| Udayaravichandrika/Shuddha Dhanyasi | |
| Mela: | Kharaharapriya |
| Chakra: | Veda |
| Equivalent: | Raag Dhani Minor pentatonic scale |
Udayaravichandrika, alias Shuddha Dhanyasi, is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is an audava rāgam (or owdava rāgam, meaning pentatonic scale). It is a janya rāgam (derived scale), as it does not have all the seven swaras (musical notes). Closer to Udayaravichandrika in Hindustani music is Dhani aka Gaundgiri.[1] [2] [3] But Dhani has N2 while Udayaravichandrika N3 in theory. The Prati Madhyamam equivalent of this raga is "Sumanesaranjani" (alias "Samudrapriya"), whose Hindustani Equivalent is "Madhukauns"
Udayaravichandrika is a symmetric rāgam that does not contain rishabham or dhaivatam. It is a pentatonic scale (audava-audava rāgam in Carnatic music classification – audava meaning 'of five') and is equivalent to the minor pentatonic scale in Western music.[4] Its structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
The notes used in this scale sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam and kaisiki nishadham. Udayaravichandrika is considered a janya rāgam of Kharaharapriya, the 22nd melakarta rāgam, though it can be derived from other melakarta rāgams, Hanumatodi, Natabhairavi or Natakapriya, by dropping both rishabham and dhaivatam.
Udayaravichandrika and the raga Suddha Dhanyasi are closely related,[5] so much that many performers treat the two as interchangeable. Some contemporary practitioners consider Suddha Dhanyasi as more inflected (i.e., using more gamakas), and Udayaravichandrika to be more in the Hindustani tradition with almost bare (i.e., uninflected) notes. Puritans, however, refer to the fact that Udayaravichandrika is an ancient raga in the Venkatamakhin tradition and was reputed to be created by Muthuswamy Dikshitar himself. However, at that time, it had kakali nishadam rather than the kaisiki nishadam of Suddha Dhanyasi.
However, the Kaisaki nishadam is used in this topic making more towards Sudha Dhanyasi. The Udaya Ravichandrika, in its pureform should have the following arohana and avarohana: arohanam = avarohanam =
In recent years this distinction seems to have blurred, and both ragas are considered roughly equivalent.
Here are some popular kritis composed in Suddha Dhanyasi raga.
| Song | Language | Album | Composer | Lyricist | Singer | Audio Label / Licence to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neene Parama Pavani | Kannada | Neene Parama Pavani | Mahesh Mahadev | Mahipathi Dasa | Priyadarshini | PM Audios | |
| Baarisu Kannada Dindimava | Baarisu Kannada Dindimava | Shimoga Subbanna | Mahakavi Kuvempu | Upendra Kumar | MRT Music | ||
| Thunbam Illadha Nilaye Shakti | Tamil | Triveni - Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati | Sounds of Isha | Mahakavi Bharatiyar | Sounds of Isha |
| Song | Movie | Year | Composer | Singer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souparnikamrutha Veechikal | Kizhakkunarum Pakshi | 1991 | Raveendran | KJ Yesudas / Minmini | |
| Swara Raga Ganga Pravahame (has Abheri traces also) | Sargam | 1992 | Bombay Ravi | KJ Yesudas | |
| Mahalakshmi Namosthuthe | Thattathin Marayathu | 2012 | Shaan Rahman | Arun Alat | |
| Devadoothar padi | Kathodu Kathoram | 1985 | Ouseppachan | KJ Yesudas and many more | |
| Melle melle | Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam | 1987 | KJ Yesudas | ||
| Dum dum dum | Vaisali | 1988 | Bombay Ravi | Dinesh,Lathika | |
| Shyamameghame ne | Adhipan | 1989 | Shyam | K. S. Chitra | |
| Mandharachepundo | Dasharatham | 1989 | MG Sreekumar,K. S. Chitra | ||
| Entinu veroru sooryodhayam | Mazhayethum Munpe | 1995 | Raveendran | KJ Yesudas | |
| Chempoove poove (has Abheri traces also) | Kaalapani | 1996 | Ilayaraja | MG Sreekumar,K. S. Chitra | |
| Manikinavin kothumbuvallam | Pokkiri Raja | 2010 | Jassie Gift | KJ Yesudas,Sujatha Mohan |
| Song | Movie | Year | Composer | Singer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanna Aase Hannagi | Auto Raja | 1982 | Rajan–Nagendra | S.P. Balasubramanyam, S. Janaki | |
| Baare Baare Andada Chaluvina Taare | Naagara Haavu | P.B. Srinivas |
| Song | Movie | Year | Composer | Singer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadi Seyako Gaali | Raja Makutam | 1960 | Master Venu | P Leela | |
| Subha Lekha raasukunna Edalo epudo | Kondaveeti Donga | 1990 | Ilayaraja | S P Balasubramaniam & K S Chitra | |
| Kotta Kottaga Unnadi | Coolie No.1 | 1991 | |||
| Enno Ratrulosthayi Gaani(Reused from "Maasi Maasam") | Dharma Kshetram | 1992 | |||
| Jagadananda Karaka (film version) | Sri Rama Rajyam | 2011 | S P Balasubramaniam & Shreya Ghoshal | ||
| Vinaro Bhagyamu Vishnu Katha (only first line) | Annamayya | 1997 | M M Kreem | S P Balasubramaniam | |
| Kila Kila Navve | Suryavamsham | 1998 | S. A. Rajkumar | S P Balasubramaniam & K S Chitra | |
| Kunkuma Poola | Devi | 1999 | Devi Sri Prasad | ||
| Pranavalaya | Shyam Singha Roy | 2021 | Mickey J Meyer | Anurag Kulkarni |
Note that the following songs are tuned in Raag Dhani, the Hindustani equivalent of Shuddha Dhanyasi
| Song | Movie | Year | Composer | Singer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prabhu Tero Nam Jo Dhyae Phal Paye | Hum Dono (1961 film) | 1961 | Jaidev | Lata Mangeshkar | |
| Kabhi Tanhaiyon me Yun | Hamari Yaad Aayegi | 1961 | Snehal Bhatkar | Mubarak Begum | |
| Badan Pe Sitare Lapete Hue | Prince | 1969 | Shankar-Jaikishan | Mohd. Rafi | |
| Gori Tera Gaon Bada Pyara | Chitchor | 1976 | Ravindra Jain | K J Yesudas |
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Udayaravichandrika's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields four other major pentatonic rāgams, namely, Mohanam, Hindolam, Madhyamavathi and Shuddha Saveri. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rāgam. See Graha bhedam on Mohanam for more details and illustration of this concept.