CarnaticJanya of the 29th melakarta, Dhīraśaṅkarābharaṇaṁ · Bāṇa chakra
Devagāndhāri
Devagandhari is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 29, Sankarabharanam. Arohanam: S R2 M1 P D2 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 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 29 · Śaṅkarābharaṇaṁ
- Chakra
- Bāṇa
- 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 · Sa2Ri 23Ga 31Ma 1Pa2Dha 23Ni 3 · Straight up and down
From the textbook
2Ni 2 appears in some phrases, from outside the scale above.
Wikipedia’s list of janya rāgas and karnatik.com, which agree.