Dhatuvardhani (pronounced Dhātuvardhani) is a

raga A raga ( ; , ; ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a musical mode, melodic mode. It is central to classical Indian music. Each raga consists of an array of melodic structures with musical motifs; and, fro ...

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Carnatic music Carnatic music (known as or in the Dravidian languages) is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and southern Odisha. It is o ...

(musical scale of South Indian classical music). ''Dhatuvardhani'' is the 69th ''

Melakarta Mēḷakartā is a collection of fundamental musical scales ( ragas) in Carnatic music (South Indian classical music). ''Mēḷakartā'' ragas are parent ragas (hence known as ''janaka'' ragas) from which other ragas may be derived. A ''melaka ...

'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Dhautapanchamam in

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school of Carnatic music.''Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar Keertanaigal'' by Vidwan A Sundaram Iyer, Pub. 1989, Music Book Publishers, Mylapore, Chennai

Structure and Lakshana

''Dhatuvardhani'' is the 3rd rāgam in the 12th ''chakra Aditya''. The mnemonic name is ''Aditya-Go''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ru gu mi pa dha nu''.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications ''Dhatuvardhani's'' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see '' swaras in Carnatic music'' for details on below notation and terms): * : * : The notes used in this scale are ''shatsruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham'' and ''kakali nishadham''. As ''Dhatuvardhani'' is a ''melakarta'' rāgam, by definition it is a ''sampurna'' rāgam (it has all 7 notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the ''prati madhyamam'' equivalent of '' Gangeyabhushani'', which is the 33rd ''melakarta''.

''Janya'' rāgams

A few minor ''

janya ''Janya'' is a term meaning "derive". In Carnatic (South Indian) music a ''janya raga'' is one derived from one of the 72 '' melakarta'' ragas (fundamental melodic structures). ''Janya'' ragas are classified into various types based on a vari ...

'' rāgams (derived scales) are associated with ''Dhatuvardani''. See '' List of Janya Rāgams'' for full list of rāgams associated with ''Dhatuvardhani'' and other 71 ''melakarta'' rāgams.

Compositions

A few common compositions set to ''Dhatuvardhani'' are: *''Sukha kara'' by

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*''Mahesham bhavayam'' by Dr.

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Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam. ''Dhatuvardhani's'' notes when shifted using ''

Graha bhedam ''Graha Bhedam'' in Carnatic music is the process (or result of the process) of shifting the Tonic (music), Tonic note (''Śruti (music), śruti'') to another note in the rāgam and arriving at a different rāgam. Its equivalent in Hindustani cl ...

'', yields '' Gayakapriya'', a minor ''melakarta'' rāgam. ''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 Gayakapriya''.

Notes

References

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