Jaijaivanti Explained

Jaijaivanti
Thaat:
Time:6 pm to 9 pm
Vadi:Re (poorvanga vadi)
Samavadi:Pa
Equivalent:Dwijavanthi
Similar:Gara

Jaijaivanti or Jaijaiwanti is a Hindustani classical raga belonging to Khamaj Thaat.[1] According to the Guru Granth Sahib, this raga is a mixture of two others: Bilaval and Sorath. The raga appears in the latter section in Gurbani, as only four hymns were composed by Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh guru. These hymns were added by his son and successor Guru Gobind Singh in 1705 A.D. This raga is not mentioned in any Indian classical scriptures on music nor in the Ragmala.[2]

According to Guru Granth Sahib, Jaijaivanti (ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ) expresses the feeling of happiness and satisfaction of achievement, while simultaneously conveying the sadness of losing. An apt simile for this Raag is that of a king winning a battle, however, he is then told that his son has perished on the battlefield. This Raag conveys a sense of having to put duty first. The duality of the emotions of joy and sorrow prevents overreacting to good or bad news. Raga Jaijaiwanti bears the closest resemblance to raga: Gara.

Composition

Pakad

It is classified as a "Paramel Praveshak Raga", i.e. a raga that has the characteristics of a particular mela or thaat and that has additional notes that allow it to qualify under another mela or thaat. Jaijaivanti has both Shuddha Ga and Komal Ga. It also has Shuddha Ni and Komal Ni usage as well. If more stress or focus is put on the Shuddha Ga and Ni notes, the raga shows the characteristics of the Khamaj thaat. Whereas if more focus is applied to the Komal Ga and Komal Ni notes in the same raga, the characteristics of the Kafi Thaat are highlighted.

Possible notes

Ni Sa Dha Ni (komal) Re, Re Ga (komal) Re Sa.

Pa Re Ga (komal) Re Sa, Ma Pa Ni (shuddha) Re (tar saptak) Ni (komal) Dha Pa, Dha Ma Ga Re, Re Ga (komal) Re Sa.

In Carnatic music

Jaijaivanthi :

ārohanam :,,, *

avarohanam : *, *

It is a janya ragam of the 28th melakarta ragam Harikambhoji.

Jeeva swaram : and

Anya swaram : * and *

Dwijavathi :

ārohanam :

avarohanam : *

Jeeva swaram : and

Anya swaram : *

It is a janya ragam of the 28th melakarta ragam Harikambhoji. It is also known as Jujāvanti (formerly)/ Dwijavanthi(modern name) (pronounced Dvijāvanti) in the Carnatic tradition and in the Yakshagana theatre tradition.[3] It rubs shoulders with Sahana(carnatic), in certain phraseology. Desh ang or Sorath ang is not used in dwijavanti.There is absolutely no use or very less use of * . Rendition of Dwijavanti is usually done with incorporating shades of Sahana and Bageshri and with its signature phrase : .

Film songs

SongMovieComposerSingers
Mausam Suhana Dil Hai DeewanaSuvarna SundariP. Adinarayana Rao
Yeh Dil Ki Lagi Kam Kya HogiMughal-e-AzamNaushadLata Mangeshkar
Zindagi Aaj Mere Nam Se Sharamati HaiSon of India (1962 film)NaushadMohammad Rafi
Bairan Ho Gai RainaDekh Kabira RoyaMadan MohanManna Dey
Manmohana Bade JhutheSeema (1955 film)Shankar–JaikishanLata Mangeshkar
Suni Suni Saaj Ki Sitar ParLal PattharShankar–JaikishanKishore Kumar
Dil Deta Hai Ro Ro DuhaiPhir Teri Kahani Yaad AayeeAnu MalikAlka Yagnik
Main Radha Tu ShamVishwaroopShankar–Ehsaan–LoyShankar Mahadevan & Kamal Haasan
Baapu Sehat Ke LiyeDangal (film)PritamSarwar Khan & Sartaz Khan

Tamil

SongMovieComposerSinger
"Enathullamae"MeeraS. V. VenkatramanM. S. Subbulakshmi
"Amutha Tamizhil"Madhuraiyai Meetta SundharapandiyanM. S. ViswanathanP. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam
"Anbae Sughama (Sahana Traces)"Paarthale ParavasamA. R. RahmanSrinivas, Sadhana Sargam
"Mannapenin Sathiyam"KochadaiiyaanHaricharan, Latha Rajinikanth
"Mazhai Mega Vanna" (Charanam only)DesamK. S. Chitra, Srinivas
"Mouname Paarvayai"Anbe SivamVidyasagarS. P. Balasubrahmanyam,Chandrayee
"Poi Solla Kudathu"RunHariharan
"Mukundha Mukundha"(Ragam Kapi toches also)DasavathaaramHimesh ReshammiyaSadhana Sargamam
"Unnai Kaanadhu Naan"VishwaroopamShankar–Ehsaan–LoyShankar Mahadevan
"Rukku Rukku Rukku"Avvai ShanmukiDevakamalahasan
SongMovieComposerSingers
Nee Needalona NilichenuraaSuvarna SundariP. Adinarayana Rao
Kanavera Muni Raja[4] Panduranga MahatyamT. V. Raju
Himagiri Sogasulo [5] Pandava VanavasamGhantasala (musician)Ghantasala (musician) & P. Susheela
Manasuna ManasaiDoctor ChakravartyS. Rajeswara RaoGhantasala (musician)
Vadasi Yadi Kinchidapi Priye Chaaruseele [6] Bhakta JayadevaS. Rajeswara RaoGhantasala (musician)
Ee Mooga Choopela[7] Gaali MedaluT. G. LingappaGhantasala (musician) & Renuka
Aadave andala surabhaminiYamagolaK. ChakravarthyS. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Albums

Tamil

SongAlbumComposerSinger
"Yayum Nyayum Yarakiyaro"Sandham- Symphony Meets Classical TamilRajan SomasundaramKarthik, Pragathi Guruprasad
"Unnai Konjum Neram"Unnai Konjum Neram - SingleSanjay Ramakrishnan - Vijay VeerapandiyanSreekanth Hariharan, Amirt K Narayan

Urdu

Malayalam

Performance

"Jaijaivanti" is sung during the first prahar of the night—from 6:00 to 9:00  pm. It is generally recited in the summer or grishma. "Jaijaivanti" is sung by 2 aangs, i.e. the Desh aang and the Bageshri aang.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mackenzie, Sir Compton . Stone, Christopher . The Gramophone . 77, Issues 915-918 . 100.
  2. Book: Sukhbir Singh . Kapoor . Mohinder Kaur . Kapoor . Guru Granth Sahib: an advance study . 2002 . Hemkunt Press . New Delhi . 978-81-7010-317-2.
  3. News: Mani . Charulatha . 2013-07-05 . A complex beauty . en-IN . The Hindu . 2022-09-05 . 0971-751X.
  4. Web site: KanaveraMunirajaMouli. pandurangamahatyam. youtube(videostreaming). 15 November 2008.
  5. Web site: PandavaVanavasamuHimagiriSogasulo. SaregamaTelugu. youtube(videostreaming). 20 December 2013.
  6. Web site: BhaktaJayadevaPriyeCharuseele. SaregamaTelugu. youtube(videostreaming). 13 June 2014.
  7. Web site: EeMoogaChoopela. GhantasalaTopic. youtube(videostreaming). 24 June 2015.