Keeravani - 21th Melakarta rāgam

Before continue reading, be aware about Keeravani Raga , by listening...

Keeravani (pronounced keeravāṇi, Kannada: ಕೀರವಾಣಿ, Sanskrit: कीरवाणि, Telugu: కీరవాణి, Tamil: கீரவாணி) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 21st Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. The 21st melakarta rāgam as perMuthuswami Dikshitar school of music is Kiraṇāvaḻi.

This rāgam is a popular scale in western music as well. The Western equivalent is the Harmonic minor scale.It is said to be borrowed into Hindustani music from Carnatic music.

Structure and Lakshana:

It is the 3rd rāgam in the 4th chakra Veda. The mnemonic name is Veda-Go. The mnemonic phrase is sa ri gi ma pa dha nu.Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇastructure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows ..
ārohaṇa: S R2 G2 M1 P D1 N3 S
avarohaṇa: S N3 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S

(the notes used in this scale are chathusruthi rishabha, sadharana gandhara, suddha madhyama,panchama suddha dhaivatha, kakali nishadha)

As it is a melakarta rāgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the shuddha madhyamamequivalent of Simhendramadhyamam, which is the 57th melakarta.

Janya Rāgams:

Keeravani has many janya rāgams (derived scales) associated with it. Kalyāna vasantam is a popular janya of Keeravani. See List of janyarāgams for full list of rāgams associated with Keeravani. Other popular janya ragam include Sāmapriya and Vasantamanohari.

21 Keeravāni	S R2 G2 M1 P D1 N3 S	S N3 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S
Keeranāvali	S R2 G2 M1 P D1 N3 S	S P M1 G2 R2 S
Aymmukhan	S G2 M1 P D1 N3 S	S N3 D1 P M1 G2 S
Bhānupriya	S R2 G2 D1 N3 S	S N3 D1 G2 R2 S
Chandrika	S R2 G2 P D1 N3 S	S N3 D1 P G2 R2 S
Gaganabhoopālam	S M1 G2 M1 P D1 N3	S N3 D1 M1 G2 R2 S
Hamsapancama	S G2 M1 P N3 D1 N3 P S	S N3 D1 M1 G2 R2 S
Hamsavāhini	S R2 M1 P D1 N3 S	S N3 D1 P M1 R2 S
Jayashree	S R2 G2 M1 P D1 N3 D1 S	S N3 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S
Kadaram (Chandra, Chandrakowns)	S G2 M1 D1 N3 S	S N3 D1 M1 G2 S
Kalyāna Vasantam	S G2 M1 D1 N3 S	S N3 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S
Kusumāvali	S G2 M1 P D1 S	S N3 D1 P M1 G2 M1 R1 S
Mādhavi	S M1 G2 M1 P D1 N3 S	S N3 D1 P M1 S M1 G2 R1 S
Mishramanolayam	S R2 M1 P D1 S	S D2 D1 P M1 R2 S
Priyadarshani	S R2 M1 D1 N3 S	S N3 D1 M1 R2 S
Rishipriya	S R2 G2 M1 P D1 N3 S	S N3 P M1 G2 R2 S
Sāmapriya	S R2 M1 P D1 S	S D1 P M1 R2 S
Shrothasvini	S G2 M1 P N3 S	S N3 P M1 G2 S
Vasanthamanohari	S R2 G2 M1 D1 N3 S	S N3 D1 M1 G2 R2 S

Related rāgams:

Keeravani's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 3 other major melakarta rāgams, namely, Hemavati, Vakulabharanam and Kosalam. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rāgam. For further details and an illustration refer Graha bhedam on Keeravani.

Rāgam	Mela #	C		D		E	F		G		A		B	C		D		E	F		G		A
Keeravani	21	S		R2	G2		M1		P	D1			N3	S'		R2'	G2'		M1'		P'	D1'
Hemavati	58						S		R2	G2			M2	P		D2	N2		S'
Vakulabharanam	14								S	R1			G3	M1		P	D1		N2		S'
Kosalam	71									S			R3	G3		M2	P		D2		N3	S'

Compositions:

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