Carnatic Ragas

Raga List

Carnatic Scale - CHAKRAVAKAM (C)

C
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C#
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E
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F
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G
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A
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A#
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C
Sa
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Ri1
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Ga3
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Ma1
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Pa
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Dha2
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Ni2
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Sa
Chakravakam
If you have ever listened to the raga Chakravagam and wondered if it has a Hindustani touch to it, then you are not mistaken as it has a Hindustani counterpart known as Ahir Bhairav. Chakravakam is the 16th raga in the Melakarta system of Carnatic music and is called Toyevegavahini in the Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.
Arohana: S R1 G3 M1 P D2 N2 S
Avarohana: S N2 D2 P M1 G3 R1 S
The swaras of this raga are shadjam, shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panjamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham and kaisiki nishadham. Ri and Ni are jeevaswaras and Ga and Pa are amshaswaras. Chakravakam is a sampoorna raga and on replacing the shuddha madhyamam with prati madhyamam, it yields Ramapriya, the 52nd Melakarta raga.
This is the fourth raga in the Agni chakra which is the third chakra and has mnemonic name Agni-Bhu. One cannot deny the fact that this raga has some similarities with its predecessor Mayamalavagowla. Here the notes Ri, Ga and Ma are sung in a flatter manner making the tune sound more in control than Mayamalavagowla. Additionally, the notes Da and Ni are sung as in Harikamboji to give this raga a feeling of devotion. Sympathy and compassion are yet other feelings that embrace the listeners when they listen to this raga.
Chakravakam has a number of janya ragas like Bhaktapriya, Bhujangini, Bindhumalini, Chakranarayani and Goshini. When shifted using Graha bhedam, two ragas are obtained – Sarasangi and Dharmavati.

You can hear this raga very often in concerts with the famous compositions like Etula Brotuva by Thyagaraja, Kanakkankoti Vendum by Koteeswara Iyer, Gajananayutham by Muthuswami Dikshitar and Mullu Koneya Mele by Purandara Dasa. The devotional essence of this raga has made music composers create many a film songs based on this. The Hindi song Albela Sajan from the movie Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam is set to this raga. Equally famous is the Malayalam Christian devotional song Aadiyil vachanam undayirunnu sung by Dr. K. J. Yesudas.
List of Tamil songs in Chakravakam raga:
Ullathil Nalla Ullam (Film Karnan)
Thaai Paadum Paatu (Film Naam Pirandha Mann)
Deivathin Theareduthu (Film Paattum Bharathamum)
Aalukoru Thedhivechi (Film Theerpu)
Vaarey Vaa (Film Thee)
List of Malayalam songs in Chakravakam raga:
Devasabhathalam (Film His Highness Abdulla)
Raakkili than (Film Perumazhakkalam)
 
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