Gavambodhi — Melakarta 43
Melakarta 43: S R1 G2 M2 P D1 N1 Ṡ ascending; Ṡ N1 D1 P M2 G2 R1 S descending.
Gavambodhi is number 43 in the 72-Melakarta system. It has seven svaras in both ascent and descent, in their regular order.
Scale
Arohana: S R1 G2 M2 P D1 N1 Ṡ
Avarohana: Ṡ N1 D1 P M2 G2 R1 S
The ascent ends on upper Sa; the descent returns to the starting Sa. Choose a comfortable Sa; the relationships between the notes remain the same.
Svara names
| Symbol | Svara |
|---|---|
| S | Shadja |
| R1 | Shuddha Rishabha |
| G2 | Sadharana Gandhara |
| M2 | Prati Madhyama |
| P | Panchama |
| D1 | Shuddha Dhaivata |
| N1 | Shuddha Nishada |
Place in the Melakarta system
Chakra: 8 — Vasu; position 1 of six.
This scale uses M2 — Prati Madhyama. Its paired Melakarta, Senavati — Melakarta 7, keeps the other six svaras and changes only Madhyama.
Within each chakra, the six scales share Rishabha, Gandhara and Madhyama; their Dhaivata–Nishada combinations change. The complete Melakarta chart makes these relationships easy to compare.
From scale to raga
The scale gives the note framework. A raga’s musical identity also comes from its characteristic phrases, ornamentation and treatment of those notes. Read Raga and Svara for these distinctions.