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Music Appreciation Notes - Yadukulakambhoji Raga

Posted by Sruti Saturday, January 10, 2026 Author S.Rajam

SELECTED SONGS IN YADUKULAKAMBHOJI

Ambujam Krishna Arivano Kantian, Sindanai seyyadi

Anai-Ayya Euyenai

Arunachala Kavi Ittanai kopam

G.N. Balasubramaniam Parama kripasagari

Bhadrachala Ramadas Pahimam Sree Rama

Chengalvaraya Sastri Parthasarathi

Gopalakrishna Bharati Bhaktiyey, In namum orudaram, Ezhai parpan, Neecha nay, Varuvaaro

Kshetrayya Alagiyimudu, Chinna nada ney, Enta chakkanivada, Ika nelaney, Muvva Gopala (pada-s) )

Marimutha Pillai Kalai tooki, Velayudanai

Muthiah Bhagavatar Khanda parasive, Ratnabhooshani

Muthuswami Dikshitar Divakaratanujam, Tyagarajam bhajarey

Muthu Tandavar Manadinil

Periasami Thooran Aaruyirgatkellam

Ramaswami Sivan Himachalattirku

Papanasam Sivan Kumaran arul panindeney

Subbarama Dikshitar Sreekaranidhi

Subbaraya Sastri Ninnu sevinchina

Patnam Subrahmania Iyer Padabodi (varnam)

Swati Tirunal Bhujagasayino, Chentarsaya (pada), Entamiha sakhee (pada), Himabhasurangam (pada), Mohanamayi

Tyagaraja Etavuna nerchitivo, Hecharikagarara, Pahi Ramachandra Raghava, Sree Rama Raghurama

Mysore Vasudevachar Sarada pahimam

Vedanayakam Pillai Innum paramukham, Karunakataksham

There is at least one song in the raga Yadukulakambhoji which is sure to have been heard many times by those who listen to Carnatic music and those who see Bharatanatyam performances. And that is Marimutha Pillai's invocation to the Lord of Dance himself, Kalai tooki ninru adum deivamey. There are several others, which are also well-known and popular, set in this ancient raga which is replete with bhava.

Yadukulakambhoji is a janya of Harikambhoji, the 28th melakarta raga. It is an audava-sampoorna raga with five swara-s in the arohana and all the seven occuring in serial order in the avarohana. The swara-s are shadja, chatusruti rishabha (ri), antara gandhara (gu), suddha madhyama (ma), panchama, chatusruti dhaivata (dhi) and kaisiki nishada (ni). The gandhara and nishada do not occur in the ascent.

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