Jyoti swarupini (pronounced jyōti swarūpini) is a

raga A ''raga'' or ''raag'' (; also ''raaga'' or ''ragam''; ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a musical mode, melodic mode. The ''rāga'' is a unique and central feature of the classical Indian music tradit ...

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

(musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 68th ''

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 generated. A ''melak ...

'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is the ''prati madhyamam'' equivalent of ''

Ragavardhini Ragavardhini (pronounced rāgavardini) has two separate meanings in Indian classical music: * a major part of the alapana of a raga. The performer gives a step-by-step elaboration of the raga, pausing at each major note or swara. * the 32nd ' ...

'', which is the 32nd ''melakarta''.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications It is called Jyōtirāga or Joti''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras or Jyōti''Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar Keertanaigal'' by Vidwan A Sundaram Iyer, Pub. 1989, Music Book Publishers, Mylapore, Chennai in

Muthuswami Dikshitar Muthuswami Dikshitar (Mudduswamy Dikshitar)(, 24 March 1776 – 21 October 1835), mononymously Dikshitar, was a South Indian poet, singer and veena player, and a legendary composer of Indian classical music, who is considered one of the musical ...

school of Carnatic music.

Structure and Lakshana

It is the 2nd rāgam in the 12th ''chakra Aditya''. The mnemonic name for this rāgam is ''Aditya-Sri''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ru gu mi pa dha ni''. Its ascending and descending scale (' structure) is as follows: * : * : See ''swaras'' in Carnatic music for details on above notation. The notes used are ''shatsruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, kaisiki nishadham''. ''Jyotiswarupini'', being a ''melakarta'' rāgam, by definition is a ''sampoorna'' rāgam (it has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale).

''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 varie ...

'' rāgams (derived scales) are associated with ''Jyotiswarupini''. See List of ''janya'' rāgams for full list of ''janya'' rāgams associated with this and other ''melakarta'' rāgams.

Compositions

Here are a few compositions set to this parent musical scale. *''Anandamayamanave'' by (Walajapet

Venkataramana Bhagavathar Venkataramana Bhagavathar (1781–1874) was a direct disciple of Saint Thyagaraja and a composer of Carnatic music. Bhagavathar composed his songs in Saurashtra language and has left behind a number of '' kritis''. Early life Bhagavathar was bo ...

) *''Gaanamrutha paanam'' by Koteeswara Iyer *''Jyotiswaroopini'' by

Periyasaamy Thooran M. P. Periyasaamy Thooran (Tamil: பெரியசாமி தூரன்) (26 September 1908 – 20 January 1987) was a patriot, Tamil poet, teacher, and composer of Carnatic music. Early life Periyasamy was born to K. A. Palanivelapp ...

*''Sri Gayatri baktha durita'' by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna *''Adineepai''

Related rāgams

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

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

'' does not yield any other ''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.

Notes

References

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