CarnaticJanya of the 29th melakarta, Dhīraśaṅkarābharaṇaṁ · Bāṇa chakra

Buddhamanohari

Buddhamanohari is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 29, Sankarabharanam. Arohanam: S R2 G3 M1 S P Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ P M1 G3 R2 S.

Swara rail · BuddhamanohariTempo
Carnatic · Mela 29Ārōhaṇam
SaRi 2Ga 3Ma 1SaPaupper Sa
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Notes of Buddhamanohari

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Parent
Mela 29 · Śaṅkarābharaṇaṁ
Chakra
Bāṇa
Form
Auḍava · 5 / 5
Movement
Zig-zag (vakra) going up
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Raised vs natural Ma

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Ma
Buddhamanoharithis rāga
Sa to Pa

Natural Ma sits a semitone above Ga and a whole step below Pa: a settled fourth that rests rather than leans.

Scale

ĀrōhaṇamSaRi 2Ga 3Ma 1SaPaupper Sa
Avarōhaṇamupper SaPaMa 1Ga 3Ri 2Sa

5 notes · SaRi 2Ga 3Ma 1Pa · Zig-zag (vakra) going up

From the textbook

Where these notes come from

Wikipedia’s list of janya rāgas and karnatik.com, which agree.

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