CarnaticJanya of the 14th melakarta, Vakulabharanam · Agni chakra
Ānanda
Ananda is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 14, Vakulabharanam. Arohanam: S R1 G3 M1 P Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N2 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S.
Numbers between pads count the semitones from one note to the next. Play from your keyboard with A W S E D F T G Y H U J K.Pitch rises upward. Numbers beside the pads count the semitones between neighbouring notes.
- Parent
- Mela 14 · Vakulabharanam
- Chakra
- Agni
- Form
- Auḍava–Sampūrṇa · 5 / 7
- Movement
- Straight up and down
Raised vs natural Ma
Raise Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.
Natural Ma sits a semitone above Ga and a whole step below Pa: a settled fourth that rests rather than leans.
Scale
7 notes · Sa1Ri 13Ga 31Ma 1Pa1Dha 12Ni 2 · Straight up and down
From the textbook
karnatik.com. The second source the site checks against differs here, or has nothing to compare, so this is waiting on a musician’s review.