Manavati


Manavati is a rāgam in Carnatic music. It is the 5th Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. In Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music, the 5th melakarta is Manōranjani.

Structure and Lakshana

It is the 5th rāgam in the 1st chakra Indu. The mnemonic name is Indu-Ma. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra ga ma pa dhi nu. Its structure is as follows :
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As it is a melakarta rāgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rāgam. It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Pāvani, which is the 41st melakarta.

Asampurna Melakarta

Manōranjani is the 5th Melakarta in the original list compiled by Venkatamakhin. The notes used in the scale are the same, but the ascending scale is different. It is a shadava-sampurna raga.
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''Janya'' rāgams

Manavati has a few minor janya rāgams associated with it. See List of janya rāgams for full list of rāgams associated with this scale.

Compositions

Here are a few common compositions sung in concerts, set to Manavati:
Couple of compositions that are in Manōranjani:Atu karadani set to Adi tala composed by ThyagarajaBalambika set to Matya tala composed by Muthuswami DikshitarBhaja Bhaja Manasa set to Adi tala composed by Sri PB Shrirangachari

Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Manavati's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields Kantamani 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 Manavati.