CarnaticJanya of the 56th melakarta, Shanmukhapriya · Diśi chakra

Chintāmani

Chintamani is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 56, Shanmukhapriya. Arohanam: S G2 R2 G2 M2 G2 R2 G2 P M2 P D2 N2 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N2 D2 P M2 G2 R2 S.

PractiseCompare with Shanmukhapriya
Swara rail · ChintāmaniTempo
Carnatic · Mela 56Ārōhaṇam
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Parent
Mela 56 · Shanmukhapriya
Chakra
Diśi
Form
Sampūrṇa · 7 / 7
Movement
Zig-zag (vakra) going up
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Raised vs natural Ma

Lower Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.

Chintāmanithis rāga

Raised Ma sits a whole step above Ga, then just one semitone below Pa. That narrow pull up to Pa is the brightness of the raised fourth.

Scale

Ārōhaṇam
Avarōhaṇam

7 notes · · 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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