Gujjari

Gujjari (Odia: ଗୁଜ୍ଜରୀ, romanized: gujjari) is a rāga belonging to the tradition of Odissi music.^[1][2][3] Falling under the meḷa Karnāta,^[4] the raga uses komala gandhara, komala dhaibata and komala nisada swaras and is traditionally associated with the karuṇa rasa.^[5] The raga is mentioned in treatises such as the Gita Prakasa^[6] and Sangita Narayana.^[7][5] Among its angaragas, Mangala Gujjari is most prominent and has been used by Jayadeva in his Gita Govinda, alongside Gujjari itself.^[8]

Gujjari

Odia script	ଗୁଜ୍ଜରୀ
Melā	Karnāta
Jati	Sampurna - Sampurna
Badi	Panchama
Sambadi	Sadaja
Anga Ragas	Mangala Gujjari
Allied Ragas	Abhiri

Structure

An ancient raga, Gujjari has been used by hundreds of poet-composers for well-over the past many centuries.^[9] Its aroha-abaroha are given below :

Aroha : S R g M P d n S

Abaroha : S n d P M g R S

The raga dwells or does nyasa on the rusabha, as per tradition.^[5]

Compositions

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

• Syama Nagara Pari by Banamali Dasa^[10]