72 Melakarta Raga Lessons With Jayadeva Astapadis  (Music, MP3)

Mahamahopadhyaya is a doyen and a multi faceted carnatic classical musician. Gifted with a sonorous voice and great caliber he adheres to classicism. He is a musicologist an erudite scholar and an outstanding teacher. He is a performer and a lecture demonstrator of universal appeal an author of some of the most valuable and enriching works on music. He is an innovator of teaching methods and a great visionary.

Dr. Sitalakshmi C. Nunna is a physician by profession in U.S.A. She has played Veena and served as a student for the lessons. Carnatic Music has 72 melakartas which are basic or sampoorna ragas using all the seven (Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa Da Ni) notes in ascent and descent thus making a complete Octave. These are grouped under 12 chakras each with six different ragas which are demonstrated in this DVD.

Saint poet Sri. Jayadeva.has written Gita Govindam a mahakavyam in Sanskrit which consists of 12 sargams (chapters) comprising of 24 geethams (or astapadis) and 72 slokams.

Sri Nookala Chinnasatyanarayana has demonstrated these 72 melakarta ragas by tuning and singing some of Jayadevas Astapadis. About six charanams from the same astapadi are incorporated for each chakra of 72 melakartas.

1. Kanakangi 2. Ratnangi

3. Ganamoorti 4.Vanaspati

5. Manavati 6. Tanarupi

7. Senavati 8. Hanumatodi

9. Dhenuka 10. Natakapriya

11.Kokilapriya 12. Rupavati

13. Gayakapriya 14. Vakulabharanam

15. Mayamalavagowla 16. Chakravakam

17. Suryakantam 18. Hatakambari

19.Jhankaradhwani 20. Natabhairavi

21. Keeravani 22. Kharaharapriya

23. Gowrimanohari 24. Varunapriya

25. Mararanjani 26. Charukesi

27.Sarasangi 28. Harikambhoji

29. Dheerasankarabharanam 30. Naganandini

31. Yagapriya 32. Ragavardhini

33. Gangeyabhushani 34.Vagadheeswari

35. Sulini 36. Chalanata

37. Salagam 38. Jalarnavam

39. Jhalavarali 40. Navanitham

41. Pavani 42.Raghupriya

43.Gavambodhi 44.Bhavapriya

45.Shubhapantuvarali 46.Shadvidhamargini

47.Suvarnangi 48.Divyamani

49.Dhavalambari 50.Namanarayani

51.Kamavardhini 52.Ramapriya

53.Gamanasrama 54.Viswambhari

55.Syamalangi 56.Shanmukhapriya

57.Simhendramadhyamam 58.Hemavati

59.Dharmavati 60.Neetimati

61.Kantamani 62.Rishabhapriya

63.Latangi 64.Vachaspati

65.Mechakalyani 66.Chitrambhari

67.Sucharitra 68.Jyothiswarupini

69.Dhatuvardhini 70.Nasikabhusani

71.Kosalam 72.Rasikapriya

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