Jhalavarali
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| Arohanam | SR₁G₁M₂PD₁N₃Ṡ |
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| Avarohanam | ṠN₃D₁PM₂G₁R₁S |
Jhalavarali(pronouncedJhālavarāḻi,meaningA moon with the sun's heat), is aragaminCarnatic music(musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 39thMelakartarāgam in the 72melakartarāgam system of Carnatic music.
It is calledDhālivarāḻi(Varāḻi) inMuthuswami Dikshitarschool of Carnatic music.[1][2][3]
Structure and Lakshana
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It is the 3rd rāgam in the 7thchakra Rishi.The mnemonic name isRishi-Go.The mnemonic phrase issa ra ga mi pa dha nu.[2]Itsārohaṇa-avarohaṇastructure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (seeswarasin Carnatic musicfor details on below notation and terms):
(the notes in this scale:shuddha rishabham, shuddha gandharam, prati madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, kakali nishadham)
As it is amelakartarāgam, by definition it is asampoornarāgam(has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is theprati madhyamamequivalent ofGanamoorti,which is the 3rdmelakarta.
Janya rāgams
[edit]Jhalavarali has a fewjanyarāgams (derived scale) associated with it, of whichVaraliis very popular. SeeList ofjanyarāgamsfor full list of rāgams associated withJhalavarali.
Compositions
[edit]A few compositions set toJhalavaraliare:
- Namami sri ramabyThyagaraja
- Madhava dayyabyDr. M. Balamuralikrishna
- Anatha rakshakaby Thyagaraja
Related rāgams
[edit]This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Jhalavarali'snotes when shifted usingGraha bhedam,yields no othermelakartarāgam, like all 6 rāgams in theRishichakra (Salagam,Jalarnavam,Navaneetam,PavaniandRaghupriyabeing the other 5). Only these rāgams have a gap of 3 notes anywhere in their scale, between G1|to M2. Such a gap does not occur in any othermelakartaby definition.
