Kosalam
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Avarohanam | Ṡ N₃ D₂ P M₂ G₃ R₃ S |
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Equivalent | Lydian #2 scale |
Kosalam (pronounced kōsalam) is a
Structure and Lakshana
Kosalam is the 5th rāgam in the 12th chakra Aditya. The mnemonic name is Aditya-Ma. The mnemonic phrase is sa ru gu mi pa dhi nu.
(the scale's notes are shatsruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham, kakali nishadham)
Kosalam is a melakarta rāgam and hence, by definition, it is a
Janya rāgams
Kosalam has a
Compositions
A few compositions set to Kosalam rāgam are:
- Sri chakrapura vasini by Muthiah Bhagavatar
- Idi neeku nyayama by Mysore Vasudevachar
- Ubhaya kaveri by Veene Sheshanna
- Ka Guha Shanmukha by Koteeswara Iyer
- Ō ManasĀ muktiNi ganumu by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna
Famous Movie song incorporating Kosalam is Sundari Kannal from Dalapathy movie in addition to Kalyani.
Related rāgams
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of Kosalam.
Kosalam's notes when shifted using