Panchama Baradi Explained

Badi:	Panchama
Sambadi:	Sadaja
Odia:	ପଞ୍ଚମ ବରାଡ଼ି
Mela:	Panchama Baradi
Jati:	Bakra Sampurna
Raga Name:	Panchama Baradi
Panchama Baradi

Panchama Baradi 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 all twelve swaras and is traditionally associated with the karuṇa rasa.^[5] It is said to be a composite of the ragas Panchama and Baradi.

Structure

An ancient raga, Panchama Baradi has been used by hundreds of poet-composers for well-over the past many centuries.^[6] The raga is sampurna or heptatonic in its aroha and abaroha (ascent and descent). Its aroha-abaroha are bakra or nonlinear.

The raga dwells or does nyasa on the gandhara, as per tradition and evokes a solemn mood.^[7]

Compositions

Some of the well-known traditional compositions in this raga include :

• Are Babu Syamaghana by Bhakta Charana Dasa
• Chahin Chahin To Sarani by Kabisurjya Baladeba Ratha^[8]

References

1. Book: Panda, Pt. Gopal Chandra . Odisi Raga Ratnabali . 2004 . Bhubaneswar . hi . hi:ओडिसी राग रत्नावली . 225908458 . Gopal Chandra Panda.
2. Book: Parhi, Dr. Kirtan Narayan . The Classicality of Orissi Music . Maxcurious Publications Pvt. Ltd. . 2017 . 9788193215128 . India . 383 . Kirtan Narayan Parhi.
3. Book: Hota, Dr. Damodar . Udra Paddhatiya Sangita . Swara-Ranga . 2012 . 2 . Bhubaneswar . 18–19 . or . Damodar Hota.
4. Book: Odisi Raga Sarani . Odissi Research Centre . 2004 . Bhubaneswar.
5. Book: Misra, Purusottama . Sangitanarayana (A Seventeenth Century Text on Music and Dance from Orissa) . Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts and Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd. . 2009 . 9788120832886 . Bose . Prof. Mandakranta.
6. Book: Das, Ramhari . Odissi Sangeetara Parampara O Prayoga . Kaishikee Prakashani . 2004 . Bhubaneswar, Odisha . or . or:ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ ସଙ୍ଗୀତର ପରମ୍ପରା ଓ ପ୍ରୟୋଗ . The tradition and method of Odissi music . Ramhari Das.
7. Book: Panda, Dr. Gopal Chandra . Sri Gita Gobinda Swara Lipi . Smt. Bhagabati Panda . 1995 . Bhubaneswar . or . Notated music of the Gita Govinda . Gopal Chandra Panda.
8. Book: Dasarathi Das . Kavisurya Baladeva Rath . Sahitya Akademi . 1987.