Bhimpalas

Indian Classical Raga

Bhimpalas is a janya raga of Kharaharapriya, the 22nd melakarta. Its arohanam omits rishabham and dhaivatam, making it an audava-sampoorna scale. It is the Carnatic counterpart of the Hindustani raga Bhimpalasi, which is performed in the afternoon.

Scale

ArohanamN2 S G2 M1 P N2 S

AvarohanamS N2 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S

Tradition

Carnatic

Mela

22

Parent Raga

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Compositions in Bhimpalas raga

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din2am han2uman2ai nin2ai

Composer: Madurai G.S.Mani

garuDan2ukk-iNaiyAn2a

Composer: Anayampatti AadisEsha Aiyyar

jaya jaya bhuvanapatE

Composer: Paapanaasam Shivan

kAmamE narakamaDA

Composer: Suddhaananda Bhaarati

kandan2 karuNai

Composer: Guhan

kaNNan2 madhura idazhai

Composer: Paapanaasam Shivan

Close relatives

Ragas whose scale differs from Bhimpalas's by a note or two.

Abheri
the same notes, moving differently
Arunacandrika
the same notes, moving differently
Patadip
the same notes, moving differently
Patdip
the same notes, moving differently
Aduturaiyan
uses N3 instead of N2
Agnikopa
leaves out D2 coming down

Janya ragas of Kharaharapriya

Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 22)

Abheri

S G2 M1 P N2 S

S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S

Abhogi

S R2 G2 M1 D2 S

S D2 M1 G2 R2 S

Adi Kapi

S R2 M1 G2 M1 P D2 N2 S

S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S

Agnikopa

S G2 M1 P N2 S

S N2 P M1 G2 R2 S