Carnatic Ragas

Raga List

Carnatic Scale - NAMANARAYANI (C)

C
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C#
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E
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F#
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G
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G#
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A#
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C
Sa
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Ri1
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Ga3
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Ma2
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Pa
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Dha1
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Ni2
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Sa
Namanarayani
This 50th raga in the Melakarta system of Carnatic music, Namanarayani, is known as Namadeshi in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music. Being the second raga in the Brahma chakra, it has the mnemonic name Brahma-Sri.
Arohana: S R1 G3 M2 P D1 N2 S
Avarohana: S N2 D1 P M2 G3 R1 S
The notes of this sampoorna raga are shadjam, shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, panjamam, shuddha dhaivatham and kaisiki nishadam. Replacing the prati madhyamam of Namanarayani with shuddha madhyamam gives Vakulabharanam, the 14th Melakarta raga.
There are very few ragas like Namadeshi, Swaramanjari and Narmada that are derived from Namanarayani. The handful of songs in this raga are not much heard in concerts. Some of the compositions set to this raga include Narmada kaveri by Muthuswami Dikshitar, En maname by Koteeswara Iyer and Mahadeva pahimam by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna.
 
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