Naganandini - 30th Melakarta rāgam

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Naganandini (pronounced Nāgānandini, Kannada: ನಾಗಾನಂದಿನಿ, Sanskrit: नागानंदिनि, Telugu: నాగనందిని, Tamil: நாகாநந்தினி) is a rāgam (musical scale) inCarnatic music (South Indian classical music).

It is the 30th Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is calledNāgābharanam in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.

Structure and Lakshana:

It is the 6th rāgam in the 5th chakra Bana. The mnemonic name is Bana-Sha. The mnemonic phrase is sa ri gu ma pa dhu nu. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇastructure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows ..

ārohaṇa: S R2 G3 M1 P D3 N3 S
avarohaṇa: S N3 D3 P M1 G3 R2 S

(the scale uses the notes chathusruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, shatsruthi dhaivatham, kakali nishadham)

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 Chitrambari, the 66th melakarta.

Janya rāgams:

Naganandini has a few minor janya rāgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of janya rāgams for all rāgams associated withNaganandini.

30 Nāganandhini	S R2 G3 M1 P D3 N3 S	S N3 D3 P M1 G3 R2 S
Nāgabharanam	S R2 G2 M1 P D3 N3 S	S N3 D3 P M1 G2 R2 S
Gambheeravani	S G3 P M1 D3 N3 S	S N3 P M1 G3 R2 G3 R2 S
Lalithagāndharva	S R2 G3 M1 P D3 N3 S	S N3 P G3 R2 S
Sāmanta	S R2 G3 M1 P D3 N3 S	S N3 D3 N3 D3 P M1 G3 R2 S
Thilang	S G3 M1 P N3 S	S N2 P M1 G3 S

Related rāgams:

Naganandini's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 2 other minor melakarta rāgams, namely, Bhavapriya and Vagadheeshwari. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rāgam.

Rāgam	Mela #	C		D		E	F		G		A		B	C		D		E	F		G
Naganandini	30	S		R2		G3	M1		P			D3	N3	S'		R2'		G3'	M1'		P'
Bhavapriya	44					S	R1		G2			M2	P	D1		N2		S'
Vagadheeshwari	34								S			R3	G3	M1		P		D2	N2		S'

Compositions:

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