Vanaspati (raga)
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Vanaspati (meaning the lord of the forest) is a rÄgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 4th melakarta rÄgam in the 72 melakarta rÄgams of Carnatic music, following the Katapayadi sankhya system. In the Muthuswami Dikshitar school of music, this raga is called BhÄnumati.[1][2][3]
Structure and Lakshana
Vanaspati is the 4th rÄgam in the 1st chakra Indu of the melakarta system. Its mnemonic name is Indu-Bhu. Its mnemonic phrase is sa ra ga ma pa dhi ni.[2] Its Ärohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on this notation):
- Ärohaṇa S R1 G1 M1 P D2 N2 S
- avarohaṇa S N2 D2 P M1 G1 R1 S
Shuddha rishabham, shuddha gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham and kaisiki nishadham are the swaras used in this scale. As it is a melakarta rÄgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rÄgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Navaneetam, which is the 40th melakarta rÄgam.
Asampurna Melakarta
BhÄnumati is the 4th Melakarta in the original list compiled by Venkatamakhin. The notes used in the scale are the same, but the ascending scale is different. It is a shadava-sampurna raga (6 notes in ascending scale, while full 7 are used in descending scale).[4]
- Ärohaṇa: S R1 M1 P D2 N2 S'
- avarohaṇa: S N2 D2 P M1 G1 R1 S
Janya rÄgams
RasÄli is one of the better known of few janya ragams (derived scales) associated with Vanaspati. See List of janya rÄgams for full list of rÄgams associated with Vanaspati.
Compositions
- Pariyachakama composed by Tyagaraja in raga Vanaspati.
- ĒswarĪ JagadĪswari composed by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna
- Brihadamba madamba, Matsyavatara and Guruguha swamini composed by Muthuswamy Dikshitar in raga Bhanumati.
Related rÄgams
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rÄgam.
Vanaspati's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields a minor melakarta rÄgam Mararanjani. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rÄgam. For further details and an illustration refer Graha bhedam on Vanaspati.
References
- ↑ Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar Keertanaigal by Vidwan A Sundaram Iyer, Pub. 1989, Music Book Publishers, Mylapore, Chennai
- 1 2 Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications
- ↑ Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras
- ↑ Shree Muthuswami Dikshitar Keerthanaigal, by A Sundaram Iyer, Music Book Publishers, Mylapore, Chennai
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