Hari Kambhoji

5^th Chakram – Baana Chakram, 28^th Melakarta ragam.

Sampoorna ragam

Janaka ragam

Moorchana:

Arohanam:   S R₂ G₃ M₁ P D₂ N₂ S
Avarohanam:   S N₂ D₂ P M₁ G₃ R₂ S

Swarasthanams:

Shadjam, Chatussruthi Rishabham, Antara Gandharam, Sudha Madhyamam, Panchamam, Chatussruthi Daivatam, Kaisiki Nishadams

Graha Swaram:  s

Nyasa Swaram: g d

Jiva Swarams: n m

Samvadi Swarams:

s m p samvadis

r p samvadis

r d samvadis

Harikambhoji has a lot of janya rāgams (derived rāgams) associated with it, of which Kambhoji is by far the most famous and frequently sung in concerts. The globally famous pentatonic scale Mohanam is also considered a janya of this rāgam. Andolika (also considered as janya of Kharaharapriya), Kamas, Pashupatipriya, Kedaragaula, Natakurinji, Navarasa kannada, Sahana, Senchuruti, Suruti, Sudhasaveri, Kamas and Yadukula kambhoji are also very popular janyas.

Venkatamakhi, who devised the melakarta scheme of classifying raga-s into 72 parent scales, has identified Harikambhoji as one of the parent raga-s. Known as the 28th melakarta raga, and also known by the name of Harikedaragaula in the tradition of the Dikshitar school, Harikambhoji is a sampoorna raga – a septatonic mode using all the seven notes. All the notes are jeeva swara-s, that is, essential for the image of the raga and therefore they are given equal importance. Within this framework, emphasis is given to the rishabha (ri) and the nishada (ni), the only two notes of the raga in which oscillation is allowed to some extent.

• Sancharam  Swarams:
• D n ṡ n, d p – p d n d p m g m, – m p d n ṡ –

ṡ ṙ ġ ṁ ġ ṙ ṡ ṡ n, d p m g r s,

• G m p d n ṡ, – d n, ṙ ṡ n, d – d n ṗ d n s – d n ṡ ṙ, ṡ, –

d n ṡ ṙ ġ ṁ ġ ṙ ṡ, – d n ṡ ṙ, n ṡ, d n, s – g m p d n d n, –

p d n d m p d p – m g r, g m p m g r s, – s ṇ ḍ p̣ ḍ ṇ s r, s,

• Popular Compositions:

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