Shubhapantuvarali (pronounced , meaning ''the auspicious moon'') is a rāgam in

Carnatic music Carnatic music, known as or in the 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, and Sri Lanka. It is ...

(musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 45th '' melakarta'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called 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.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras

Todi (thaat) Todi () is one of the ten basic thaats of Hindustani music from the Indian subcontinent. It is also the name of a raga within this thaat. Description Todi has Komal Rishab, Gandhar, and Dhaivat, as well as Teevra Madhyam. The Todi (raga), Todi ra ...

is the equivalent in

Hindustani music Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, sita ...

. Being sad in tone, it is usually used for sad songs by musicians.

Structure and Lakshana

It is the 3rd rāgam in the 8th ''chakra Vasu''. The mnemonic name is ''Vasu-Go''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ra gi mi pa dha nu''. Its ' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see ''swaras'' in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms): * : * : This scale uses the notes ''shuddha rishabham, sadharana gandharam, prati madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham'' and ''kakali 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 ''prati madhyamam'' equivalent of ''

Dhenuka In Hindu mythology, Dhenuka, also known as Dhenukasura, is an asura (demon) killed by Balarama, the elder brother of Krishna. The ''Harivamsa'' states that Dhenuka, with his host of attendant demons, all in the form of donkeys, as ruled over a for ...

'', which is the 9th ''melakarta'' scale.

''Janya'' rāgams

''Shubhapantuvarali'' has 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) associated with it. See List of ''janya'' rāgams for full list of rāgams associated with ''Shubhapantuvarali''.

Compositions

Here are a few common compositions sung in concerts, set to ''Shubhapantuvarali''. *''Ennalu urake'' by

Thyagaraja Thyagaraja (Telugu: త్యాగరాజ) (4 May 1767 – 6 January 1847), also known as Thyāgayya and in full as Kakarla Thyagabrahmam, was a composer and vocalist of Carnatic music, a form of Indian classical music. Tyagaraja and his ...

*''Sri Satyanarayanam'' and ''Pasupatheeswaram'' by

*''Pahimaam payoraasi''

varnam Varṇam is a type of composition in the Carnatic music system consisting of short metric pieces which encapsulate the main features (patterns of notes) of a ''raga''. Varnams capture the ''raga bhavam'', ''ranjaka prayogas'' ''visesha sancha ...

composed by Kalyani Varadarajan *''Nee Samanamevaru'' composed by

G.N. Balasubramaniam Gudalur Narayanaswamy Balasubramaniam (6 January 1910 – 1 May 1965), popularly known as GNB, was an Indian Carnatic music, Carnatic singer. He innovated the art through emphasis on ''laya ''control and reducing the ''gamakas'' which eventuall ...

*''Karunanu Nanu kĀpĀdumu'' composed by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna *''Sri Lakshmi Ramana Narayana'' composed by Narayana Raju *''Velane Vere Gati'' composed by Koteeswara Iyer *’'Paripahimam Shri Dasarathe'’ composed by Mysore Vasudevachariar

Film Songs

Language: Tamil & Malayalam

Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam. ''Shubhapantuvarali's'' notes when shifted using '' Graha bhedam'', yields a ''melakarta'' rāgam, namely, ''

Chalanata Chalanata (pronounced chalanāta) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 36th '' Melakarta'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is one of the few rāgams referred ...

''. ''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 Chalanata''.

Notes

References

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