Pavani (pronounced pāvani, meaning ''the purifier'') is a
rāga
A raga ( ; , ; ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a musical mode, melodic mode. It is central to classical Indian music. Each raga consists of an array of melodic structures with musical motifs; and, fro ...
m in
Carnatic music
Carnatic music (known as or in the Dravidian languages) is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and southern Odisha.
It is o ...
(musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 41st ''
melakarta
Mēḷakartā is a collection of fundamental musical scales ( ragas) in Carnatic music (South Indian classical music). ''Mēḷakartā'' ragas are parent ragas (hence known as ''janaka'' ragas) from which other ragas may be derived. A ''melaka ...
'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Kumbhini in
Muthuswami Dikshitar
Muthuswami Dikshitar (Mudduswamy Dikshitar) (, 24 March 1776 – 21 October 1835), mononymously Dikshitar, was a South Indian poet, singer, veena player, and a prolific composer of Indian classical music. He was the youngest member of what is re ...
school of Carnatic music.
[''Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar Keertanaigal'' by Vidwan A Sundaram Iyer, Pub. 1989, Music Book Publishers, Mylapore, Chennai]
Structure and Lakshana
It is the 5th rāgam in the 7th ''chakra Rishi''. The mnemonic name is ''Rishi-Ma''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ra ga mi pa dhi nu''.
[''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications] Its ' structure is as follows (see
''swaras'' in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
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The notes used in this scale are ''shuddha rishabham, shuddha gandharam, prati madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham'' and ''kakali nishadham''. It is a
''sampurna'' rāgam – a rāgam that has all seven ''
swara
Swara () or svara is an Indian classical music term that connotes simultaneously a breath, a vowel, a note, the sound of a musical note corresponding to its name, and the successive steps of the octave, or ''saptanka''. More comprehensively ...
s'' (notes). It is the ''prati madhyamam'' equivalent of ''
Manavati'', which is the 5th ''melakarta'' scale.
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''Janya'' rāgams
''Chandrajyoti'' is a ''
janya
''Janya'' is a term meaning "derive". In Carnatic (South Indian) music a ''janya raga'' is one derived from one of the 72 '' melakarta'' ragas (fundamental melodic structures). ''Janya'' ragas are classified into various types based on a vari ...
'' rāgam (derived scale) that is associated with it, in which
Thyagaraja
Sadguru Tyagaraja Swami ( Telugu: సద్గురు త్యాగరాజ స్వామి; 4 May 1767 – 6 January 1847), also known as Tyagayya, and in full as Kakarla Tyagabrahmam ( Telugu: కాకర్ల త్యాగబ ...
has composed couple of songs. See
List of ''janya'' rāgams for a full list of ''Pavani's janyas''.
Film Song in Ragam Chandrajyoti
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Tamil
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Compositions
*''Sachidanandamaya'' by
Muthuswami Dikshitar
Muthuswami Dikshitar (Mudduswamy Dikshitar) (, 24 March 1776 – 21 October 1835), mononymously Dikshitar, was a South Indian poet, singer, veena player, and a prolific composer of Indian classical music. He was the youngest member of what is re ...
*''Anjaade'' by
Koteeswara Iyer
*''Jaya Dhanada Sakha'' by
M. Balamuralikrishna
Related rāgams
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
''Pavani's'' notes when shifted using ''
Graha bhedam
''Graha Bhedam'' in Carnatic music is the process (or result of the process) of shifting the Tonic (music), Tonic note (''Śruti (music), śruti'') to another note in the rāgam and arriving at a different rāgam. Its equivalent in Hindustani cl ...
'' does not yield any other ''melakarta''. ''Graha bhedam'' is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the ''shadjam'' to the next note in the rāgam.
This is obvious for the 6 ''Rishi chakra'' rāgams (''
Salagam
Salagam (pronounced sālagam) is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 37th ''melakarta'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Sowgandini in Muthuswami Diksh ...
,
Jalarnavam,
Jhalavarali
Jhalavarali (pronounced , meaning ''A moon with the sun's heat''), is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 39th ''Melakarta'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music.
It is ...
,
Navaneetam
Navaneetam (pronounced navanītam, meaning ''the eternal new one'') is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 40th ''Melakarta'' rāgam (parent scale) in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic ...
'' and ''
Raghupriya'' being the other 5), as they have 3 missing notes between G1 and M2. Since no other ''swara'' pair in rules of ''melakarta'' rāgams have a 3 note gap, ''Graha bhedam'' yields only invalid scales within those rules.
Film Song in Ragam Pavani
Language:
Tamil
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Film Song in Ragam Pavani
Language:
Malayalam Movie
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Notes
References
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Melakarta ragas