Vagadheeshwari scale with shadjam at C
It is the 4th ragam in the 6th chakra Rutu. The mnemonic name is Rutu-Bhu. The mnemonic phrase is sa ru gu ma pa dhi ni.
Arohana: S R3 G3 m1 P D2 N2 S'
Avarohana: S' N2 D2 P m1 G3 R3 S
The swaras shatsruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham and kaisiki nishadham are used in this scale. as Vagadheeshwari is a melakarta ragam, by definition it is a sampoorna ragam. It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Nasikabhooshani, which is the 70th melakarta scale.
Janya ragams
Vagadheeshwari has a few minor janya ragams (derived scales) associated with it, of which magadhi and mohanangi are occasionally heard. See List of janya ragams for full list of ragams associated with Vagadheeswari.
1) VagadhiSvari
S R3 G3 m1 P D2 N2 S'
S' N2 D2 P m1 G3 R3 S
2) amarasindhu
S R3 G3 P D2 N2 S'
S' N2 D2 P G3 R3 S
3) Bhogachaya Nattai
S R3 G3 R3 G3 m1 P N2 N2 S'
S' N2 D2 N2 P S N2 P m1 m1 R3 S
4) Bhanumanjari
S R3 G3 m1 P N2 S'
S' N2 P m1 R3 G3 R3 S
5) Chayanattai
S R3 G3 m1 P m1 P S'
S' N2 D2 N2 P m1 R3 S
6) maghathi
S R3 m1 P D2 N2 S'
S' N2 D2 P m1 R3 S
7) Dravida Kalavati
S R3 G3 P D2 S'
S' N2 D2 P G3 R3 S
8) mohanangi
S R3 G3 P D2 S'
S' D2 P G3 P D2 P G3 R3 S
9) murali
S R3 G3 m1 D2 N2 S'
S' N2 D2 m1 G3 R3 S
10) Sharadabharana
S m1 G3 m1 P m1 D2 N2 S'
S' N2 D2 m1 P m1 R3 S
11) Vikhavathi
S R3 G3 P D2 S'
S' D2 P G3 R3 S