Khambōji
Janya of Saṅkarābharaṇam (29) — sampūrṇa with N₂ as foreign note; brisk kīrtana virā
Brisk kīrtana virā; Saṅkarābharaṇam with N₂ anya
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Ārōhaṇa (ascending)
- S
- R₂
- G₃
- M₁
- P
- D₁
- N₂
- Ṡ
Avarōhaṇa (descending)
- Ṡ
- N₂
- D₁
- P
- M₁
- G₃
- R₂
- S
Signature phrase
S R₂ G₃ M₁ P D₁ N₂ Ṡ
The pakad (catch-phrase) is the 4-8 svara motif that defines this raga's identity. Internalise this phrase first — it's what your ear reaches for when the raga returns to its home base.
Rāga grammar
- Vādi (king svara)
- G₃
- Samvādi (queen svara)
- N₂
- Jīva (life-giving)
- R₂ G₃ D₁ N₂
- Nyāsa (resting)
- S R₂ G₃ N₂
- Graha (phrase-starting)
- S R₂ G₃
Listen to Khambōji
Arōhaṇa-avarōhaṇa exposition with tampura drone.
Similar ragas
No Parijat notes for this raga yet — the catalog covers 77 of 81 living ragas.