Difference between Ragas Lalitha & Takka

vs_manjunath · Post by **vs_manjunath** » 12 Oct 2009, 16:42

Request rasikas to educate the difference between these two ragas.

I heard K Arunachalam's Nadaswaram in which raga Takka was elaborated followed by"Raka Shashivadana"of Thyagaraja. There were traces of lalitha.

mohan · Post by **mohan** » 12 Oct 2009, 17:39

AFAIK
Both are derived from Mayamalavagowla
Lalita is SRGMDNS SNDMGRS
Takka is SRGMNDS SNPMGRS

vs_manjunath · Post by **vs_manjunath** » 12 Oct 2009, 19:16

Mohan-Thanks. We can see why the traces of lalitha was observed when Takka was elaborated.

Can some one provide audio link to "rAka shashivadana " sung by GNB ??

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 12 Oct 2009, 23:02

mohan wrote:AFAIK
Both are derived from Mayamalavagowla
Lalita is SRGMDNS SNDMGRS
Takka is SRGMNDS SNPMGRS

Going by the chiTTe swara of rAkA shashivadana, avarOhaNa prayogas in Takka seem to go along - S N D M - P M G R - G S.

-Ramakriya

keerthi · Post by **keerthi** » 13 Oct 2009, 21:33

Takka is characterised by the rgS,, phrase, which is evident in both the prevalent krti-s - SundaramurtiM of MD and rakA sasivadana of Tyagayya.

It seems to have been in vogue, even in the times of Annamayya.

it also features in one version of the story surrounding rAmaswamy diksitar and the caturdaNDiprakASika - some say he identified the mUrchana of tanukIrti; and some books say it was takka.

vs_manjunath · Post by **vs_manjunath** » 13 Oct 2009, 22:00

ramakriya & Keerthi- Thanks for this addition info.