Gourimanohari - 23rd Melakarta rāgam

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Gourimanohari or Gowrimanohari (Sanskrit: गौरीमनोहारी, Kannada: ಗೌರೀಮನೋಹರೀ, Telugu: గౌరీమనోహరి, Tamil: கௌரிமனோகரி) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 23rd Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music.

Hindustani music does not have an equivalent to this rāgam, where the purvanga (first half of the scale) is like Kafi thaat, while the uttaranga (second half) is like Bilaval thaat.

Structure and Lakshana:

It is the 5th rāgam in the 4th chakra Veda. The mnemonic name is Veda-Ma. The mnemonic phrase is sa ri gi ma pa dhi nu. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇastructure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):

ārohaṇa: S R2 G2 M1 P D2 N3 S
avarohaṇa: S N3 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S

The notes used in this scale are shadjam, chathusruthi rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam, chathusruthi dhaivathamand kakali nishadham. It is a sampurna rāgam – a rāgam that has all seven swaras (notes). It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Dharmavati, which is the 59th melakarta.

Janya rāgams:

It has a few minor janya rāgams (derived scales) associated with it.

23 Gowri Manohari	S R2 G2 M1 P D2 N3 S	S N3 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S
Gowrivelāvali	S R2 G2 S R2 M1 P D2 S S R2 G1 G2 S R2 M1 M1 P D2 D2 S	S N3 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S S N3 D2 P M1 G1 G2 R2 S
Gowrishankar	S R2 G2 M1 P N3 S	S N3 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S
Hamsadeepika	S R2 G2 M1 D2 S	S N3 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S
Hrudkamali	S R2 M1 D2 N3 S	S N3 D2 M1 R2 S
Lavanthika	S R2 M1 P N3 S	S N3 P M1 R2 S
Sundaramanohari	S R2 M1 P N3 S	S N3 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S
Vasantashree (Amba Manohari)	S R2 G2 M1 D2 N3 S	S N3 D2 M1 G2 R2 S
Velāvali	S G2 M1 D2 N3 S S R2 M1 P D2 S S R2 G2 M1 P D2 S S G2 R2 M1 P D2 S S R2 G2 S R2 M1 P D2 S S R2 M1 P D2 N3 S	S N3 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S S N3 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S S N3 D2 P M1 G2 S S N3 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S S N3 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S S N3 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S

Related rāgams:

Gourimanohari's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 3 other major melakarta rāgams, namely, Vachaspati, Natakapriya and Charukesi. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rāgam.

Rāgam	Mela #	C		D		E	F		G		A		B	C		D		E	F		G		A
Vachaspati	64	S		R2		G3		M2	P		D2	N2		S'		R2'		G3'		M2'	P'		D2'
Charukesi	26			S		R2		G3	M1		P	D1		N2		S'
Gourimanohari	23								S		R2	G2		M1		P		D2		N3	S'
Natakapriya	10										S	R1		G2		M1		P		D2	N2		S'

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