Ratnangi

Ratnangi (pronounced ratnāngi, meaning ''the one with a gem-like body'') is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 2nd ''melakarta'' rāgam (parent scale) in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Phenadhyuti in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras

Structure and Lakshana

It is the 2nd rāgam in the 1st ''chakra Indu''. The mnemonic name is ''Indu-Sri''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ri ga ma pa dha ni''. Its ' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see ''swaras'' in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
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The scale uses the notes ''shuddha rishabham, shuddha gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham'' and ''kaisiki nishadham''. As it is a ''melakarta'' rāgam, by definition it is a ''sampoorna'' rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the ''shuddha madhyamam'' equivalent of '' Jalārnavam'', which is the 38th ''melakarta'' scale.

Asampurna Melakarta

Phenadhyuti is the 2nd ''Melakarta'' in the original list compiled by Venkatamakhin. The notes used in the scale are the same, but the ascending scale is different.
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''Janya'' rāgams

''Ratnangi'' has a few minor '' janya'' rāgams (derived scales) associated with it, of which '' Revati'' is very popular. See List of ''janya'' rāgams for full list of scales associated with ''Ratnangi''.

Compositions

Here are a few common compositions sung in concerts, set to ''Ratnangi''.
*''Kalasavardhijam'' by Thyagaraja
*''Tarunam ide'' by Koteeswara Iyer
*''Sree Gurum Chintayaamyaham'' by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna
*''Janani Ashrita'' by Harikeshanallur Muthaiah Bhagavatar
*''Varnam''
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The following composition is set to ''Phenadhyuti''.
*''Sri Dakshinamurthim'' by Muthuswami Dikshitar

Related rāgams

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

''Ratnangi's'' notes, when shifted using ''Graha bhedam'', yield two other ''melakarta'' rāgams, namely '' Gamanashrama'' and '' Jhankaradhwani''. ''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 to '' Graha bhedam on Ratnangi''.

Notes

References

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Melakarta ragas