Shivaranjani


Shivaranjani or Sivaranjani is a musical scale used in Indian classical music. There are two scales, one in Hindustani music and one in Carnatic music. The Hindustani rāga is a pentatonic scale, as is the Carnatic scale categorized as Audava-Audava resulting in 5 notes in the Arohanam and 5 in the Avarohanam.

Hindustani scale

The Hindustani rāga Shivaranjani belongs to the Kaafi thaat in terms of classification of the scale. Its structure is as follows:
  • [Arohana|] :
  • [Avarohana|] :
The komal ''gandhar in place of shuddh gandhar is the difference between this rāga and the global musical scale of Bhoop/Bhupali ''.

Borrowed into Carnatic music

In Karnatic Music, this is a janya rāga from 22nd mela-kartha raga Kharaharapriya. It is a audava-audava rāgam in Carnatic music classification. Its structure using swaras in Carnatic music notation is as follows:
  • [Arohana|] :
  • [Avarohana|] :

    Popular compositions

  • The opening stanza of Kurai ondrum illai based on lyrics of Rajaji
  • Andavan Ambe composed by Papanasam Sivan
  • Antaryami Alasithi Solasithi - popular rendering of Annamacharya's krithi.
  • Yamanelli Kanenendu, Aluvudyatako Rangayya - popular renderings of Purandara Dasa's krithis.
  • Va Velava composed by M D Ramanathan
  • The traditional Marathi Abhang - Majhi Dev Puja too has a popularized version of it, in this raga.

    Film songs

Tamil

Hindi

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspects of this rāgam.

Graha bhedam

Shivaranjani's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 2 other pentatonic rāgams, namely, Sunadavinodini and Revati. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rāgam. See Graha bhedam on Shivaranjani for more details and an illustration.

Scale similarities

  • Mohanam alias Bhupali is a popular rāgam which has the antara gandharam in place of sadharana gandharam. Its ' structure is S R2 G3 P D2 S : S D2 P G3 R2 S
  • Pahadi, a folk raga, is technically a Cross-Breed of Mohanam and Shivaranjani, as it has both antara gandharam and sadharana gandharam
  • Abhogi is a popular rāgam which has the shuddha madhyamam in place of panchamam. Its ' structure is S R2 G2 M1 D2 S : S D2 M1 G2 R2 S

    Carnatic scale

The Carnatic scale Shivaranjani is a janya rāgam associated with the 64th parent scale Vachaspati. It has vakra prayoga and its scale is as follows.
  • [Arohana|] :
  • [Avarohana|] :

    Compositions

The compositions in this scale are: