient rāgams, said to have been prevalent about 1500 years ago. There are numerous compositions in this rāgam.
Structure and Lakshana
It is considered a janya of the 20^th melakarta Natabhairavi. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is as follows (see swaras of Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):

• ārohaṇa: S R2 G2 M1 P D2 N2 S
• avarohaṇa: S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S

The notes used are chathusruthi rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham & shuddha dhaivatham and kakali nishadham. Note the use of both dhaivathams, chathusruthi (D2) in ārohaṇa and shuddha (D1) in avarohaṇa.

Popular Compositions

Bhairavi has been decorated with numerous compositions by almost all composers. Viriboni varnam in ata talam by Pacchimiriam Adiyappa is commonly sung at the beginning of a concert and is very popular. Given below are a few very popular compositions among the 100s in this ragam.

• Koluvaiyunnade by Thyagaraja
• Sri Raghuvara by Thyagaraja
• Enati nomu palamo by Thyagaraja
• Chintayama Kandha by Muthuswami Dikshitar
• Balagopala by Muthuswami Dikshitar
• Yaro ivar yaro by Arunachala Kavi
• Indu Enage Govinda by Sri Raghavendra Swami

1. http://www.mediafire.com/?jmf5mifdwzk Ambaa kaamakshi - Maharajapuram Santhaanam
2. http://www.mediafire.com/?bs7mc1fonnmAmbaa kaamakshi - M.L. Vasanthakumari
   
3. http://www.mediafire.com/?d0lotwzm2in Ammammaa - Chithra
   
4. http://www.mediafire.com/?gzxkmyhzbap Baalagopaala - Nithyashree
   
5. http://www.mediafire.com/?pfmxdjnzndq Baala gopaala (Aalapanaa) - Aruna Sairam
   
6. http://www.mediafire.com/?m50w1wc20xi Baalagopaala - Aruna Sairam
   
7. http://www.mediafire.com/?0mbxnctchxt Baala gopaala - M.L Vasanthakumari
   
8. http://www.mediafire.com/?ktytwxbly0n Baala gopaala - Bombay Jayashri
   
9. http://www.mediafire.com/?n5bgmazmc0k Baala gopaala - D. K. Pattammaal
   
10. http://www.mediafire.com/?hmpoh5dtzzk Chethulaara - M.L. Vasanthakumari
11. http://www.mediafire.com/?yjsmdxvpy2y Ika nannu - Nithyashree
    
12. http://www.mediafire.com/?xydjx5kwtwh Inimel avarkkum - Aruna Sairam
    
13. http://www.mediafire.com/?nfdjq2o0gyy Janani maamava - P. Unnikrishnan
14. http://www.mediafire.com/?1btmkjow2jz Janani maamava - 1 - Kundrakudi Balamuralikrishna
15. http://www.mediafire.com/?yzq5o0xmhzx Janani maamava 2 - - Kundrakudi Balamuralikrishna
16. http://www.mediafire.com/?gkwetz4fwtq Janani maamava - 3 - Kundrakudi Balamuralikrishna
17. http://www.mediafire.com/?jt0cjxl3ppd Janani maamava - Lakshmi Rangarajan
    
18. http://www.mediafire.com/?dfx90jnkwwx Kaamaakshi - M.L. Vasanthakumari
    
19. http://www.mediafire.com/?twmn2a4wgml Kaamaakshi - T.K Rangachari
    
20. http://www.mediafire.com/?dfx90jnkwwx Kaamaakshi - Ranjani & Gayathri
    
21. http://www.mediafire.com/?d0zyhykj20j Kaamaakshi - Sikkil Gurucharan
    
22. http://www.mediafire.com/?4nrwkncenyd Kaamaakshi - Bombay Jayashri
    
23. http://www.mediafire.com/?hbl21bmdbn9 Keechu keechu - Sikkil Gurucharan
    
24. http://www.mediafire.com/?ejnjytte3xd Kinthemi - Bombay sisters
    
25. http://www.mediafire.com/?zdqxdpcksnz Koluvai - T. N. seshagopalan
    
26. http://www.mediafire.com/?pwankbawdmz Koluvai - Nithyashree
27. http://www.mediafire.com/?ebxdtks9ngj Koluvai - T.V. Sankaranarayanan
    
28. http://www.mediafire.com/?yxnwyxwfmmt Lalithe - Bombay Jayashree
    
29. http://www.mediafire.com/?b01j0vtfan4 Lalithe - T.N. Seshagopalan
    
30. http://www.mediafire.com/?v0yyyvmjkjw Mariyaadha - M.L. Vasanthakumari
    
31. http://www.mediafire.com/?s7imyx9na3i Mariyaadha - Madurai Somu
    
32. http://www.mediafire.com/?wbmb04flxbg Mugaththai kaatiye - Sikkil Gurucharan
    
33. http://www.mediafire.com/?412lvqlj2a2 Mugaththai kaatiye - Bombay Jayashree
    
34. http://www.mediafire.com/?yywotgtytmx Mundhivaram isai - Laxmi Rangarajan
35. http://www.mediafire.com/?daivn9bctdv Ninnane nambidhenu (Aalaapanaa) - Rajkumar Bharathi
36. http://www.mediafire.com/?obumidjs0gl Ninnane nambidhenu - Rajkumar Bharathi
    
37. http://www.mediafire.com/?z4kgnylcbis Pazham nee - T.V. Sankaranarayanan
    
38. http://www.mediafire.com/?xwlyydgtdmk Raamaa Kodhandaraama - Nithyashree
    
39. http://www.mediafire.com/?mtwlntybxiq Raama raama - Sowmya
40. http://www.mediafire.com/?o6qwmisnsyx Raave himagiri - T.M.Krishna
    
41. http://www.mediafire.com/?mz1wwm5tmx7 Raksha battare - Nithyashree
42. http://www.mediafire.com/?nmfmtwmwwzf Raksha battare - P. Unnikrishnan
    
43. http://www.mediafire.com/?nnnmaibgyjq RTP - M.S. Subbalakshmi
    
44. http://www.mediafire.com/?nxj41gwqef5 RTP - T.N. Seshagopalan
    
45. http://www.mediafire.com/?wtmyzynpd1m RTP - Aruna Sairam
    
46. http://www.mediafire.com/?nyj3eqw4xyb RTP - K. J. Yesudoss
47. http://www.mediafire.com/?aeu7mhzxnmn RTP - T. M. Krishna
    
48. http://www.mediafire.com/?zvjmim7jn0w Sari evaramma - Gayathri Venkatraghavan
    
49. http://www.mediafire.com/?tnzmjtam7q2 Sri lalithe - Gayathri Venkatraghavan
50. http://www.mediafire.com/?zm0imfatmy0 Sri kamalaambayah - S. Rajeswari
    
51. http://www.mediafire.com/?y4k6x2bsszq Sri raghuvara - Balamuralikrishna
    
52. http://www.mediafire.com/?cz2mcwynwnd Sri Raghuvara - Bombay Jayashree
    
53. http://www.mediafire.com/?anwjxz2fyfm Sri vishwanaatham - T. V. Sankaranarayanan
    
54. http://www.mediafire.com/?etwh5dfd0g4 Thaaye ezhai paal - Kunnakkudi Vaidyanathan
    
55. http://www.mediafire.com/?j0ip3ttvzmy Thanayendru prema - Balamuralikrishna
    
56. http://www.mediafire.com/?j5lztqwf1gm Thanayuni - T. V. Sankaranarayanan
    
57. http://www.mediafire.com/?jqtgydyxy5j Thanayuni brova - T.N. Seshagopalan
    
58. http://www.mediafire.com/?tbx4znmjjn0 Thriloka Janani ( Aalapana) Madurai Somu
59. http://www.mediafire.com/?1z4rydaetom Thriloka janani (Violin LGJ) Madurai Somu
    
60. http://www.mediafire.com/?mtd3jadhyta Thriloka Janani - Madurai Somu
    
61. http://www.mediafire.com/?gmzymqnbmld Upachaaramu - Balamuralikrishna
    
62. http://www.mediafire.com/?wvjyxmmnwzs Upachaaramu - Madurai Somu
63. http://www.mediafire.com/?e1ob2mlglzn Upachaaramu - K. J. Yesudoss
    
64. http://www.mediafire.com/?yzmmymictqeUpacharamu ( aalapana) Aruna Sairam
    
65. http://www.mediafire.com/?3f1yytyrjyd Upachaaramu - Aruna Sairam
    
66. http://www.mediafire.com/?q23ttjnk9yw Upachamulanu - T. M. Krishna
    
67. http://www.mediafire.com/?60hmt5dexkj Varnam - T. K. Rangachari
    
68. http://www.mediafire.com/?fjlyzfxfccf Varnam - Maharajapuram Santhanan
    
69. http://www.mediafire.com/?jjdy2xabnzt Varnam - T. N. Seshagopalan
    
70. http://www.mediafire.com/?tnc2bypxkwv Varnam - Neiveli Santhanagopalan
    
71. http://www.mediafire.com/?y1tgmgtwwyi Varnam - Balamuralikrishna
    
72. http://www.mediafire.com/?madfql1lfdd Varnam - K.J. Yesudoss
    
73. http://www.mediafire.com/?atbwzj2emxh Varnam - T.M. Krishna
    
74. http://www.mediafire.com/?tyc1nwmd9tk Varnam - Aruna Sairam
    
75. http://www.mediafire.com/?yyyxt0liczb Velavare - Sowmya
76. http://www.mediafire.com/?j1nnizyykme Viruththam - Karuvutra naal - Sanjay Subramanian
77. http://www.mediafire.com/?nn9azn5jbno Yaaro ivar - Nithyashree
    
78. http://www.mediafire.com/?aj5wjz7vtm5 Yaarukku ponnambalam - Nithyashree