SrI:
Dear Sangeetha RasikAs and NaadhOpAsakAs : Raagam has been defined as the dhvani, which is formed
by the combination of svarams and
which delights the ear
and mind of the listener . When that listener happens to
be the Lord Himself , the NaadhOpAsana
with the Raaaga dEvatAs becomes very
special .When a composer is blessed
to create
samarpaNams ( Naadha NaivEdhyams) in various Raagas and offer them to the Lord ,
such a composer is truly blessed .These offerings by a composer can also
be
recognized as Naama
KusumAnjali to the Ishta Dhaivam . Saint ThyagaraajA of ThiruvAyUr has
presented many
Raaga Ratna
Maalikais to Lord Raamachandra . Saint AnnamayyA of TaaLappAkkam has
presented such
Raaga ratna
Maalikiais to the Lord of Saptha Giri .Purandara Daasa's bhakthi for
Vittala of PandrApur is another legendary outpouring of
NaadhOpAsanA
that flowed thru
His krithis .
There are occasions
where an AchAryan like Swamy Naatha Muni sets the divine collect
to music
and tALam for devotional use to celebrate the Lord's glories . An AzhwAr
like
ThiruppANar sings and plays His Veenai on the banks of Cauvery river
.
Let us now
have a brief introduction to the RaagAs here .There are 72 KartA ( MeLa KartA )
Raagams and they have in turn many , many children , Janya RaagAs
.
The 72 MeLa Raagams
arise from the three kinds of PrastArams of the five vikruthi svarams: ri ,ga,
ma,dha,
ni. These 72 MeLa Raagams are divided into
Suddha Madhyama
MeLa KartA Raagams ( 36 in number) and Pratimadhyama Mela Karta Raagams
(
another 36 in the count) .
These 72 MeLa
Raagams can also be grouped under 12 chakrams with six of the MeLa
Raagams assigned to these chakrams .
The 36 Suddha
Madhyama MeLa rAgams fit under Indhu ( First chakram , one Moon) ,
nEtra (
2nd chakram,Two eyes) Agni ( 3rd
chakram representing three kinds of Agnis) , Veda
(4th
Chakram denoting the 4 VedAs) , BhANa( 5th chakram representing the
five arrows of Manmatan) and Rutu ( 6th chakram
denoting the six
seasons of the year) chakram .
The 36
Pratimadhyama Mela rAgams that follow the Suddha Madhyama MeLams form
another six chakraks with 6 MeLa rAgams each : Rishi (7th
chakram,
Saptha Rishis) , Vasu ( 8th chakram ,Ashta
Vasus),Brahma , DiSi (Tenth chakram,10 directions), Rudra ( 11th chakram
,EkAdasa
RudrAs) , Aditya ( 12th chakram,Twelve AdityAs) chakrams .Tens of
thousands
of Janya rAgams are
generated from these 72 MeLa kartA rAgams .
Please refer for
details in URL:
In the SrI VenkatEsa
Gadhyam , we can
come across many of the
names of
the 72 MeLa
Raagams and
Janya raagams
as they bow
before the Lord of
Saptha
giri:
We will
now enlist the names and chakrams of the 72 Mela Raaga
Krithis in which the Naadha NaivEdhyam for Oppiliappan is presented :
36 Suddha Madhyama MeLams
:
1) Indhu chakram( MeLams: 1-6): KanakAngi ,
RatnAngi ,
GhAnamUrthy , Vanaspathy
,
Maanavathy and Taanaroopi .
2) nEtra Chakram ( MeLams: 7-12): sEnAvathy ,
Hanuma
ThODi , DhEnukA ,
NaaDakapriyA ,
Kokila PriyA , Roopavathy .
3) Agni chakram (
MeLams:13-18):
Gaayaka PriyA , VaguLAbharaNam
,
MaayAmaaLava gouLa , chakravAkam
,SooryakAntham
,
HaaDakAmbhari .
4) Veda Chakram (MeLams:
19-24):
JangAradhvani ,NaDa
Bhairavi ,
KeeravANi ,KaraharapriyA
,
Gowree ManOhari , VaruNa
PriyA .
5) BhANa chakram( MeLams:
25-30):
Maara Ranjani , ChArukESi
,SrasAngi ,
Hari KaambhOji , Dheera
SankarAbharaNam ,
NaagA Nandhini
.
6) Ruthu Chakram( MeLams :
31-36):
Yaaga PriyA , Raaga
Vardhini ,
GaangEya BhUshaNi
,Vaagdheeswari,
Soolini and Chala Naattai
.
The 36 Prathimadhayama
MeLa Raagams
fall into another set of 6
chakrams:
7) Rishi Chakram( MeLams :
37-42):
ChAlakam , JalArNavam
,Jaala
VarALi,
Navaneetham , Paavanee and
Raghu PriyA.
8) Vasu Chakram (
MeLams:43-48)
GavAmbhOdhi ,Bhava PriyA
,
Subha PanthuvarALi ,
shadvidha MaargiNi ,SuvarNAngi and dhivya MaNi.
9) Brahma Chakram( MeLams:
49-54):
DhavaLAmbhari , Naama
NaarAyaNi ,
Kaama Vardhini , Raama
PriyA ,
GamanASrama and
ViSvambhari .
10) Disi Chakram: (
MeLams: 55-60):
SyAmaLAngi , ShaNmukha
PriyA ,
SimhEndhra Madhyamam
,Hemawathi ,
Dharmavathi and
Neethimathi .
11) Rudhra Chakram (
MeLams: 61-66):
KaanthAmaNi ,Rishabha
PriyA ,
LatAngi , Vaachaspathi ,
Mesa KalyANi
and ChithrAmbhari
.
12) Adhitya Chakram (
MeLams: 67-72):
Sucharitram , JyOthi
svarUpiNi ,
DhAthu Vardhini ,
NaasikAbhUshaNi ,
KoSalam and Rasika PriyA
.
We will continue next with the brief
coverage of
Janya Raagams ,
the children of MeLa
KarthA Raagams ,
their variations into
the three categories of
SampoorNam
,ShADavam and OuDavam
and the
differences among them
due to their
permutations
and
combinations
.
The main thrust of this series is
to
enjoy the Krithis on
Oppliyappan
and BhUmi Devi and their
meanings.
The purpose is not for discussions
on
the grammar ( lakshaNam) of Carnatic Music
.
NamO SrI VenkatEsAya ,
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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