raagawheel

Janya of mela 22Kharaharapriya

Abheri

SSG2G2M1M1PPN2N2SS (upper octave)

SS (upper octave)N2N2D2D2PPM1M1G2G2R2R2SS

How to know it

Audava–Sampurna

Jeeva swaras — the life notes:G2G2N2N2

Plaintive yet consoling — the audava ascent and full descent give it a soaring, devotional sweep beloved of both kutcheri and film composers; its rasa is karuna, bhakti.

Family

Parent · Mela 22Kharaharapriya

Hear it in songs

  • Nagumomu Ganaleni

    Thyagaraja · Adi

    The piece by which most listeners know Abheri; modern renditions overwhelmingly use chatusruti dhaivata (D2), cementing the mela-22 identity.

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  • Bhajare Re Manasa

    Mysore Vasudevachar · Adi

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