Debagandhari (
Odia: ଦେବଗାନ୍ଧାରୀ, romanized: debagāndhāri) is a
rāga belonging to the tradition of
Odissi music.[1][2][3] Falling under the meḷa of the same name,[4] the raga uses komala dhaibata and is traditionally associated with the karuṇa rasa.[5]
Structure
The raga is sampurna or heptatonic in its aroha and abaroha (ascent and descent). Its aroha-abaroha are given below :[6]
Aroha : S R G M P d N S
Abaroha : S N d P M G R S
The raga dwells or does nyasa on the panchama, as per tradition and evokes a pensive mood.[7]
^Hota, Dr. Damodar (2012). Udra Paddhatiya Sangita (in Odia). Vol. 2. Bhubaneswar: Swara-Ranga. pp. 18–19.
^Odisi Raga Sarani. Bhubaneswar: Odissi Research Centre. 2004.
^Misra, Purusottama (2009). Bose, Prof. Mandakranta (ed.). Sangitanarayana (A Seventeenth Century Text on Music and Dance from Orissa). Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts and Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
ISBN9788120832886.
^Das, Ramhari (2004). Odissi Sangeetara Parampara O Prayoga ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ ସଙ୍ଗୀତର ପରମ୍ପରା ଓ ପ୍ରୟୋଗ [The tradition and method of Odissi music] (in Odia). Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Kaishikee Prakashani.
^Panda, Dr. Gopal Chandra (1995). Sri Gita Gobinda Swara Lipi [Notated music of the Gita Govinda] (in Odia). Bhubaneswar: Smt. Bhagabati Panda.