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Pantuvarāḷi

Melakarta 45

Solemn, devotional; popular for bhajans and invocations

Venkatamakhin ṛāgaṅga· Dikshitar kriti tradition

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Ārōhaṇa (ascending)

  1. S
  2. R₁
  3. G₃
  4. M₂
  5. P
  6. D₁
  7. N₃

Avarōhaṇa (descending)

  1. N₃
  2. D₁
  3. P
  4. M₂
  5. G₃
  6. R₁
  7. S

Signature phrase

S R₁ G₃ M₂ P D₁ N₃ 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)
P
Samvādi (queen svara)
G₃
Jīva (life-giving)
G₃ M₂ P
Nyāsa (resting)
S G₃ P N₃
Graha (phrase-starting)
S G₃

Listen to Pantuvarāḷi

Arōhaṇa-avarōhaṇa exposition with tampura drone.

Kṛtis in this rāga· 1 entry across 1 composer

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Sangeet Parijat — Ahobala's notes

Graha (opening)
Sa
Aṁśa (king svara)
Pa
Nyāsa (rest svara)
Sa
Time
After 1st prahara
Gīti
Bhinnā
Gamaka
kampita

Parijat-era Pantuvarāḷi (now Mela 51, Kāmavardhinī). Prati-Ma + komal-Re + kakali-Ni — the prati-Ma must be touched as the gateway to Pa, never dwelt on.

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