Navaneetam Ragam
Navaneetam meaning the eternal new one, is a ragam in Carnatic music. It is the 40th Melakarta ragam in the 72 melakarta ragam system of Carnatic music. It is called Nabhoma?i in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music. Navaneetham is a Sanskrit word meaning fresh butter. 'Nava' meaning fresh and 'neetham' meaning butter.
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It is the 4th ragam in the 7th chakra Rishi. The mnemonic name is Rishi-Bhu. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra ga mi pa dhi ni.Its arohana-avarohana structureis as follows Arohana: S R1 G1 M2 P D2 N2 S'
Avarohana: S' N2 D2 P M2 G1 R1 S
This scale uses the notes shuddha rishabham, shuddha gandharam, prati madhyamam, chatushruti dhaivatam, kaisiki nishadam.
As it is a melakarta ragam, by definition it is a sampurna ragam. It is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Vanaspati, which is the 4th melakarta ragam.
Navanitam does not yet have a janya ragam associated with it. 1) Navanitam
S R1 G1 M2 P D2 N2 S'
S' N2 D2 P M2 G1 R1 S
2) Nabhomani
S G1 R1 G1 M2 P S'
S' N2 D2 P M2 G1 R1 S
1) Umapati pahi by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna in Telugu 2) Lemidelpa peddavaru by Thyagaraja in Telugu
3) Sami ide nalla samayam by Koteeswara Iyer
4) Himatmaje Santatam Pahimam by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna in Sanskrit
Navaneetam's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields no other melakarta ragam, like all 6 ragams in the Rishi chakra Salagam, Jalarnavam, Jhalavarali, Pavani and Raghupriya being the other 5. Only these ragams have a gap of 3 notes anywhere in their scale, between G1 to M2. Such a gap does not occur in any other melakarta by definition. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the ragam.