Thyagaraja Mangalam is a new raga created by Mahesh Mahadev in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a pure Janya raga and adheres to the strict rules of the Indian Classical Music and it is also an innovation in the world of Western Musical scales and modes. This new ragam is named in the honour of Carnatic Vocalists & Musicologists Maha Guru Shri T. M. Thyagarajan and Guru Smt. Mangalam Shankar. As a first dedication in this new ragam, a Guru Shloka (Viruttam) will be presented by Priyadarshini.
Structure and Lakshana
IN CARNATIC MUSIC
Thyagaraja Mangalam is an asymmetric rāgam that does not contain rishabham or dhaivatam in the ascending scale. It is an audava-sampurna rāgam (or owdava rāgam, meaning pentatonic ascending scale). Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows:
The notes used in this scale are shadjam, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam and kakali nishadham in ascending scale, with chathusruthi rishabham, chathusruthi dhaivatham included in descending scale.
♪ Notation – Guru Shloka (Viruttam): Dhyana Moolam
ĠĠ ṘṠ ṘṘṘṘ
Dhyaana Muulam Gurur-Muurtih
ṠĠ ṀṖṀĠRṠN ṘṘṘṘ
Dhyaana Muulam Gurur-Muurtih
NN DP PGMPP
Puujaa Muulam Gurur-Padam |
NN DP PGMPP
Puujaa Muulam Gurur-Padam |
GM PNN ṠṠ ĠṘ
Mantra Muulam Gurur-Vaakyam
GM PNṠNN ṠṠ ĠṘ
Mantra Muulam Gurur-Vaakyam
NN DP PG PP
Mokssa Muulam Guruur-Krpaa |
GMP NN ṠṠĠ Ṙ ṠṠ
Guruur-Krpaa Guruur-Krpaa ||