# Yadukulakamboji

Yadukulakamboji or Yadukulakambodi (yadukulakāmbhōji) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a janya rāgam (derived scale) from the 28th melakarta scale Harikambhoji, and is sometimes spelled as Yadukulakambhoji or Yadukulakambhodi. It is a janya scale, as it does not have all the seven swaras (musical notes) in the ascending scale. It is a combination of the pentatonic scale Shuddha Saveri and the sampurna raga scale Harikambhoji.

## Structure and Lakshana

Yadukulakamboji is an asymmetric rāgam that does not contain gandharam and nishadam in the ascending scale. It is an audava-sampurna rāgam (or owdava rāgam, meaning pentatonic ascending scale). Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows:
* ārohaṇa : S R₂ M₁ P D₂ Ṡ
* avarohaṇa : Ṡ N₂ D₂ P M₁ G₃ R₂ S
The notes used in this scale are shadjam, chathusruthi rishabham, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam and chathusruthi dhaivatam in ascending scale, with kaisiki nishadham and antara gandharam included in descending scale. For the details of the notations and terms, see swaras in Carnatic music.

## Popular compositions

There are many compositions set to Yadukula kamboji Raga. Here are some popular kritis composed in this Raga.
* Kāmākṣhī Padayugame Sthiramaninē, by Shyama Shastri ( Very Famous svarajati)
* Hecharikaga Rara He Ramachandra, Ni Dayache Rama, Etavuna Nerchitivo, and Sri Rama Jayarama composed by Tyagaraja
* Divakara Tanujam, Abhayambikayai Ashvarudhayai and Tyagarajam Bhajare by Muthuswami Dikshitar
* Ikshvaku Kula & Pahimam Sri Ramayante by Bhadrachala Ramadasu
* Mohanamayi, Sami Ninne(Padavarnam) and Bhujaga Shayino by Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma
* Paramakripa sagari pahi parameshvari by G. N. Balasubramaniam
* Kaalai thookki nindradum by Marimutthu Pillai
* Anagha Shambho and Kama Nishudanam Bhavaye by R. Ramachandran Nair(Thulaseevanam)
* sharade pahi mam by Mysore Vasudevachar
* Padmanabham Bhajeham by Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
* Kumaran thal panindhen and Gomathi Thaye by Papanasam Sivan
* Lalithe Mampahi Daya by Sri Chengalvaraya Sastri
* thondar anju by Thirugnanasambandar
* Yarendru Raghavanai by Arunachalakavi

## Film Songs
### Language:Tamil

| Song | Movie | Composer | Singer |
| Kaasikku Pogum Sanyasi... | Chandhrodhayam | M. S. Viswanathan | T. M. Soundararajan, Sirkazhi Govindarajan |
| Adangoppuraane | Kaavalkaaran | M. S. Viswanathan | T. M. Soundararajan |
| Kalyana Valayosai | Urimaikural | M. S. Viswanathan | T. M. Soundararajan,P. Susheela |
| Vetri Vendumaa | Ethir Neechal | V. Kumar | Sirkazhi Govindarajan |
| Othaiyila | Vanaja Girija | Ilaiyaraaja | K. S. Chithra |
| Nalla Neram | Uthama Raasa | Ilaiyaraaja | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| Kuluvalilae(Omana thingal portion only rest in Natabhairavi Ragam) | Muthu | A. R. Rahman | Udit Narayan, K. S. Chithra, Kalyani Menon, G. V. Prakash Kumar |
| Petta Rap(Female Portion only) | Kadhalan | A. R. Rahman | Suresh Peters,Theni Kunjarammal,Shahul Hameed |

## Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.

### Scale similarities

* Shuddha Saveri has a symmetric pentatonic scale, with the notes same as the ascending scale of Yadukulakamboji. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is S R₂ M₁ P D₂ Ṡ: Ṡ D₂ P M₁ R₂ S
* Kedaragaula is a rāgam which has the kaishiki nishadam in ascending scale in place of the chatushruti daivatam. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is S R₂ M₁ P N₂ Ṡ: Ṡ N₂ D₂ N₂ P M₁ G₃ R₂ S