Naganandini


Naganandini is a ragam in Carnatic music. It is the 30th Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Nagābharanam 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 structure is as follows :
  • [Arohana|]:
  • [Avarohana|]:
As it is a melakarta rāgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rāgam. It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Chitrambari, the 66th melakarta.

''Janya'' rāgams

Naganandini has a few minor janya rāgams associated with it. See List of [Janya Ragas#Naganandini|List of janya rāgams] for all rāgams associated with Naganandini.

Compositions

A few compositions set to Naganandini are:
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
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. For further details and an illustration refer Graha bhedam on Naganandini.