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Shādava is derived from shat. According to Indian philosophy it indirectly suggests six
and therefore shādava has come to mean ‘pertaining to six’. In this variety of rāga, 6 notes
are used in the ascending and descending order. Shadava ragas and their resultant scales by
the application of modal shift of tonic are given below.
1. ABHIMĀNINI (05)
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
MXXXDXNSRGXXM
2. AIRĀVATI (64)
Srgmpds–sdpmgrs
RXGXMPXDXXSXR
GXMPXDXXSXRXG
MPXDXXSXRXGXM
PXDXXSXRXGXMP
202
DXXSXRXGXMPXD
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
GXMXXXDNXSRXG
MXXXDNXSRXGXM
NXSRXGXMXXXDN
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RGXMXXXDXNSXR
MXXXDXNSXRGXM
6. AMBHORUHAM (44)
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
RXGXXXPDXNXSR
203
GXXXPDXNXSRXG
DXNXSRXGXXXPD
NXSRXGXXXPDXN
Srgmpns–snpmgrs
RXGXMXPXXNXSR
GXMXPXXNXSRXG
MXPXXNXSRXGXM
NXSRXGXMXPXXN
Sgmpdns–sndpmgs
GXXMPXDXNSXXG
DXNSXXGXXMPXD
NSXXGXXMPXDXN
Srgmpns–snpmgrs
RGXXMXPXXNXSR
MXPXXNXSRGXXM
Sgmpdns–sdpmgrs
MXPDXXNSXXXGM
SXRGXXMPXXXNS
MXPDXXXSRXXGM
Srgmpns–sndpgrs
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13. ANJANĀVATI OR SUVARNA DEEPARAM (43)
Srgmpds–sdpmgrs
GXXMPDXXXSRXG
MPDXXXSRXGXXM
DXXXSRXGXXMPD
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RXGXMXXDNXXSR
MXXDNXXSRXGXM
DNXXSRXGXMXXD
NXXSRXGXMXXDN
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17. BHĀMAMANI (61)
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RXGXMXDNXXSXR
GXMXDNXXSXRXG
MXDNXXSXRXGXM
DNXXSXRXGXMXD
NXXSXRXGXMXDN
Srmpdns–sndpmrs
PDNXXSXRXXMXP
DNXXSXRXXMXPD
srgmpns–snpmgrs
207
GMXPXXNXSXXRG
MXPXXNXSXXRGM
Srgmpds–sdpmgrs
MXPDXXXSXRXGM
PDXXXSXRXGMXP
Sgmpdns–sndpmgs
GXMXPDXXNSXXG
MXPDXXNSXXGXM
PDXXNSXXGXMXP
DXXNSXXGXMXPD
208
NSXXGXMXPDXXN
Sgmpdns–sndpmgs
GXXMPDXNXSXXG
PDXNXSXXGXXMP
DXNXSXXGXXMPD
Srgmpns–snpmgrs
RXGXMXPXXXNSR
MXPXXXNSRXGXM
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
NSRXXGXMXDXXN
209
RXXGXMXDXXNSR
GXMXDXXNSRXXG
DXXNSRXXGXMXD
S g m p d n s –s n d p m g s
PDNXXSXXGXMXP
DNXXSXXGXMXPD
Srmpdns–sndpmrs
MXPXDNXSRXXXM
NXSRXXXMXPXDN
Sgmpdns–sndpmgs
210
PDXNXSXXXGXMP
Sgmpdns–sndpmgs
MXPDXNXSXXXGM
PDXNXSXXXGMXP
NXSXXXGMXPDXN
Srgmpds–sdpmgrs
RGXXMXPXDXXSR
GXXMXPXDXXSRG
MXPXDXXSRGXXM
DXXSRGXXMXPXD
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32. CHAMPAKAMĀLIKA (17)
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
GXXPXDXNSRXXG
NSRXXGXXPXDXN
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
RGXXXXPDXXNSR
Srgmpds–sdpmgrs
GXXXMPXDXXSRG
MPXDXXSRGXXXM
DXXSRGXXXMPXD
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
212
RXGMXXXDNXSXR
MXXXDNXSXRXGM
DNXSXRXGMXXXD
NXSXRXGMXXXDN
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
RXXGXXPDXNXSR
GXXPDXNXSRXXG
DXNXSRXXGXXPD
SXRXGMXXDXXNS D – Sarasānana(27)
NXSRXXGXXPDXN
Srmpdns–sndpmgs
213
MXPDXXNSRXXXM
SXRGXXMPDXXXS
MXPDXXNSXXXGM
Srgmpds–snpmgrs
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RXGMXXDXNXSXR
GMXXDXNXSXRXG
MXXDXNXSXRXGM
DXNXSXRXGMXXD
NXSXRXGMXXDXN
S r m p d n s – sn d p m r s
RXXMXPXDXNSXR
214
MXPXDXNSXRXXM
PXDXNSXRXXMXP
DXNSXRXXMXPXD
NSXRXXMXPXDXN
S gmpdns–sndpmgs
MXPDXXNSXXXGM
PDXXNSXXXGMXP
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
RXGXXXPDNXXSR
DNXXSRXGXXXPD
215
NXXSRXGXXXPDN
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
GXXPDNXXSXXRG
PDNXXSXXRGXXP
DNXXSXXRGXXPD
NXXSXXRGXXPDN
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
RGXXPDXXNSXXR
GXXPDXXNSXXRG
PDXXNSXXRGXXP
216
DXXNSXXRGXXPD
In this case, the Gāndhāra and Dhaivata taken as the tonic note, in the process of
modal shift of tonic, the resultant scale is Devamani itself.
Srmpdns–sndpmrs
RXXXMXPDNXXSR
DNXXSRXXXMXPD
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RGXMXDXXNSXXR
GXMXDXXNSXXRG
DXXNSXXRGXMXD
NSXXRGXMXDXXN
Sgmpdns–sndmgrs
217
MXPDXXNSXXGXM
SXRGXXMPXXNXS
MXXDXXNSRXGXM
Srgmpns–sndpmgs
DXXNSXXGXMXPD
SXXRGXXPXDXNS
DXXNSRXGXMXXD
Srgpdns–sdpmgrs
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RXXGXMXDNXXSR
GXMXDNXXSRXXG
MXDNXXSRXXGXM
DNXXSRXXGXMXD
218
NXXSRXXGXMXDN
Srmpdns–sndpmrs
PDXXNSXRXXXMP
DXXNSXRXXXMPD
NSXRXXXMPDXXN
Srmpdns–sndpmrs
PXXDNSXRXXMXP
NSXRXXMXPXXDN
Srgmpds–sndpmgrs
RXGXMXPDXXXSR
SXRXGXMPXXXNS
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RXGXMXPDXXNSR
Srgmpns–sndpmgrs
MXPDXXXSRXGXM
SXRGXXXPDXNXS
MXPDXXNSRXGXM
Srgpdns–sndpmgrs
DXXXSRXGXMXPD
SXXXGMXPXDXNS
DXXNSRXGXMXPD
Sgmpdns–sndpmgrs
Srgmpns–snpmgrs
RGXMXPXXXNSXR
MXPXXXNSXRGXM
PXXXNSXRGXMXP
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56. DIVYAMĀLATI (20)
Sgmpdns–sndpmgs
GXMXPDXNXSXXG
MXPDXNXSXXGXM
PDXNXSXXGXMXP
DXNXSXXGXMXPD
NXSXXGXMXPDXN
Srmpdns–sndpmrs
PDNXXSXRXXXMP
DNXXSXRXXXMPD
Srmpdns–sndpmrs
221
PXXDNSXRXXXMP
NSXRXXXMPXXDN
Srmpdns–sndmgrs
RXXXMXPDXNXSR
SXXXGXMPXDXNS
RGXXMXXDXNXSR
Sgmpdns–sndpgrs
MXPDXNXSRXXXM
SXRGXMXPDXXXS
MXXDXNXSRGXXM
Srgmpds–sndpmgs
Srgmpns–snpmgrs
GXMPXXXNSRXXG
222
NSRXXGXMPXXXN
SRGXXMXPDXXXS N – to be named- s r g m p d s
Sgmpdns–sndpmgs
GXMXPXDNXSXXG
MXPXDNXSXXGXM
PXDNXSXXGXMXP
DNXSXXGXMXPXD
NXSXXGXMXPXDN
Or Tomaradharini (29)
Srgmpds–sdpmgrs
RXGMXPXDXXSXR
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GMXPXDXXSXRXG
MXPXDXXSXRXGM
PXDXXSXRXGMXP
DXXSXRXGMXPXD
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RGXMXXDXNXSXR
GXMXXDXNXSXRG
MXXDXNXSXRGXM
DXNXSXRGXMXXD
NXSXRGXMXXDXN
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66. GOPIKA TILAKAM (56)
Srgmpns–snpmgrs
RGXXMPXXNXSXR
GXXMPXXNXSXRG
MPXXNXSXRGXXM
PXXNXSXRGXXMP
NXSXRGXXMPXXN
Srgmpds–sdpmgrs
MXPDXXXSXXRGM
Srgmpds–sdpmgrs
GMXPXDXXSXXRG
225
MXPXDXXSXXRGM
DXXSXXRGMXPXD
S r g m d n s- s n d m g r s
RXGXMXDXNXSXR
GXMXDXNXSXRXG
MXDXNXSXRXGXM
DXNXSXRXGXMXD
NXSXRXGXMXDXN
This is the solitary example of a rāga which results in the same scale in the process of
Modal Shift of Tonic, whatever the tonic note is chosen. This raga is known as whole tone
scale in western music. Any raga consisting entirely of whole tone intervals is known as
whole tone scale. This raga is incidently the whole tone scale popularised in Europe by the
French composer, Debussy. This is the only raga wherein there is the interval of a full tone
between two consecutive notes.
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71. GURUPRIYA (64)
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RXGXMXXDNXSXR
MXXDNXSXRXGXM
DNXSXRXGXMXXD
NXSXRXGXMXXDN
Srgmdns–sndpmrs
MXXDXNXSRXXGM
SXXGXMXPDXXNS
MXPDXNXSRXXXM
Sgmpdns–sdpmgrs
NXSRXXGMXXDXN
SXRGXXMPXXNXS
SXRGXXXPXDNXS Srgmpns–sndpgrs
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73. HAMSĀNANDI (53)
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
GXMXXDXNSRXXG
NSRXXGXMXXDXN
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RXGMXXXDXNSXR
SXRGXXXPXDNXS R–Kālika/madhyamavarāli/Mattimavali(22)
GMXXXDXNSXRXG
MXXXDXNSXRXGM
DXNSXRXGMXXXD
Srinavarasachandrika/Nutabhushitam(20)
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RGMXXDXXNSXXR
228
GMXXDXXNSXXRG
MXXDXXNSXXRGM
DXXNSXXRGMXXD
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RGXXMXXDNXXSR
GXXMXXDNXXSRG
MXXDNXXSRGXXM
NXXSRGXXMXXDN
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
GXXXPDXNXSXRG
229
PDXNXSXRGXXXP
DXNXSXRGXXXPD
NXSXRGXXXPDXN
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RGMXXXDNXSXXR
MXXXDNXSXXRGM
DNXSXXRGXMXXD
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
GXMXXXDNSRXXG
NSRXXGXMXXXDN
230
81. JANKĀRI (19) or NAVARASA CHANDIKA or NUTABHUSHITAM (20)
Srgmpds–sdpmgrs
GXMXPDXXXSXRG
MXPDXXXSXRGXM
PDXXXSXRGXMXP
DXXXSXRGXMXPD
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
GXXPXXDNSRXXG
NSRXXGXXPXXDN
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
231
PDNXXSXRGXXXP
SRGXXMXPDXXXS P – to be named
DNXXSXRGXXXPD
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
GXXPDXNXSXRXG
PDXNXSXRXGXXP
DXNXSXRXGXXPD
NXSXRXGXXPDXN
Srgmpns–snpmgrs
RXXGMXPXXNXSR
GMXPXXNXSRXXG
232
MXPXXNXSRXXGM
NXSRXXGMXPXXN
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
RXXGXXPDNXXSR
GXXPDNXXSRXXG
DNXXSRXXGXXPD
NXXSRXXGXXPDN
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RXGXMXXDXNSXR
GXMXXDXNSXRXG
233
DXNSXRXGXMXXD
NSXRXGXMXXDXN
Srgmpds–sdpmgrs
GXMPXDXXSXXRG
MPXDXXSXXRGXM
DXXSXXRGXMPXD
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
PXXDNSXRGXXXP
Srgmpns–snpmgrs
GMXPXXXNSXXRG
234
MXPXXXNSXXRGM
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
RXGXXXPDXXNSR
DXXNSRXGXXXPD
97. KĀNCHANĀNGI ( 55 )
Srgmpds–sdpmgrs
GXXMPDXXXSXRG
MPDXXXSXRGXXM
PDXXXSXRGXXMP
DXXXSXRGXXMPD
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
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RGXXMXXDNXSXR
GXXMXXDNXSXRG
MXXDNXSXRGXXM
NXSXRGXXMXXDN
Srgmpns–sndpmgs
MXPXXNXSXRXGM
SXRXXMXPXDXNS
MXPXDNXSXXXGM
Srmpdns–snpmgrs
PXXNXSXRXGMXP
SXXGXMXPXDNXS
PXDNXSXXXGMXP
Sgmpdns–sndmgrs
236
NXSXRXGMXPXXN
SXRXGXMPXDXXS
NXSXXXGMXPXDN
Srgmpds–sndpmrs
Sgmpdns–sndpmgs
GXMPXDXNSXXXG
Or Nutabhushitam (20)
PXDXNSXXXGXMP
DXNSXXXGXMPXD
NSXXXGXMPXDXN
Srgpdns–sndpmgrs
GXXPXDXNSRXXG
SXXGXMXPDNXXS
237
GMXPXDXNSRXXG
Sgmpdns–sndpmgrs
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RGXMXDXNXSXXR
GXMXDXNXSXXRG
MXDXNXSXXRGXM
DXNXSXXRGXMXD
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
GXXMXXDNXSRXG
MXXDNXSRXGXXM
NXSRXGXXMXXDN
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104. KARAVĀNI (23)
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
RGXXXPXDXNSXR
PXDXNSXRGXXXP
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RGXXMXXDXNSXR
Sgmpdns–sndpmgs
MXPXDNXSXXXGM
PXDNXSXXXGMXP
DNXSXXXGMXPXD
NXSXXXGMXPXDN
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108. KĀTYĀYANI or OMKĀRA SVARUPINI (62)
Srgmpns–snpmgrs
RXGXMPXXNXSXR
GXMPXXNXSXRXG
MPXXNXSXRXGXM
PXXNXSXRXGXMP
NXSXRXGXMPXXN
Srmpdns–sndpmrs
MXPDXXNSXRXXM
PDXXNSXRXXMXP
DXXNSXRXXMXPD
240
NSXRXXMXPDXXN
Srgmpns–snpmgrs
RXGMXPXXXNSXR
GMXPXXXNSXRX
MXPXXXNSXRXGM
PXXXNSXRXGMXP
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
GXXXPXDNXSRXG
NXSRXGXXXPXDN
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
241
MXXXDNXSRXXGM
NXSRXXGMXXXDN
Srgmpns–snpmgrs
RXGMXPXXNXSXR
GMXPXXNXSXRXG
MXPXXNXSXRXGM
PXXNXSXRXGMXP
NXSXRXGMXPXXN
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RGXMXXDXNSXXR
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GXMXXDXNSXXRG
DXNSXXRGXMXXD
NSXXRGXMXXDXN
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RXGMXXDNXXSXR
GMXXDNXXSXRXG
MXXDNXXSXRXGM
DNXXSXRXGMXXD
NXXSXRXGMXXDN
Srgmpns–snpmgrs
243
RGXXMXPXXXNSR
MXPXXXNSRGXXM
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
GXXPDNXXSXRXG
PDNXXSXRXGXXP
DNXXSXRXGXXPD
NXXSXRXGXXPDN
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RXXGMXXDXNXSR
GMXXDXNXSRXXG
244
MXXDXNXSRXXGM
DXNXSRXXGMXXD
NXSRXXGMXXDXN
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RXXGMXXDXXNSR
GMXXDXXNSRXXG
MXXDXXNSRXXGM
DXXNSRXXGMXXD
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RXGXMXDXXNSXR
245
GXMXDXXNSXRXG
DXXNSXRXGXMXD
NSXRXGXMXDXXN
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RXXGMXXDNXXSR
GMXXDNXXSRXXG
MXXDNXXSRXXGM
DNXXSRXXGMXXD
NXXSRXXGMXXDN
In this case, the Gāndhāra and Dhaivata taken as the tonic note, in the
process of modal shift of tonic, the resultant scale is lokapriya itself.
Sgmpdns–sndpmgs
246
GXMXPXXDNSXXG
PXXDNSXXGXMXP
DNSXXGXMXPXXD
NSXXGXMXPXXDN
Srmpdns–sndpmrs
MXPDXNXSXRXXM
PDXNXSXRXXMXP
DXNXSXRXXMXPD
Janappan/Lakshmana Kuntali(65)
NXSXRXXMXPDXN
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
247
RGXXXPXDNXSXR
GXXXPXDNXSXRG
PXDNXSXRGXXXP
Or Nuthabhashitam (20)
NXSXRGXXXPXDN
Sgmpdns–sndpmgs
PDNX XSXXGXXMP
DNXXSXXGXXMPD
Sgmpdns–sndpmgs
GXXMPDXXNSXXG
PDXXNSXXGXXMP
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DXXNSXXGXXMPD
NSXXGXXMPDXXN
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
NXSRXXGXXPXDN
Srgmpns–snpmgrs
NSRXGXMPXXXN
Srgmpns–sndpgrs
GXMXPXXNXSRXG
SXRXGXXPXDNXS
GXXXPXDNXSRXG
Srgpdns–sndpmgs
249
NXSRXGXMXPXXN
SXRGXMXPXDXXS
NXSRXGXXXPXDN
Srgmpds–sndmgrs
Sgmpdns–sndpmgs
GXXMPXXDNSXXG
PXXDNSXXGXXMP
DNSXXGXXMPXXD
NSXXGXXMPXXDN
Sgmpdns–sndpmgs
GXMXPXDXNSXXG
250
MXPXDXNSXXGXM
PXDXNSXXGXMXP
DXNSXXGXMXPXD
NSXXGXMXPXDXN
Sgmpdns–sndpmgs
PDNXXSXXXGMXP
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RGXXXMXDNXXSR
GXXXMXDNXXSRG
MXDNXXSRGXXXM
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NXXSRGXXXMXDN
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
RXXGXXPDXXNSR
GXXPDXXNSRXXG
DXXNSRXXGXXPD
NSRXXGXXPDXXN
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RGMXXXDXNSXXR
GMXXXDXNSXXRG
MXXXDXNSXXRGM
252
DXNSXXRGMXXXD
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
MXXXDXNSRXGXM
Sgmpdns–sndpmgs
PXDNXSXXXGXMP
DNXSXXXGXMPXD
Sgmpdns–sndpmgs
GMXPXDXNSXXXG
MXPXDXNSXXXGM
253
PXDXNSXXXGMXP
DXNSXXXGMXPXD
Srgmpds–sdpmgrs
RXGXMXPXDXXSR
GXMXPXDXXSRXG
MXPXDXXSRXGXM
DXXSRXGXMXPXD
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
RGXXPXXDNSXXR
GXXPXXDNSXXRG
254
PXXDNSXXRGXXP
NSXXRGXXPXXDN
Srmpdns–sndpmrs
RXXXMXPDXNXSR
MXPDXNXSRXXXM
Nutabhashitam or Srinavarasachandrika(20)
DXNXSRXXXMXPD
NXSRXXXMXPDXN
or mattimavali (22)
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
255
RXXGXMXDXNXSR
GXMXDXNXSRXXG
MXDXNXSRXXGXM
DXNXSRXXGXMXD
NXSRXXGXMXDXN
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
RXGXXPXDNXSXR
PXDNXSXRXGXXP
DNXSXRXGXXPXD
NXSXRXGXXPXDN
Srmpdns–sndpmrs
RXXXMPXDXNSXR
PXDXNSXRXXXMP
DXNSXRXXXMPXD
NSXRXXXMPXDXN
Srgmpds–sdpmgrs
RGXMXPXDXXSXR
GXMXPXDXXSXRG
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MXPXDXXSXRGXM
PXDXXSXRGXMXP
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
MXXXDNXSRGXXM
Srmpdns–sndpmrs
RXXMXPXDNXSXR
MXPXDNXSXRXXM
PXDNXSXRXXMXP
DNXSXRXXMXPXD
NXSXRXXMXPXDN
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164. PĀNCHĀLI (15)
Srmpdns–sndpmrs
RXXXMXPDXXNSR
MXPDXXNSRXXXM
DXXNSRXXXMXPD
NSRXXXMXPDXXN
Srmpdns–sndpmrs
NSRXXXXMPXXDN
Sgmpdns–sndpmgs
MXPDXXNSXXXGM
PDXXNSXXXGMXP
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168. PINĀKINI (18)
Srmpdns–sndpmrs
NSRXXXMXPXXDN
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
RXGXXPXDXNSXR
GXXPXDXNSXRXG
PXDXNSXRXGXXP
DXNSXRXGXXPXD
NSXRXGXXPXDXN
Sgmpdns–sndpmgs
GMXPXXDNSXXXG
PXXDNSXXXGMXP
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SXXRGMXXXDNXS P – Jagadeesvari (34)
DNSXXXGMXPXXD
Sgmpdns- sndpmgs
PDNXXSXXXGXMP
Srgmpns–snpmgrs
RGXMXPXXNXSXR
GXMXPXXNXSXRG
MXPXXNXSXRGXM
PXXNXSXRGXMXP
S X X G X MX P D X N X S P – Divyamālati (20)
NXSXRGXMXPXXN
Srgmpds–sdpmgrs
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RXXGMXPXDXXSR
GMXPXDXXSRXXG
MXPXDXXSRXXGM
DXXSRXXGMXPXD
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RGXXMXXDXXNSR
MXXDXXNSRGXXM
Srgmpns–snpmgrs
RXGXMPXXXNSXR
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GXMPXXXNSXRXG
PXXXNSXRXGXMP
NSXRXGXMPXXXN
Sgmpdns–sndpmgs
PDXXNSXXXGXMP
NSXXXGXMPDXXN
Sgmpdns–sndpmgs
GXMPXXDNSXXXG
PXXDNSXXXGXMP
DNSXXXGXMPXXD
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NSXXXGXMPXXDN
Srgmpns–snpmgrs
RXXGMXPXXXNSR
GMXPXXXNSRXXG
MXPXXXNSRXXGM
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RXGMXXDXXNSXR
GMXXDXXNSXRXG
MXXDXXNSXRXGM
264
DXXNSXRXGMXXD
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RGXMXXXDNSXXR
GXMXXXDNSXXRG
NSXXRGXMXXXDN
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RGXXMXDXNXSXR
GXXMXDXNXSXRG
MXDXNXSXRGXXM
DXNXSXRGXXMXD
265
NXSXRGXXMXDXN
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RXGXXMXDXNXSR
GXXMXDXNXSRXG
MXDXNXSRXGXXM
DXNXSRXGXXMXD
NXSRXGXXMXDXN
Sgmpdns–sndpmgs
GXXMPXDNXSXXG
PXDNXSXXGXXMP
266
DNXSXXGXXMPXD
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RGXMXXXDNXSXR
Or Ambikapriyan (08)
GXMXXXDNXSXRG
MXXXDNXSXRGXM
NXSXRGXMXXXDN
Srgmpds–sndmgrs
267
MXPXDXXSRXGXM
SXRXGXXPDXNXS
SXXXGMXPDXNXS Srgpdns–sndpmgs
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RXGXXMXDXXNSR
DXXNSRXGXXMXD
Srgmpns–snpmgrs
RGXXMPXXXNSXR
PXXXNSXRGXXMP
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
GMXXXDXNSRXXG
268
MXXXDXNSRXXGM
Srgmpds–sdpmgrs
RXGXMXPDXXXSR
GXMXPDXXXSRXG
MXPDXXXSRXGXM
DXXXSRXGXMXPD
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RXGXMXXDXNXSR
GXMXXDXNXSRXG
MXXDXNXSRXGXM
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DXNXSRXGXMXXD
NXSRXGXMXXDXN
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RXGXXMXDNXXSR
MXDNXXSRXGXXM
DNXXSRXGXXMXD
NXXSRXGXXMXDN
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RGMXXDXNXSXXR
GMXXDXNXSXXRG
270
MXXDXNXSXXRGM
DXNXSXXRGMXXD
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
RGXXPDXNXSXXR
GXXPDXNXSXXRG
PDXNXSXXRGXXP
DXNXSXXRGXXPD
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
RGXXPXDXNSXXR
GXXPXDXNSXXRG
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PXDXNSXXRGXXP
DXNSXXRGXXPXD
NSXXRGXXPXDXN
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
GXXPDXXNSXRXG
PDXXNSXR XGXXP
DXXNSXRX GXXPD
NSXRXGXXPDXXN
Srmpdns–sndpmrs
PDXNXSXRXXXMP
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DXNXSXRXXXMPD
Srgpdns–sndpgrs
GXXPXXDNSXRXG
PXXDNSXRXGXXP
NSXRXGXXPXXDN
Srmpdns–sndpmrs
RXXXMPXDNXSXR
PXDNXSXRXXXMP
DNXSXRXXXMPXD
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
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RGXMXXDXXNSXR
MXXDXXNSXRGXM
DXXNSXRGXMXXD
Srgmpds–sdpmgrs
RGXMXPDXXXSR
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RGXXXMXDXXNSR
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
RGXXMXXDXNXSR
MXXDXNXSRGXXM
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215. VASANTASREE See AMBAMANOHARI (23)
S r g m d n s – sn d m g r s
RXGXMXXDXXNSR
MXXDXXNSRXGXM
DXXNSRXGXMXXD
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
GXMXXXDNSXRXG
NSXRXGXMXXXDN
Srgmpds–sdpmgrs
RGXXMPXDXXSXR
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GXXMPXDXXSXRG
SXXRGXMXXDXNS G – to be named(71)
MPXDXXSXRGXXM
PXDXXSXRGXXMP
SXRXXMXPDXXNS P – Kazhiyan(21)
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
GXMXDNXXSXXRG
MXDNXXSXXRGXM
DNXXSXXRGXMXD
NXXSXXRGXMXDN
Srgmdns–sndmgrs
GMXXDNXXSXXRG
MXXDNXXSXXRGM
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SXXRGXXPXXDNS M – Naipāli (36)
DNXXSXXRGMXXD
NXXSXXRGMXDN
The most interesting outcome of this part is the one relating to Gopriya, a janya of
Rishabhapriya, the 62nd mēla. ‘Gopriya’ furnishes the solitary example of a rāga which
results in the same scale in the process of Modal Shift of Tonic, whatever the tonic note is
chosen. In Gopriya each note is separated from its neighbors by the interval of a whole step.
This rāga is prevalent in Western music in a scale. In western music, it is a Hexatonic scale,
known as the whole tone Scale. It is named after Debussy, a famous French composer, who
popularised it. The interval between the notes in the scale is whole tone or full tone.
The rāga, Sahera in Hindustani classical music uses the same intervals as the whole tone
scale.
Gāndhāra and Dhaivata of the rāga, Lokapriya (13) taken as the tonic note, in the
process of modal shift of tonic, the resultant scale is lokapriya itself.
Gāndhāra and Dhaivata of the rāga, Devamani (33) taken as the tonic note, in the
process of modal shift of tonic, the resultant scale is Devamani itself.
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