Hello I am having difficulty identifying this raga. This is it's arohanam and avarohanam.

Shadjamam Suddha Rishabam Suddha Madhyamam Panchamam Kakali Nishadam Shadjamam Kakali Nishadam Panchamam Suddha Madyhamam Suddha Rishambam Shadjamam

It is an AUDAVA AUDAVA raga. The name of the song which has this raga is called BO SHAMBO SHIVA SHAMBO SOYAMBO. If known please help me it would relieve endless weeks of searching. Thanking you very much, Vahini

-- Miss.V.Ganesh (v4viva@hotmail.com), August 25, 2001

Answers

Hi, The name of this raga is Gowla. there's also another famous song. -Pranamamyam sri gowri sutham... the 2nd thiruppavai "Vaiyathu vaazhveergaal naamum namm paavaikku" is also sung in this raga. u can find this in the thiruppavai cassette sung by Smt. Sudha Ragunathan and late Smt. M.L. Vasantha kumari(her Guru) Regds Poornima

-- Poornima R (poori_0414@yahoo.com), September 06, 2001.

Hi:

Your Aro/Ava indicates it is Gowlai. But Bho shambo shiva shambo swayambho was composed in Revathi raaga which contains Kaisiki Nishadam in aro and ava.

Bye

Srivathsan

-- V.Srivathsan (tyagasri@rediffmail.com), September 24, 2001.

Hi Ur Aro/Avo indicates it is Gowlai... and Bho Shambo is Revathi.... One famous song in Gowlai is one among the Pancharathna Krithis by Thiagarajar - Dhudu koogala... Bye Balajee

-- Balajee Nagarajan (balajee_n@yahoo.com), October 27, 2001.

I agree with Shrivatsan and Balajee. The Aro/Avaro points to Gowlai, but the song Bho Shambo itself, a bhajan by Swami Dayanada Saraswathi is set to Revathi. That is is we are referring to the same song - the lyrics start like this...

bho shambHo shiva shambHo swayambHo GangAdhara Shankara KaruNAkarA mAmava Bhava sAgara tAraka (bho)

Hope this helps,

Naren

-- Naren Chakrapani (narenchakrapani@yahoo.com), November 03, 2001.