Rajam's Corner
Music Appreciation Notes - Some Varalis
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Poorvavarali is a janya of Gaatamoorti, known as Ganasamavarali in the asampoorna tradition, the third raga in the melakarta scheme. The gandhara and nishada of the Janaka raga are dropped in the arohana of Poorvavarali for which the swara-s are: shadja (sa), suddha rishabha (ra,. suddha gandhara (ga) (in the avarohana only), suddha madhyama (ma), panchama (pa), suddha dhaivata (dha) and kakali nithada (nu) (in the avarohana only), It is thus an upanga raga of Ganamoorti, that is it has no anya swara.