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Kamavardhani

Kamavardhini (pronounced kāmavardhini – కామవర్ధిని/ ಕಾಮವರ್ಧಿನಿ/ காமவர்தினி / कामवर्धिनि) is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 51st Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is also referred by the name Pantuvarāḷi.

This rāgam is very popular with musicians who typically sing it in the beginning of a concert. It is called Kāshirāmakriya in the Muthuswami Dikshitar school. The Hindustani music equivalent of Kamavardhini is the Poorvi thaat/Puriya Dhanashree.

Structure and Lakshana

It is the 3rd rāgam in the 9th chakra Brahma. The mnemonic name is Brahma-Go. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gu mi pa dha nu. Its ' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):

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(the notes in this scale are shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, prathi madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, kakali nishadham)

It is a sampoorna rāgam – a rāgam that has all seven swaras (notes). This rāgam differs from the 15th melakarta rāgam Mayamalavagowla, which is the rāgam taught to a beginner in Carnatic music, only by the madhyamam. Kamavardhani is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Mayamalavagowla.

Janya rāgams

It has a few minor janya rāgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of janya rāgams for full list of rāgams associated with it.

Popular compositions

  • Guruvina Gulaamanaaguva Tanaka (also sung in Salagabhairavi) – Purandaradasa
  • Harinama Jihveyolirabeku – Vyasatirtha
  • Vitalayya Vitalayya – Jagannatha Dasa
  • Ramanujare Namo – Kanakadasa
  • Raghuvara Nannu, Shambo Mahadeva, Saramegani, Appa Rama Bhakthi, Shobhane, Choodare Chelulara, Vadera Daivamu, Andundaka Ne, Sundarathara Dheham, Parama Pavana Gunashali, Ninne Nera Nammi, Naradamuni Vedalina and Shiva Shiva Shiva Enarada – Thyagaraja
  • Ennaganu Rama Bhajana – Bhadrachala Ramadasu
  • Ramanatham Bhajeham, Visalaksheem Visweseem, Senapathe Palayamam, Sri Sundararajam and Ucchishta Ganapathau – Muthuswami Dikshitar
  • Ninnarul Iyambalaagumo, Amba Manam Kaninthu, Adiya Padhathai, Nee Allavo and Neeye Pedai Mukham (Varnam) – Papanasam Sivan
  • Sarasaksha Paripalaya Maamayi, Paripalaya Sarasiruha, Matanga Tanayayi Mangalam, Nagashayanam (Utsava Prabandham Kriti) and Saroruhaasana (Navarathri sixth day Kriti) – Swati Tirunal
  • Magalahārathide Nēku, Mahitâtma Sevite – Kalyani Varadarajan
  • Kamurugayya – Koteeswara Iyer
  • Ituvanti – Tiruvottriyur Tyagayyar
  • Engum Niraindha Paramporule (Varnam) – Madurai Sri N Krishnan
  • Varamulicchuta (Varnam) – Nallan Chakravarthy Murthy
  • Sharanam Tava – Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna
  • Shankari Ninne – Mysore Vasudevachar
  • Kunjitha Padhathai, Edhukkindha Sadalam and Thenpuliyur Sivakami Nesa – Gopalakrishna Bharathi
  • Nirupama Sundarakara, Manruladum Paraman and Sonnadhai Kel Kanna – Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi
  • Shivananda Kamavardhani - G. N. Balasubramaniam
  • Alli Undidalaam – Pudukode K.S. Krishnamurthi
  • Adarkulle(Padam) – Subbarama Iyer
  • Netru Varen Endru(Padam) – Subbarama Iyer
  • Niddirayil(Padam) – Ghanam Krishna Iyer
  • Vaddante(Padam) – Govindaswamy Ayya
  • Inchu Boni(Padam) – Sarangapani

Film Songs

Language: Tamil

Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.

Kamavardani's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields Kanakangi (the 1st 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. See further details and an illustration of Graha bhedam on Kanakangi.

It tends to sound similar to, and is often mistaken for, another ragam called Purvikalyani.

Notes

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