Sankarabharanam (raga)

The mnemonic phrase is sa ri ga ma pa da ni sa[1] Its ārohaṇa-avarōhaṇa structure is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms): The notes in this scale are shadjam, chatushruti rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, paṅchamam, chatushruti dhaivatam and Kakali Nishadam.

Some of them are Arabhi, Atana, Bilahari, Devagaandhaari, Jana Ranjani, Hamsadhvani, Kathanakuthuhalam, Niroshta, Shuddha Sāveri, Pahādi, Purnachandrika, Kedaram, Kurinji, Navroj, Sarasvati-manohari, Naagadhvani, Garuda-dhwani etc.

Muthuswami Dikshitar also has a list of 22 "Nottu Svara" compositions, based on Western Major Scale notes to his credit.

Śaṃkarābharaṇaṃ's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 5 other major Melakarta rāgas, namely, Kalyāṇi, Hanumatodi, Natabhairavi, Kharaharapriya and Harikambhoji.

Notes on above table C as the base for Śaṃkarābharaṇaṃ is chosen for above illustration only for convenience, as Carnatic music does not enforce strict frequency/note structure.

The 7th Graha bhedam of Śaṃkarābharaṇaṃ has both madhyamams (Ma) and no panchamam (Pa) and hence will not be considered a valid melakarta (rāga having all 7 swarams and only 1 of each).

Bhavatharini, Venkat Prabhu, Premji Amaran, Parthi Bhaskar, Hari Bhaskar, Vaishnavi Ascending: S R2 G3 P D2 P D2 S’ Descending:N3 D2 P G3 M1 G3 R2 S N3 D2 P D2 S (Ragam Bihag touches also) K. S. Chithra(ver 2) Ascending: S G3 M1 D2 N3 S Descending:S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S (Ragamalika:Maand, mix of Natabhairavi and Shanmukhapriya, Punnagavarali) (Ragam kathanakuthuhalam touches in charanam) (Ragamalika:Mohanam,Maand) (in charanam) (Ragam Shankarabharanam touches also) (Ragamalika:Kedar/Hamirkalyani,Maand) Ascending: S G3 R2 G3 M1 P D2 P S Descending: S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2