Janya ragam of Mayamalavagowla ragam, 15th Melakarta ragam, 3rd Agni chakram.
Gowla is an ancient rāgam mentioned in Sangita Ratnakara, Sangita Makarandha and Sangita samayasara.
It is an auspicious rāgam, which is mostly sung in the early part of the concert.
It is a popular rāgam and also a ghana rāgam.
It is an audava-vakra-shadava rāgam.
- Moorchana:Aarohanam: s r m p n ṡAvarohanam: ṡ n p m r g m r s
- Swarasthanas:
Shadjam, Suddha Rishabham, Antara Gandharam, Suddha Madhyamam, Panchamam, Suddha Daivatam, Kakali Nishadam
- Here ri is ekasruti rishabham (also known as Gowla rishabham)
- Vakra ragm
- Varjya ragam – g d in Arohana; d in Avarohana
- Graha Swaram: Ni
- Samvadi Swarams: s m p swarams.
- G n swarams are Samvadis
- Prayoga Swarams:
r, r s n p, – r m p, p, – m g m r, s – s r p m g
- Sancharam:
m r s, – r g m r s – r r m m – r r p p – m p n ṡ, –
ṡ ṙ ṁ ġ, ṁ ṙ ġ ṁ, ṙ ṡ, – n s ṙ ṡ r, – r m p n s, n p m g m r s, —
s ṇ p̣ ṃ p̣ ṇ s,
- Popular Compositions:
| Pancharatna Kriti | Dudukugala | Adi | Tyagaraja Swamy |
| Kriti | Sri Mahaganapatir avatumam | Misra Chapu | Muthuswamy Dikshitar |
| Kriti | Tyagaraja palayasumam | Adi | Muthuswamy Dikshitar |
| Kriti | Kaama Janaka | Adi | Maharaja Swathi Thirunal |
| Kriti | Pranamamyaham | Adi | Mysore Vasudevachar |
