Mararanjani Ragam

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Mararanjani Ragam

About Mararanjani Ragam

Mararanjani Ragam

Mararanjani is a ragam in Carnatic music. It is the 25th melakarta ragam in the 72 melakarta ragam system of Carnatic music. It is called Sharavati in muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.

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Raga structure of Mararanjani

Mararanjani scale with shadjam at C

It is the 1st ragam in the 5th chakra Bana. The mnemonic name is Bana-Pa. The mnemonic phrase is sa ri gu ma pa dha na.

Arohana: S R2 G3 m1 P D1 N1 S'

Avarohana: S' N1 D1 P m1 G3 R2 S

The notes in this scale are chathusruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, shuddha nishadham.

As it is a melakarta ragam, by definition it is a sampoorna ragam. It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Kantamani, which is the 61st melakarta.

Janya ragams

mararanjani has a few minor janya ragams (derived scales) associated with it, of which Janasammodini is one of the better known ragams. See List of janya ragams for all ragams associated with this scale.

1) mararanjani

S R2 G3 m1 P D1 N1 S'

S' N1 D1 P m1 G3 R2 S

2) Sharavathi

S R2 G3 m1 P D1 N1 D1 S'

S' N1 D1 P m1 G3 R2 S

3) Devasalaga

S G3 P D1 N1 S'

S' N1 D1 P m1 G3 R2 S

4) Kesari

S R2 G3 m1 P m1 D1 P D1 S'

S' D1 N1 D1 P m1 G2 R2 S

5) Gayakamandini

S R2 G3 m1 P D1 S

S D1 P m1 G3 R2 S

6) Rajathilaka

S R2 G3 m1 P S'

S' P m1 G3 R2 S

External Videos of Mararanjani Ragam

Compositions in Raga Mararanjani

manasa srirama by Thyagaraja
Sharavati by muthuswami Dikshitar
Ramapathina by Dr. m. Balamuralikrishna

Related Ragas of Mararanjani

Mararanjani's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields Vanaspati, 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.

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