CarnaticJanya of the 8th melakarta, Hanumatōḍi · Netra chakra

Punnagavarali

Punnagavarali is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 8, Todi. Arohanam: Ṇ2 S R1 G2 M1 P D1 N2 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N2 D1 P M1 G2 R1 S Ṇ2.

Swara rail · PunnagavaraliTempo
Carnatic · Mela 8Ārōhaṇam
lower Ni 2SaRi 1Ga 2Ma 1PaDha 1Ni 2upper Sa
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Notes of Punnagavarali

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Parent
Mela 8 · Tōḍi
Chakra
Netra
Form
Sampūrṇa · 7 / 7
Movement
Straight up and down
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Raised vs natural Ma

Raise Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.

Ma
Punnagavaralithis 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

Ārōhaṇamlower Ni 2SaRi 1Ga 2Ma 1PaDha 1Ni 2upper Sa
Avarōhaṇamupper SaNi 2Dha 1PaMa 1Ga 2Ri 1Salower Ni 2

7 notes · SaRi 1Ga 2Ma 1PaDha 1Ni 2 · Straight up and down

From the textbook

Borrowed note · anya svara

Ri 2 appears in some phrases, from outside the scale above.

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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