Debakiri

Debakiri
Odia scriptଦେବକିରୀ
MelāDhanasri
JatiSampurna - Sampurna
BadiPanchama
SambadiSadaja

Debakiri (Odia: ଦେବକିରୀ, romanized: debakirī) is a rāga belonging to the tradition of Odissi music.[1][2][3] Falling under the meḷa Dhanasri,[4] the raga uses komala gandhara and komala nisada swaras and is traditionally associated with the karuṇa and bhakti rasas.[5] The raga is mentioned in treatises such as the Gita Prakasa[6] and Sangita Narayana.[7][5]

Structure

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An ancient raga, Debakiri has been used by hundreds of poet-composers for well-over the past many centuries.[8] The raga is sampurna or heptatonic in its aroha and abaroha (ascent and descent). Its aroha-abaroha are given below :

Aroha : S R g M P D n P S

Abaroha : S n D P M g R S

The raga dwells or does nyasa on the panchama, as per tradition and evokes a melancholic mood.[9]

Compositions

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Some of the well-known traditional compositions in this raga include :

  • Mo Chitta Chora, Sangini Re by Benudhara[1]
  • Prana Sahi Re by Benudhara[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Panda, Pt. Gopal Chandra (2004). Odisi Raga Ratnabali ओडिसी राग रत्नावली (in Hindi). Bhubaneswar. OCLC 225908458.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Parhi, Dr. Kirtan Narayan (2017). The Classicality of Orissi Music. India: Maxcurious Publications Pvt. Ltd. p. 383. ISBN 9788193215128.
  3. ^ Hota, Dr. Damodar (2012). Udra Paddhatiya Sangita (in Odia). Vol. 2. Bhubaneswar: Swara-Ranga. pp. 18–19.
  4. ^ Odisi Raga Sarani. Bhubaneswar: Odissi Research Centre. 2004.
  5. ^ a b Misra, Purusottama (2009). Bose, Prof. Mandakranta (ed.). Sangitanarayana (A Seventeenth Century Text on Music and Dance from Orissa). Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts and Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 9788120832886.
  6. ^ Badajena Mahapatra, Krusnadasa (1983). Panigrahi, Nilamadhab (ed.). Geeta Prakash. Bhubaneswar: Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi.
  7. ^ Deva, Gajapati Narayana (1966). Acharya, Pt. Banambara; Patnaik, Kabichandra Dr. Kali Charan; Mohapatra, Kedarnath (eds.). Sangita Narayana. Bhubaneswar: Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi.
  8. ^ Das, Ramhari (2004). Odissi Sangeetara Parampara O Prayoga ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ ସଙ୍ଗୀତର ପରମ୍ପରା ଓ ପ୍ରୟୋଗ [The tradition and method of Odissi music] (in Odia). Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Kaishikee Prakashani.
  9. ^ Panda, Dr. Gopal Chandra (1995). Sri Gita Gobinda Swara Lipi [Notated music of the Gita Govinda] (in Odia). Bhubaneswar: Smt. Bhagabati Panda.