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Rāga of the tradition of Odissi music

Debakiri Odia script ଦେବକିରୀ Melā Dhanasri Jati Sampurna - Sampurna Badi Panchama Sambadi Sadaja

**Debakiri** ([Odia](/source/Odia_language): ଦେବକିରୀ, romanized: *debakirī*) is a [rāga](/source/Raga) belonging to the tradition of [Odissi music](/source/Odissi_music).[1][2][3] Falling under the *meḷa* Dhanasri,[4] the raga uses *komala gandhara* and *komala nisada* swaras and is traditionally associated with the *karuṇa* and *bhakti rasas.[5]* The raga is mentioned in treatises such as the *[Gita Prakasa](/source/Gita_Prakasa)*[6] and *[Sangita Narayana](/source/Sangita_Narayana).*[7][5]

## Structure

An ancient raga, Debakiri has been used by hundreds of poet-composers for well-over the past many centuries.[8] The raga is *sampurna* or heptatonic in its *aroha* and *abaroha* (ascent and descent). Its *aroha-abaroha* are given below :

*Aroha :* S R g M P D n P S

*Abaroha :* S n D P M g R S

The raga dwells or does *nyasa* on the *panchama*, as per tradition and evokes a melancholic mood.[9]

Oṛiśī Sangīta Odissi music Mahāprabhu Jagannātha Composers Jayadeva Dinakrusna Bhanja Banamali Abhimanyu Kabisurjya Gopalakrusna Shāstras Sangita Sara Gita Prakasa Sangita Narayana Sangita Muktabali Compositions Gita Govinda Odissi Prabandha Chhanda Champu Chautisa Janana Bhajana Malasri Pallabi Charjyapada Instruments Mardala Benu Bina Khol v t e

## Compositions

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

- *Mo Chitta Chora, Sangini Re* by Benudhara[1]

- *Prana Sahi Re* by Benudhara[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:3_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:3_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:3_1-2) [Panda, Pt. Gopal Chandra](/source/Gopal_Chandra_Panda) (2004). *Odisi Raga Ratnabali* ओडिसी राग रत्नावली (in Hindi). Bhubaneswar. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [225908458](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/225908458).{{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_location_missing_publisher))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:1_2-0)** [Parhi, Dr. Kirtan Narayan](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kirtan_Narayan_Parhi&action=edit&redlink=1) (2017). *The Classicality of Orissi Music*. India: Maxcurious Publications Pvt. Ltd. p. 383. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9788193215128](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9788193215128).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Hota, Dr. Damodar](/source/Damodar_Hota) (2012). *Udra Paddhatiya Sangita* (in Odia). Vol. 2. Bhubaneswar: Swara-Ranga. pp. 18–19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** *Odisi Raga Sarani*. Bhubaneswar: Odissi Research Centre. 2004.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_5-1) Misra, Purusottama (2009). Bose, Prof. Mandakranta (ed.). *Sangitanarayana (A Seventeenth Century Text on Music and Dance from Orissa)*. Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts and Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9788120832886](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9788120832886).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:12_6-0)** [Badajena Mahapatra, Krusnadasa](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Krusnadasa_Badajena_Mahapatra&action=edit&redlink=1) (1983). Panigrahi, Nilamadhab (ed.). *Geeta Prakash*. Bhubaneswar: Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Deva, Gajapati Narayana (1966). Acharya, Pt. Banambara; [Patnaik, Kabichandra Dr. Kali Charan](/source/Kalicharan_Pattnaik); [Mohapatra, Kedarnath](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kedarnath_Mohapatra&action=edit&redlink=1) (eds.). *Sangita Narayana*. Bhubaneswar: Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:32_8-0)** [Das, Ramhari](/source/Ramhari_Das) (2004). *Odissi Sangeetara Parampara O Prayoga* ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ ସଙ୍ଗୀତର ପରମ୍ପରା ଓ ପ୍ରୟୋଗ [*The tradition and method of Odissi music*] (in Odia). Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Kaishikee Prakashani.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:02_9-0)** [Panda, Dr. Gopal Chandra](/source/Gopal_Chandra_Panda) (1995). *Sri Gita Gobinda Swara Lipi* [*Notated music of the Gita Govinda*] (in Odia). Bhubaneswar: Smt. Bhagabati Panda.

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