Punnagavarali

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Punnagavarali
ArohanamN₂ S R₁ G₂ M₁ P D₁ N₂
AvarohanamN₂ D₁ P M₁ G₂ R₁ S N₂

Punnagavarali, a raga in Carnatic Music, is a derived scale from Hanumatodi, which is the 8th melakarta Raga in the 72 melakarta system.[1]

Punnagavarali raga is associated with karuna rasa and snakes (naga means snake). Snake charmers play this scale. In wedding ceremonies, a piece called the Odam usually played at the muhurtam, is often in Punnagavarali. This is an ancient raga and traditional Tamil pieces such as Nondichindu are also set in this.[2][3][4][5]

Structure and lakshana[edit]

Punnagavarali is a nishadantya raga (starts and ends in a single octave, nishada to nishada) and is hence usually presented in the madhyama sruti. In the ascent the chatusruti rishabha also occurs, sometimes. The raga's regal presence is best felt in slow phrases.

The notes include kaisiki nishada, sadja, suddha rishabha, sadharana gandhara, suddha madhyama, pancama and suddha dhaivata. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):

Compositions[edit]

Some of the popular compositions are listed below.

  • Muthuswami Dikshitar's Ehi annapoorney set to Adi tala and Kamalambikaya sthavabhakthoham set to Rupakam tala
  • Thyagaraja's Utsava sampradaya kriti "Thavadhasoham", and the Divyanama Sankeertanas- "Gandhamu Puyyaruga" and "Dasaradha Nandana"
  • Syama Sastri's Kankashaila Viharini and Brovasamayamu
  • Papanasam Sivan's "Shiva Ganga Nagaranivasini"
  • Agastya's 2nd line of "Sri Chakra Raja"

Related Raga[edit]

Punnagavarali has some resemblance to Nadanamakriya.

Film Songs[edit]

Language:Tamil[edit]

Song Movie Year Composer Singer
En Appanallavaa Nandanar 1942 M. D. Parthasarathy & S. Rajeswara Rao M. M. Dandapani Desikar
Naadhar Mudi Melirukkum Thiruvarutchelvar 1967 K. V. Mahadevan T. M. Soundararajan
Yelantha Pazham Panama Pasama 1968 L. R. Eswari
Anbe Sivam Endru

(Ragamalika: Shivaranjani, Punnagavarali)

Karaikkal Ammaiyar 1973 Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan S. Varalakshmi
Aadum Pambirukuthu Illam 1988 Ilayaraja P. Jayachandran
Aadidu Peyygaley Aduthathu Albert 1985 Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki
Madrasai Suthi

(Manorama singing portion only)

May Maadham 1994 A. R. Rahman Shahul Hameed, Swarnalatha, G. V. Prakash & Manorama
Em Manasiley Seerivarum Kaalai 2001 Sirpy Mano, Sujatha
Naa Romba Busy Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga 2015 D. Imman Neeti Mohan, Santhosh Hariharan, Sharanya Gopinath

•Thekkumkooradiyaathi (Ashwamedham 1967) •Enthucheyyendu (Thuruppugulaan 1972) •Aadiyushassil (Manushyan 1979)

•Manikkuyile (Vaalkkannaadi 2002) •Paalkkadalil pallikollum (Goureeshankaram 2003) •Sundarana (D) (Kanaka Simhaasanam 2006) •Dukhathinundoru (Naadabrahmam 2011)[6]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. Alternate notations:
    • Hindustani:  S   M P  
    • Western: B C D E F G A B
  2. Alternate notations:
    • Hindustani:   P M   S 
    • Western: B A G F E D C B

References[edit]

  1. Bor(1999)
  2. Charulatha Mani CHENNAI, 21 June 2013 on The Hindu
  3. Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications
  4. Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras
  5. Ragasurabhi by K.T Rabindranathan published by Kerala Bhasha Institute First published in November 1992
  6. http://en.msidb.org/songs.php?tag=Search&raga=Punnagavaraali&limit=8&alimit=35

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