CarnaticJanya of the 15th melakarta, Māyāmāḷavagauḷa · Agni chakra
Maruva
Maruva is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 15, Mayamalavagowla. Arohanam: S G3 M1 D1 N3 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N3 D1 P G3 M1 G3 R1 S R1 G3 R1 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 15 · Māyāmāḷavagauḷa
- Chakra
- Agni
- Form
- Auḍava–Sampūrṇa · 5 / 7
- Movement
- Zig-zag (vakra) coming 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 · Sa1Ri 13Ga 31Ma 1Pa1Dha 13Ni 3 · Zig-zag (vakra) coming down
From the textbook
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.