The voice within

Esha manohari raga is the janma raga of 28th melakartha hari kamboji. This is a sampoorna, vakra sampoorna janya raga. Apart from shadja and panchama, chatushruthi rishabha, antara gandhara, shuddha madhyama, chatushruthi daivatha and kaishiki nishada are the swara sthanas. The beauty of this raga is indescribable. The popular kritis in this raga are manasa Sri Rama chandruni by Thyagaraja, Sri gananatham bhajare by muthuswami dikshit, himagirisha manonmani by muthiah bhagawathar, shambho gangadhara by Gopala Krishna Bharathi.

Darbar raga is derived from 22nd melakartha of kharaharapriya janma raga. swara sthanas for this raga are shadja, chatushruthi rishabha, sadharana gandhara, shuddha madhyama, panchama, chatushruthi daivatha, kaishiki nishada. The nyasa swaras are rishabha and nishada. Darbar is a gamakavarika rakti raga. This is very useful for musical plays as well. Darbar raga is closely associated with nayaki raga. Popular Varnas in this raga are chalamela  by thiruvottiyooru tyagiyer, intamodi by Subbarama Dixit and daaritheliyaka by pattam subramanya Iyer. Famous kritis are yochana by Thyagaraja, Sri venugopala deva by koteeshwar Iyer, ramabhirama by Thyagaraja and many more. Reference: Sangeetha darpanam by damodara pundit, Thyagaraja by krishna Swamy, origin of raga by Bandopadhyay s.

Chaarukeshi raga is the 26th melakartha raga. This is the fifth raga of fifth baana chakra. The swara sthanas are chatushruthi rishabha, antara gandhara, shuddha madhyama, shuddha daivatha, and kaishiki nishada. The purvanga of this raga indicate shankarabharana raga and the uttaranga of this raga indicate thodi raga. This is a saarvakalika raga and was brought to light by Thyagaraja Swamy. One of the famous composition in chaarukeshi raga is Aadumodigalade by Thyagaraja Swamy. Reference: The origin of raga- Bandopadhyay s, The story of Indian music- Goswami O.

 Aarabhi is a raga. Raga is an ancient theory which is prominent in Indian music. In order to understand Indian music, one has to have raga gnaana (knowledge of ragas). It is often referred to "mode" in western music. The raga forms are based on various moods and seasons. Some ragas are sung in the night time, early morning and day time. Aarabhi is a janma raga in 29th melakarta of Dheera shankarabharana. The jeeva swaras are Oudava sampoorna raga, upanga ghana raga, rishabha, madhyama and daivatha. The nyasa swaras are rishabha and panchama. Aarabhi raga is used with janti swaras which is like a decorative piece to hear. Shlokas and prayers are mostly sung in this raga. This raga is a first priority for shringaara, veera and adbhuta rasas. Happiness and joy are the moods expressed with this raga. The most popular song in aarabhi raga is Re Re Sri Ramachandra  in carnatic classical music.