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कर्णाटक सङ्गीतम् - अलङ्काराः

रागम्: माया मालव गौल (मेलकर्त 15)

स्वर स्थानाः: षड्जम्, शुद्ध ऋषभम्, अन्तर गान्धारम्, शुद्ध मध्यमम्, पञ्चमम्, शुद्ध धैवतम्, काकलि निषादम्

आरोहण: स रि1 . . ग3 म1 . प द1 . . नि3 स'

अवरोहण: स' नि3 . . द1 प . म1 ग3 . . रि1 स

चतुरस्र जाति ध्रुव तालम्:

अङ्गाः: 1 लघु (4 काल) + 1 धृतम् (2 काल) + 1 लघु (4 काल) + 1 लघु (4 काल) = 14 काल

स    रि   ग    म    ।    ग    रि   ।    स    रि   ग    रि   ।    स    रि   ग    म    ॥

रिगमप।मग।रिगमग।रिगमप॥

ग    म    प    द    ।    प    म    ।    ग    म    प    म    ।    ग    म    प    द    ॥

मपदनि।दप।मपदप।मपदनि॥

प    द    नि   स'   ।    नि   द    ।    प    द    नि   द    ।    प    द    नि   स'   ॥

स'निदप।दनि।स'निदनि।स'निदप॥

नि   द    प    म    ।    प    द    ।    नि   द    प    द    ।    नि   द    प    म    ॥

दपमग।मप।दपमप।दपमग॥

प    म    ग    रि   ।    ग    म    ।    प    म    ग    म    ।    प    म    ग    रि   ॥

मगरिस।रिग।मगरिग।मगरिस॥

चतुरस्र जाति मट्य तालम्:

अङ्गाः: 1 लघु (4 काल) + 1 धृतम् (2 काल) + 1 लघु (4 काल) = 10 काल

स    रि   ग    रि   ।    स    रि   ।    स    रि   ग    म    ॥

रिगमग।रिग।रिगमप॥

ग    म    प    म    ।    ग    म    ।    ग    म    प    द    ॥

मपदप।मप।मपदनि॥

प    द    नि   द    ।    प    द    ।    प    द    नि   स'   ॥

स'निदनि।स'नि।स'निदप॥

नि   द    प    द    ।    नि   द    ।    नि   द    प    म    ॥

दपमप।दप।दपमग॥

प    म    ग    म    ।    प    म    ।    प    म    ग    रि   ॥

मगरिग।मग।मगरिस॥

चतुरस्र जाति रूपक तालम्:

अङ्गाः: 1 लघु (2 काल) + 1 धृतम् (4 काल) = 6 काल

स    रि   ।    स    रि   ग    म    ॥

रिग।रिगमप॥

ग    म    ।    ग    म    प    द    ॥

मप।मपदनि॥

प    द    ।    प    द    नि   स'   ॥

स'नि।स'निदप॥

नि   द    ।    नि   द    प    म    ॥

दप।दपमग॥

प    म    ।    प    म    ग    रि   ॥

मग।मगरिस॥

मिश्र जाति झम्प तालम्:

अङ्गाः: 1 लघु (7 काल) + 1 अनुधृतम् (1 काल) + 1 धृतम् (2 काल) = 10 काल

स    रि   ग    स    रि   स    रि   ।    ग    ।    म    ,    ॥

रिगमरिगरिग।म।प,॥

ग    म    प    ग    म    ग    म    ।    प    ।    द    ,    ॥

मपदमपमप।द।नि,॥

प    द    नि   प    द    प    द    ।    नि   ।    स'   ,    ॥

स'निदस'निस'नि।द।प,॥

नि   द    प    नि   द    नि   द    ।    प    ।    म    ,    ॥

दपमदपदप।म।ग,॥

प    म    ग    प    म    प    म    ।    ग    ।    रि   ,    ॥

मगरिमगमग।रि।स,॥

तिस्र जाति त्रिपुट तालम्:

अङ्गाः: 1 लघु (3 काल) + 1 धृतम् (2 काल) + 1 धृतम् (2 काल) = 7 काल

स    रि   ग    ।    स    रि   ।    ग    म    ॥

रिगम।रिग।मप॥

ग    म    प    ।    ग    म    ।    प    द    ॥

मपद।मप।दनि॥

प    द    नि   ।    प    द    ।    नि   स'   ॥

स'निद।स'नि।दप॥

नि   द    प    ।    नि   द    ।    प    म    ॥

दपम।दप।मग॥

प    म    ग    ।    प    म    ।    ग    रि   ॥

मगरि।मग।रिस॥

खण्ड जाति अट तालम्:

अङ्गाः: 1 लघु (5 काल) + 1 लघु (5 लघु) + 1 धृतम् (2 काल) + 1 धृतम् (2 काल) = 14 काल

स    रि   ,    ग    ,    ।    स    ,    रि   ग    ,    ।    म    ,    ।    म    ,    ॥

रिग,म,।रि,गम,।प,।प,॥

ग    म    ,    प    ,    ।    ग    ,    म    प    ,    ।    द    ,    ।    द    ,    ॥

मप,द,।म,पद,।नि,।नि,॥

प    द    ,    नि   ,    ।    प    ,    द    नि   ,    ।    स'   ,    ।    स'   ,    ॥

स'नि,द,।स',निद,।प,।प,॥

नि   द    ,    प    ,    ।    नि   ,    द    प    ,    ।    म    ,    ।    म    ,    ॥

दप,म,।द,पम,।ग,।ग,॥

प    म    ,    ग    ,    ।    प    ,    म    ग    ,    ।    रि   ,    ।    रि   ,    ॥

मग,रि,।म,गरि,।स,।स,॥

चतुरस्र जाति एक तालम्:

अङ्गाः: 1 लघु (4 काल)

स    रि   ग    म    ॥

रिगमप॥

ग    म    प    द    ॥

मपदनि॥

प    द    नि   स'   ॥

स'निदप॥

नि   द    प    म    ॥

दपमग॥

प    म    ग    रि   ॥

मगरिस॥

सन्कीर्ण जाति एक तालम्:

अङ्गाः: 1 लघु (9 काल)

स    ,    रि   ,    ग    ,    म    प    द    ॥

रि,ग,म,पदनि॥

ग    ,    म    ,    प    ,    द    नि   स'   ॥

स',नि,द,पमग॥

नि   ,    द    ,    प    ,    म    ग    रि   ॥

द,प,म,गरिस॥

विकल्पः

स    रि   ,    ग    म    ,    प    द    नि   ॥

रिग,मप,दनिस'॥

स'   नि   ,    द    प    ,    म    ग    रि   ॥

निद,पम,गरिस॥

About This Stotram

Overview

The Carnatic Music Alankarams are a set of foundational melodic exercises used in the pedagogy of Carnatic classical music, presented here in Devanagari script. Alankarams train the voice and develop familiarity with ragas (melodic frameworks) and talas (rhythmic cycles), with exercises in this collection based on the raga Mayamalavagowla and the Chaturasra Jati Dhruva Talam. They belong to the South Indian classical music tradition.

What are the benefits of chanting Carnatic Music Alankarams?

  • Development of vocal clarity and control
  • Familiarity with the structure of Carnatic ragas
  • Improvement of rhythmic precision and tala awareness
  • Foundation for advanced Carnatic music practice

When is the best time to recite this?

Alankarams are practiced during daily music study sessions. Morning and evening practice periods are traditional in Carnatic pedagogy, and consistent daily repetition is the recommended approach for developing the patterns.

What is the historical and traditional background?

Carnatic music is the classical music tradition of South India, with a history spanning several centuries. Alankarams occupy the first stage of formal instruction in the tradition, preceding geethams and more advanced forms. Mayamalavagowla, the raga used for these exercises, is consistently chosen as the first raga for beginners because it presents all seven basic swaras (notes) in a structurally clear manner. The specific compilation presented here is a pedagogical collection rather than a devotional hymn with a traceable scriptural origin.

Available scripts

This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.

Related Texts

  • Carnatic Music Geethams — the next stage of Carnatic music instruction, consisting of simple melodic compositions following alankarams
  • Carnatic Music Svarajathis — more advanced Carnatic compositions that combine melodic passages with devotional lyrics