अमर पनचमम्

Raag Amra Panchamam is a complete scale with all 7 notes in both ascent and descent raga in the Carnatic classical music tradition.. With its Sampurna-Sampurna jati structure, this raag creates a distinctive tonal landscape. The predominant rasa is Peace/Tranquility (शांत), making it suitable for compositions that evoke peaceful, meditative emotions. It is traditionally performed during evening hours, and its melodic contour offers rich possibilities for alapana, kalpanaswaram, and creative improvisation.

As part of the rich tapestry of Indian classical music, Raag Amra Panchamam represents the deep connection between melodic structure and emotional expression that defines the Carnatic tradition.

Raag Amra Panchamam (also written Amrapanchamam) is a Carnatic janya raag whose name combines 'amra' (mango, Sanskrit) and 'panchamam' (the fifth degree, Pa). The mango holds a place of great cultural reverence in South Asia — it is the king of fruits, associated with spring, fertility, love poetry (as in the mangai images of Tamil Sangam literature), and divine offerings. The fifth note (Panchamam/Pa) is universally present in Carnatic scales (melakartas always use Pa) and is considered a note of universal consonance. The name may refer to the raag's lush, sweet character evoking the mango season. In Carnatic taxonomy, Amrapanchamam is cited as a janya of Kharaharapriya (mela 22, chakra 4 — Veda chakra), which corresponds to the Kafi thaat in the Hindustani system. The raag has not entered the Hindi film music tradition.