Gajananayutham | Chakravakam | Adi | Deekshitar | Carnatic Flute | Krishna mohan Bhagavatula

Artist: Krishna Mohan Bhagavatula

Recorded and mixed by Venky at Swara Vaahini studio, Hyderabad, India.


Krithi: Gajaananayutam
raagam: Chakravakavaakam

Aa: S R1 G3 M1 D2 N2 D2 S
Av: S N2 D2 P M1 G3 R1 S

taaLam: aadi
Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar
Language: Sanskrit

pallavi

gajaananayutam gaNEshwaram
bhajaami satatam surEshwaram
(gajaananayutam)

caraNam

ajEndrapoojita vighnEshwaram
gaNaadisannutapada padmakaram
kunjarabhanjana caturatarakaram
guruguhaagrajam praNavaakaaram

ciTTai swaram

P,PMGRSN DNSRGMPM | P,DNSRGM | MRG SNDPM ||
SNDPM NDPM DPM PM GR | SRGMPDNS | RSNDPMGR ||
(gajaananayutam)

Meaning:
I constantly sing the praise of GaNEshwara the elephant-faced, who is the lord of Devas.

Who is worshipped by Brahma and Indra. Remover of obstacles, whose lotus like feet and hands are worshipped by BhootagaNas. Who exhibited his skill in vanquishing Kunjara. He is the elder brother of Guruguha, and is of the form of PraNava.

About the Raagam:

Chakravakam
(pronounced chakravākam) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale in South Indian classical music). It is the 16th Melakarta rāgam (parent rāgam) in the 72 melakarta rāgam system. According to the Muthuswami Dikshitar school, this rāgam is called Tōyavēgavāhini.
Chakravakam is similar to Raga Ahirbhairav in Hindustani music.

Chakravakam:
ArohanamS R₁ G₃ M₁ P D₂ N₂ Ṡ
AvarohanamṠ N₂ D₂ P M₁ G₃ R₁ S

Chakravakam is a raga that is known to incite feelings of devotion, sympathy and compassion in the listeners.

Chakravakam is different from Mayamalavagowla in some ways, while playing. The Ri Ga ma notes are played a bit flatter than Mayamalavagowla, making it sound more restrained than Mayamalavagowla. The Da and Ni are played somewhat like Hari Kambhoji, giving the overall tune, to be restrained and devotional essence.

Popular compositions in the Raagam:

Etula Brotuvo teliya and Sugunamule by Thyagaraja, Kānakkankoti vendum by Koteeswara Iyer are also sung in concerts. Gajānanayutham is a popular composition in Tōyavēgavāhini, by the maestro Muthuswami Dikshitar, which is sung in a brisk tempo, unlike other compositions set to Chakravakam.

KalamSei Kove, an ancient Tamil Sangam Kuṟuntokai poetry was set to Chakravakam in the international music album Sandham- Symphony Meets Classical Tamil by Composer Rajan.

Maharaja Swathi Thirunal also contributed a lot to this raga. His composition Sarojanabha is a famous krithi in this raga which is about Sree Padmanabhaswamy.

Kalyani Varadarajan has composed a melodious kriti in this ragam - Sri Amruta Phalâmbike

There are a number of popular compositions that have recently been set to tune in Ahir bhairav (a Hindustani raga similar to Chakravakam), one of the most well known ones being Pibare Rāmarasam in Sanskrit, by Sadasiva Brahmendra.

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