CarnaticJanya of the 59th melakarta, Dharmavati · Diśi chakra
Ranjani
Ranjani is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 59, Dharmavati. Arohanam: S R2 G2 M2 D2 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N3 D2 M2 G2 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 59 · Dharmavati
- Chakra
- Diśi
- Form
- Auḍava · 5 / 5
- Movement
- Straight up and down
Raised vs natural Ma
Lower Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.
Raised Ma sits a whole step above Ga, then just one semitone below Pa. That narrow pull up to Pa is the brightness of the raised fourth.
Scale
6 notes · Sa2Ri 22Ga 22Ma 22Dha 23Ni 3 · Straight up and 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.