CarnaticJanya of the 10th melakarta, Natakapriya · Netra chakra

Gunāvati

Gunavati is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 10, Natakapriya. Arohanam: S R1 M1 P D2 S Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ S D2 P M1 R1 S.

Swara rail · GunāvatiTempo
Carnatic · Mela 10Ārōhaṇam
SaRi 1Ma 1PaDha 2Saupper Sa
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Notes of Gunāvati

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Parent
Mela 10 · Natakapriya
Chakra
Netra
Form
Auḍava · 5 / 5
Movement
Zig-zag (vakra) both ways
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Raised vs natural Ma

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Ma
Gunāvatithis 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 1Ma 1PaDha 2Saupper Sa
Avarōhaṇamupper SaSaDha 2PaMa 1Ri 1Sa

5 notes · SaRi 1Ma 1PaDha 2 · Zig-zag (vakra) both ways

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Where these notes come from

Wikipedia’s list of janya rāgas. The second source the site checks against differs here, or has nothing to compare, so this is waiting on a musician’s review.

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