CarnaticJanya of the 29th melakarta, Dhīraśaṅkarābharaṇaṁ · Bāṇa chakra

Navaroj

Navaroj is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 29, Sankarabharanam. Arohanam: P̣ Ḍ2 Ṇ3 S R2 G3 M1 P Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ M1 R2 R3 S Ṇ2 Ḍ2 P̣.

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Swara rail · NavarojTempo
Carnatic · Mela 29Ārōhaṇam
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Parent
Mela 29 · Śaṅkarābharaṇaṁ
Chakra
Bāṇa
Form
Sampūrṇa · 7 / 7
Movement
Zig-zag (vakra) coming down
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Raised vs natural Ma

Raise Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.

Navarojthis rāga

Natural Ma sits a semitone above Ga and a whole step below Pa: a settled fourth that rests rather than leans.

Scale

Ārōhaṇam
Avarōhaṇam

9 notes · · Zig-zag (vakra) coming down

From the textbook

Borrowed note · anya svara

appears in some phrases, from outside the scale above.

Where these notes come from

Wikipedia’s list of janya rāgas and karnatik.com, which agree.

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