Vakulabharanam - 14th Melakarta rāgam

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Vakulabharanam (pronounced vakuḻābharaṇam,Sanskrit: वकुळाभरणम्, Kannada: ವಕುಳಾಭರಣ, Telugu: వకుళాభరణం, Tamil: வகுளாபரணம்) is a rāgam inCarnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music).

It is the 14th melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Dhātivasantabhairavi or Vātivasantabhairavi in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.

Structure and Lakshana:

It is the 2nd rāgam in the 3rd chakra Agni. The mnemonic name is Agni-Sri. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gu ma pa dha ni.Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇastructure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):

ārohaṇa: S R1 G3 M1 P D1 N2 S
avarohaṇa: S N2 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S

Shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham and kaisiki nishadham are the swaras used in this scale. As this scale 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 Nāmanārāyaṇi, which is the 50th melakarta scale.

Asampurna Melakarta:

Vātivasantabhairavi is the 14th Melakarta in the original list compiled by Venkatamakhin. The notes used in the scale are the same, but the descending scale has notes used in zig-zag manner (vakra prayoga).
ārohaṇa: S R1 G3 M1 P D1 N2 S'
avarohaṇa: S' N2 D1 M1 G3 M1 P M1 G3 R1 S

Janya rāgams:

Vakulabharanam has a few minor janya rāgams (derived scales) associated with it, of which Vasantabhairavi is heard occasionally in concerts.

14 Vakulābharanam	S R1 G3 M1 P D1 N2 S	S N2 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S
Vātee Vasantabhairavi	S R1 G3 M1 D1 N2 S	S N2 D1 M1 G3 R1 S
Āhiri	S R1 S G3 M1 P D1 N2 S	S N2 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S
Amudhasurabhi	S M1 G3 M1 P D1 S	S N2 D1 P M1 R1 S
Devipriya	S G3 P N2 S	S N2 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S
Kalindaja	S R1 G3 M1 P N2 S	S N2 P M1 G3 R1 S
Kuvalayabharanam	S R1 G3 M1 D1 N1 S	S N1 D1 M1 G3 R1 S
Sallapa	S G3 M1 D1 N2 S	S N2 D1 M1 G3 S
Soma	S R1 P M1 D1 N2 S	S N2 D1 M1 P M1 G3 R1 S
Shuddha Kāmbhoji	S G3 R1 M1 P N2 S	S N2 P M1 G3 R1 S
Vasantabhairavi	S R1 G3 M1 D1 N2 S	S N2 D1 M1 G3 R1 S
Vasanta Mukhāri	S M1 G3 M1 P D1 N2 S	S N2 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S
Vijayollāsini	S R1 G3 M1 P M1 D1 N2 S	S N2 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S

Related rāgams:

Vakulabharanam's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 2 major melakarta rāgams, namely Keeravani and Hemavati along with 1 minor melakarta rāgam 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.

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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