In Muttuswami Dikshita's dashavatara ragamalika, the ragas are as follows
Matsya - Natta
Kurma - Gowla
Varaha - Sri
Narasimha - Arabi
Vamana - Varali
Parashurama - Kedara
Ramachandra - Vasanta
Balarama - Surati
Krishna - Sowrashtra
Kaliyuga Venkateshwara - Madhyamavati
Natta, Gowla, Sri, Arabi and Varali are the Ghanaragas. I have heard of a set of secondary ghana ragas - are Kedara, Vasanta, Surati, Sowrashtra, and Madhyamavati considered the secondary ghana ragas, or are they ragas with little association apart from being in the same kriti?
What is the significance of the final few ragas in the dashavatara ragamalika?
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Re: What is the significance of the final few ragas in the dashavatara ragamalika?
@P. S.
Just my two cents until the experts jump in:
They are all maṅgaḷakara rāga-s (ushering auspiciousness) that can be rendered at any time of the day.
rāma has a unique connection with vasanta r̥tu, the season in which the avatāra takes place, so very apt.
Just my two cents until the experts jump in:
They are all maṅgaḷakara rāga-s (ushering auspiciousness) that can be rendered at any time of the day.
rāma has a unique connection with vasanta r̥tu, the season in which the avatāra takes place, so very apt.