Structure and Lakshana
Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
Devagandhari ragam is an owdava-vakra-sampurna raga meaning, in arohana 5swaras come (so it is called owdava) and in avarohana all swaras come (sosampurna), and there is a "zigzag" pattern of notes (so vakra). The notes used in this ragam are shadjam, chathusruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam, chathusruthi dhaivatam and kakili nishadham. This ragam sometimes includes the kaishika nishadham (anya swara - a note external to the scale, making this a bhashanga ragam).
The closest raga to this one is Arabhi. Some of the things that makes Arabhi different (though both share the same ascending and descending scale, in terms of basic notation) are:
- Devagandhari is sung with gamakas and vilambita kala prayogas (usages with elongated notes)[1]
- Devagandhari is sung with dheerga gandharam (elongated G3)[1]
- Devagandhari is a bhashanga raga, and certain prayogas use the kaishika nishadham: S N3 D N2 , , D P
Popular Compositions
Here are some more compositions set to Devagandhari.
| Type | Composition | Composer | talam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kriti | Ksheerasagara | Thyagaraja | Adi |
| Kriti | Vinaradana manavi | Thyagaraja | Adi |
| Kriti | Koluvaiyunnade | Thyagaraja | Adi |
| Kriti | Tulasiamma | Thyagaraja | Adi |
| Kriti | Enneramum | Gopalakrishna Bharathi | Adi |
- http://www.mediafire.com/?a1e5s3af1a5btme Kaayaarohanesam - Raajkumar Bharathi
- http://www.mediafire.com/?axbzyet1p4x1kvr Karunaa samudhra - Maharajapuram Santhanam
- http://www.mediafire.com/?zq1f6pnoxfbd0mv Ksheera saagara - K.J. Yesudoss
- http://www.mediafire.com/?1ajnwgv25stytcc Ksheera saagara - Maharajapuram Santhanam
- http://www.mediafire.com/?ljv71zpiewp53b1 Ksheera saagara - P. Unnikrishnan
- http://www.mediafire.com/?vsflhv8g5fya9qx Ksheera saagara - Dr. Balamuralikrishna
- http://www.mediafire.com/?bh263oz37hv3pcb Ksheera saagara - T. N. Seshagopalan
- http://www.mediafire.com/?1wbayf2c38ce26e Maaththaada - T. N. seshagopalan
- http://www.mediafire.com/?dsi8xpktyyd7d7l Maaththaada - Ranjani and Gaayathri
- http://www.mediafire.com/?h978n0jy332k0o1 Pancha shakthi - T.N. Seshagopalan
- http://www.mediafire.com/?dhxxc03d2d5mj1e Panchashakthi - Maharajapuram Santhanam
- http://www.mediafire.com/?kq09yreyr3d2idf Seethavara - T.N. Seshagopalan
- http://www.mediafire.com/?rxer9dsz39xbvd5 Seethaavara - T.M. Krishna
- http://www.mediafire.com/?f4at57qhqi64y9j Seethaavara - Maharajapuram Santhanam
- http://www.mediafire.com/?e1rq9v5c24t20b4 Seethaavara - Sowmya
- http://www.mediafire.com/?38mqvjx4d7p4ce9 Thulsamma - Hyderbad Bros
- http://www.mediafire.com/?s5x5d4hkz8mw1l9 Uthramaam - K. J. Yesudoss
- http://www.mediafire.com/?3j6em46z3b08d3t Yennaramum undan - Aruna Sairam
- http://www.mediafire.com/?lesfvcvj7pp28da Yenneramum undhan - T. N. Seshagopalan
- http://www.mediafire.com/?d37sq4b4jf0r4en Yenneramum undhan - M. S. Subbalakshmi
- http://www.mediafire.com/?gf1fvsn9n16bpd6 Yenneramum - Nithyashree
