Śrīranjani

The bright, cheerful six-note raaga of Tyagaraja's 'Marubalka': pleasant and uplifting, easily mistaken for its cousin Abhogi.

pleasant, cheerful, gently devotional

Śrīranjani is a shadava (six-note) raaga in the Carnatic tradition.

in the raaga jeeva (life note) nyasa (resting note)

or tap any lit note to hear it

arohana / ascending

S R2 G2 M1 D2 N2 S

avarohana / descending

S N2 D2 M1 G2 R2 S

How to hear it

Life notes / jeeva: R2, G2, D2, N2 are the jeeva/life swaras; of these, Gandhara (G2) and Nishada (N2) are the identity-bearing kampita notes that carry the raga's svarupa.
Resting notes / nyasa: M1 (madhyama), the nyasa (resting/landing) swara.
Signature phrases / prayoga: Panchama-varja throughout (no P). Characteristic jiva sancaras M N D N S and R G M R G S (shared with sibling Madhavamanohari); admits kadu (brisk), janta and pratyahata prayogas and is often taken across three sthayis.
Ornament / gamaka: Gandhara (G2) and Nishada (N2) are the kampita (oscillated) swaras; a rakti raga rendered with extensive gamaka, well suited to janta and pratyahata phrases and fast-tempo passages.

Abhogi (Śrīranjani is essentially Abhogi + N2

treated as 'twin ragas')

also Jayamanohari

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