Vachaspati Raga

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Vachaspati Raga

About Raga Vachaspati

Vachaspati Ragam

Vachaspati (pronounced Vachaspati, meaning Lord of speech) is a ragam in Carnatic music . It is the 64th melakarta ragam in the 72 melakarta ragam system. It is known as Bhushavati according to the Muthuswami Dikshitar school. It was borrowed into Hindustani music, like many other ragas from Carnatic ragams.

Credits: Wikipedia

Raga structure of Vachaspati

Vachaspati scale with shadjam at C

It is the 4th ragam in the 11th chakra Rudra. The mnemonic name is Rudra-Bhu. The mnemonic phrase is sa ri gu mi pa dhi ni. Its arohana-avarohana structure is as follows :

Arohanam : S R2 G3 M2 P D2 N2 S'

Avarohanam : S' N2 D2 P M2 G3 R2 S

This scales uses the notes chathusruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham and kaisiki nishadham. It is a sampoorna ragam - a ragam that has all seven swaras (notes). It is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Harikambhoji, which is the 28th melakarta scale.

Janya ragams

It has many janya ragams associated with it, out of which Bhooshavali and Saraswathi are popular.

Vachaspati

S R2 G3 M2 P D2 N2 S'

S' N2 D2 P M2 G3 R2 S

Bhooshavathi

S R2 G3 M2 P D2 N2 S'

S' N2 D2 P M2 G3 R2 S

Bhagavataranjana

S R2 M2 P D2 N2 S'

S' N2 D2 P M2 G3 R2 S

Bhogeeshwari

S R2 G3 P D2 N2 D2 S'

S' N2 D2 P M2 G3 R2 S

Bhooshavali

S R2 G3 M2 P D2 S'

S' N2 D2 P M2 G3 R2 S

Dwigandharabhooshani

S R1 G2 G3 G2 P D2 S'

S' D2 P G2 G3 G2 R1 S D2 S

Gaganamohini

S G3 P D2 N2 S'

S' N2 P M2 G3 S

Gurupriya

S R2 G3 M2 D2 N2 S'

S' N2 D2 M2 G3 R2 S

Hrdhini

S G3 M2 P N2 S'

S' N2 P M2 G3 S

Mangalakari S

R2 P M2 P D2 N2 S'

S' N2 D2 P G3 R2 S

Mukthidayini

S G3 M2 P D2 N2 S'

S' N2 D2 P M2 G3 S

Nadhabrahma

S P M2 P D2 N2 S'

S' N2 D2 P M2 G3 S

Pranavakari

P N2 D2 N2 S R2 G3 M2

P M2 G3 R2 S N2 D2 N2 P

Saraswathi

S R2 M2 P D2 S'

S' N2 D2 P M2 R2 S

Shivaranjani (Original)

S R2 G3 M2 D2 P N2 S'

S' N2 D2 P D2 M2 G3 R2 S

Triveni

S R2 M2 P D2 N2 S'

S' N2 D2 P M2 R2 S

Utthari

S G3 M2 P D2 N2 S'

S' N2 D2 M2 G3 S

Vivahapriya

S R2 M2 P D2 N3 S'

S' N3 D2 P M2 R2 S

External Videos of Raga Vachaspati

Songs based on Raga Vachaspati

Tamil Film Songs

Nikkattumaa Pogattuma - Periya Veetu Pannakkaran - Illayaraja - Mano, K.S. Chitra

Janya Ragam: Saraswathi Film Songs

Aahaa Ivar Yaaradi - Mohini - C. R. Subburaman - P. Leela,K. V. Janaki

Sri Saraswathi Dhevimatha (Ragamalika:Saraswathi,Sriranjani,Lalitha) - Rani Lalithangi - G. Ramanathan - P. Leela,D. B. Ramachandra

Veena Vani - Ponmegalai - Illayaraja - Kalpana,VV Prasanna

Malargaley(Interludes only) - Love Birds - A. R. Rahman - K. S. Chithra, Hariharan

Kanava Illai Kaatra(In charanam) - Ratchagan - A. R. Rahman - Srinivas

Medhu Medhuvai - Jai - Mani Sharma - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra

Compositions in Raga Vachaspati

Vachaspati is close to Kalyani (which is 65th melakarta) and differs only in the nishadham. Still, this ragam does not have many compositions. At the same time many composers have used this ragam for composing 1 song each.

Popular compositions in this ragam are

Pahi Jaga janani by Swathi thirunal
Kantajoodumi by Thyagaraja
Paraatparaa by Papanasam Sivan
Sahasrakara mandithe by Muthiah Bhagavatar
Ennaadu ni kripa by Patnam Subramania Iyer.
Rajarajeswari - pada varnam by Kalyani Varadarajan

Related Ragas of Vachaspati

Vachaspati's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 3 other major melakarta ragams, namely, Charukesi, Gourimanohari and Natakapriya. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the Shadjam to the next note in the ragam.

Vachaspati corresponds to the Acoustic scale in Western music.

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