CarnaticJanya of the 17th melakarta, Suryakantam · Agni chakra
Jeevantikā
Jeevantika is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 17, Suryakantam. Arohanam: S R1 M1 P D2 N3 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N3 D2 P M1 R1 S.
Swara rail · JeevantikāTempo
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 17 · Suryakantam
- Chakra
- Agni
- Form
- Ṣāḍava · 6 / 6
- Movement
- Straight up and down
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Raised vs natural Ma
Raise Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.
Jeevantikāthis rāga
Natural Ma sits a semitone above Ga and a whole step below Pa: a settled fourth that rests rather than leans.
Scale
ĀrōhaṇamSa1Ri 11Ma 1Pa2Dha 23Ni 3upper Sa
Avarōhaṇamupper Sa3Ni 32Dha 2Pa1Ma 11Ri 1Sa
6 notes · Sa1Ri 11Ma 1Pa2Dha 23Ni 3 · Straight up and down
From the textbook
Where these notes come from
Wikipedia’s list of janya rāgas and karnatik.com, which agree.
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