Dhathuvardhani Ragam

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Dhathuvardhani Ragam

Aboutr Dhathuvardhani Ragam

Dhatuvardhani Ragam

Dhatuvardhani is a ragam in Carnatic music. Dhatuvardhani is the 69th Melakarta ragam in the 72 melakarta ragam system of Carnatic music. It is called Dhautapanchamam in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/

Raga structure of Dhathuvardhani

Dhatuvardhani scale with Shadjam at C

Dhatuvardhani is the 3rd ragam in the 12th chakra Aditya. The mnemonic name is Aditya-Go. The mnemonic phrase is sa ru gu mi pa dha nu.Dhatuvardhani's arohana-avarohana structure is as follows

Arohana: S R3 G3 M2 P D1 N3 S'

Avarohana: S' N3 D1 P M2 G3 R3 S

The notes used in this scale are shatsruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham and kakali nishadham.

As Dhatuvardhani is a melakarta ragam, by definition it is a sampurna ragam. It is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Gangeyabhushani, which is the 33rd melakarta.

Janya ragams

A few minor janya ragams are associated with Dhatuvardani. List of Janya Ragams for full list of ragams associated with Dhatuvardhani and other 71 melakarta ragams.

Dhatuvardhani

S R3 G3 M2 P D1 N3 S'

S' N3 D1 P M2 G3 R3 S

Dhowtha Panchamam

S R3 G3 M2 P N3 P S'

S' N3 D1 P M2 R3 G3 M2 R3 S

Dhwithiyapanchamam

S R3 G3 M2 P N3 P S'

S' N3 D1 P M2 R3 M2 G3 R3 S

Sumukham

S R3 M2 N3 S'

S' N3 M2 R3 S

Tavapriya

S R3 M2 P N3 S'

S' N3 D1 P M2 G3 R3 S

Compositions in Raga Dhathuvardhani

A few common compositions set to Dhatuvardhani are:

Sukha kara by Koteeswara Iyer
Mahesham bhavayam by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna

Related Ragas of Dhathuvardhani

Dhatuvardhani's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields Gayakapriya, a minor melakarta ragam. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the ragam. For further details and an illustration refer Graha bhedam on Gayakapriya.

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