Benefits of various Ragas in Carnatic music

[thanjavooran]

A share

Having started with Ariyakkudi in Tanjore early in life ,
[believe me,I have listened in the company of my friends] every Raga without exception of Carnatic Music
helps me to doze off. You may have your own opinion and experience.
There are quite a few members in our group who are interested , I am sure they will like this.
Please go through this forward.

Carnatic RAGAS BENEFITS

Ahir Bhairav
Gives free relaxed feeling and mitigates dust allergies and skin disease. Good for arthritic conditions
Amrutavarshini
Ushana vyathi nasini ( alleviates diseases related to heat)
Ananda Bhairavi
Supresses stomach pain in both men and women. Reduces kidney type problems. Controls blood pressure
Bagesri
Helps in attaining Guru's grace
Bhairavi
Reduces anxiety, pressures, skin, disease, allergies
Bhupala
To awaken someone out of deep sleep
Charukesi
26th raga in the melakarta scale (parent) of the south Indian classical music. Rejuvenates the mind helping one to age gracefully. It enlivens the singer and listener.
Desh
The suppression of the senses releases a negative force. The process of sublimation needs a spiritual path. Rag Desh can provide that. Its energy gives the listener serenity, peace, inner joy, right valor, universal love and patriotism
Dwijavanti
Quells paralysis and sicorders of the mind
Ganamurte
Helpful in diabetes
Hamsadhwani
Energy giving. Provides good thinking, chaitanya. Sarvarogaharini (panacea)
Hemavati
Good for joint and back pain
Hindolam
Improves digestive power. Cures stomach related. problems
Kalyani
Gives energy and removes tension and acts as general tonic. Dispels the darkness of fear; Gives motherly comfort and increases confidence. Kalyani means mangalam. Recited with faith and devotion, it is believed to clinch marriage alliances. Many authentic reports exist about the raga's power to destroy fear in many forms: fear of poverty, of love, of power, of ill-health, of death, and so on.
Kapi
Sick patients get ove their depression, anxiety. Reduces absent mindedness
Karaharapriya
Curative for heart disease and nervous irritablility, neurosis, worry and distress.
Kedaram
Gives energy and removes tension
Keervani
Promotes dhyana (meditation) at mental and physical levels
Kokilam
Helps to prevent stone formation, burning sensations, sleeplessness and anxiety.
Madhuvarshini
Good for nerves. Cures diseases like slight headache, sleeplessness, and sinus problems.
Madhyamavati
Clears paralysis, giddiness, pain in legs/hands, etc. and nervous complaints
Malaya Maruta
To awaken someone out of deep sleep
Maya Malava Gowla
Counters pollution. It can be called the Gateway to Carnatic music. The history of Camatic music says that the blessed musician, Purandaradasar, introduced the system of
Mayamalava gowla. This raga has the power to neutralize toxins in the body. Practicing it in the early hours of the morning, in the midst of nature will enhance the strength of the vocal chords.
Mohanam
Mohanam is present where beauty and love coexist. It filters out the ill-effects of kama (desire for sex) , krodha (anger) and moha (lust), bestowing immense benefits on the listener. Also said to sures chronic headaches, indigestion, and depression.
Neelambari
To get rid of insomnia
Ranjani
Cures kidney disease
Rathipathipriya
Adds strengh and vigor to a happy wedded life. This 5-swara raga has the power to eliminate poverty. The prayoga of the swaras can wipe off the vibrations of bitter feelings emitted by ill will
Rohini
Cures back pain, joint pain, etc.
Sama
Makes mind sober, tranquil, induces good sleep. Good for world peace.
Saramati
Elevates from depressed state. Cures balagraha dosham in children ( undiagnoses crying and imitability). For sleeplessness, itching, eye and ear problems, skin problems, and the problems of hearing irregular sounds
Sindu Bhairavi
Removes sins and sorrows and saves from unforesenn events
Sivaranjani
Powerful raga for meditation; bestows benevolence of God. Removes sadness, ushana roga santi (diseases related to excess heat). Good for general health
Sandhya Kalyani
Cures ear, nose and eye diseases. Relieves chronic clods. Gives good sleep and freshness
Shankarabharanam
The power of this raga is incredible. It cures mental illness, soothes the turbulent mind and restores peace and harmony. If rendered with total devotion for a stipulated period, it can cure mental disorders said to be beyond the scope of medical treatment. It also is said to have the power to shower wealth.
Shanmugapriya
Sharpens the intellect of the singer as well as the listener. Instills courage in one's mind and replenishes the energy in the body.
Subhapantuvarali
Alleviates mental dilemmas and indecisiveness
Suddha dhanyasi
Remover of sorrows. Gives a happy feeling. Tonic for nerves. Cures rhinitis and migraine.
Suruti
Mitigates stomach burn, insomnia, fear, disgust
Vakulabharanam
Alleviates asthma, bronchitis, heart disease, depression, skin disease and skin
Varali
Varali is good for vayu tatva, heart, skin ailments and gastric problems.
Vasanta / Vasanti
Controls high and low blood pressure, cures heart as well as nervous diseases. Can dear the fog of confusion when a series of medical tests has to be analysed. It heals nervous breakdowns.
Vasantham
Cures paralysis
Viswambari
General tonic, acts quickly
Yamuna Kalyani
Gives freshness and dynamism

[Rsachi]

Sir, what an impressive list, and how reassuring indeed! Obviously we have all grown.old yet healthy and wealthy listening to Carnatic music. I have a devilish fellow lurking in some corner of my brain, and he is raring to go with his own version of ragas and their influence. I shall try and rein him in, but as they say, there are no guarantees in life.

[Rsachi]

A Modern-day Rasika guide to Carnatic music and its Health Benefits:


Whenever a concert begins with a varnam like the famous ones in Kalyani, Mohana, Shankarabharana, Shahana, Natakurinji, Darbar, Todi or Bhairavi, it is known to lower BP and reduce perspiration.
On the other hand, a kinky varnam in Garudadhwani, Lavangi or Sarasangi brings back conditions like skin rash and adenoids. It also exposes the poor Internet signal in the hall as one tries frantically to connect with Google etc.

The second item, if it is in Hamsadhwani, brings back regular breathing and a metabolic laissez-faire, and one beams at neighbours, muttering "Hamsadhwani ! "
If, on the other hand, it is a Pancharatna kriti or an obscure composition in an unknown raga on an unusual deity, there is a certain anxiety and heaviness of feeling like after a beer and biryani session gone wrong.

If the song is a Dikshitar Navagraha kriti, it has an effect of restoring memory power and left brain neural activity. One exclaims, knowingly, "of course, it's Tuesday, you see" or some such thing.

The submain is a dead giveaway of a person's Vata-Kapha-Pitta balance. If it is in some of those time-tested ragas like Pantuvarali, Purvikalyani, Vachaspati, Harikambhoji, or Vagadheeshwari, only those with inflamed pitta will object. The phlegmatic show a sign of indifference. The vata types try to show off their knowledge of the raga and song by humming a few bars.

The main works like a CT or MRI scan. It obfuscates the medical condition and sets back the man by a large sum. To avoid such an outcome, it should be a well-known kriti in one of the major six- Sh, K, K, Kh, T, or B. If it is in Jayantasena, Nasikabhushani, or some such rather exotic raga, it loses the audience and exposes their hidden collection of magazines, books or mobile phone games.

Tani avartanam- this is an easy one- helps in micturation and kidney function test.

The tukkadas always reveal the cholesterol condition of the man or woman. No one is free from a love for sweets, fries and bakery products. All this results in much swaying, Shabash-ing, and a general demenaour that says, "let medical advice go to hell, I am going to gorge on this insanely good dish".

Finally, the easy and sanguine walk out of the auditorium shows that the rasika burnt just a modicum of calories, had no major run-ins with the law and escaped unscathed from the concert. If there is head-shaking or some groaning, it shows an imbalance in vata-pitta-kapha, or at least some aggravation of rheumatoid arthritis. If the person refuses to rise from his seat, it means the concert was a mild to severe sedative.

[MaheshS]

, there is a certain anxiety and heaviness of feeling like after a beer and biryani session gone wrong.

Sabash!

[shankarank]

Apt one for Tuesday . Vaidyanatha Kshetram via multiple routes

[MaheshS]

Apt one for Tuesday . Vaidyanatha Kshetram via multiple routes

Are you stiching me up? [ Thaiyal Nayaki ]
It's still Tuesday for me still. [ Angarakan ] - On whom a krithi is penned by
Muthuswami Dikshitar [ Rupamuthu Kumaraswami ]