Shree ranjani

Sriranjani is a ragam in Carnatic music. It is a hexatonic scale. It is a derived scale, as it does not have all the seven swaras. It is also written as Shri ranjani or Shree Ranjani. It also exist in Hindustani music, with a different scale. Aroh: Sa, komal Ga, Ma, Dha, komal Ni, Sa; Avroh: Sa, komal Ni, Dha, Ma, komal Ga, Ré, Sa.

Structure and Lakshana

Shree ranjani is a symmetric scale that does not contain panchamam. It is called a shadava-shadava rāgam, in Carnatic music classification. Its structure is as follows :

Arohana| :
Avarohana| :

This scale uses the notes shadjam, chathusruti rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham and kaisiki nishadam. Shree ranjani is a janya rāgam of Kharaharapriya, the 22nd Melakarta rāgam. It has only the invariant panchamam missing from its parent scale, Kharaharapriya.

Popular compositions

Shree ranjani is a pleasing and popular rāgam. This scale has been used by many composers and there are many compositions in classical music. It has been used to score film music, too. Here are some popular compositions in Sriranjani.

Marubalka, Brochevarevare, Sari evvare, Bhuvini daasudane, and Sogasuga mrudanga talamu by Thyagaraja
Shri Dum Durge,'' Balambikaya, Parvata Raja Kumari, Sri Ramachandro Rakshathumam and Nee Sati Daivamendu by Muthuswami Dikshitar
Ini oru kanam unnai, Kaana Vendamo, Mata innum Vaatha and Gajavadana karuna by Papanasam Sivan
Srinivasa Enna Bittu, Thaala beku by Purandaradasa
Vandhe Arula Venum and Needhan Mechikolla Vendum'' by Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi
Film Songs

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Related rāgams

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

Scale similarities

Ābhōgi is a rāgam which does not have the kaisiki nishadam in both ascending and descending scales in comparison to Sriranjani. Its ' structure is :
Ragam Jayamanohari is a ragam which is like Abhogi in ascending scale and like Sriranjani is descending scale. Its ' structure is :