Suvarnangi
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Suvarnangi (pronounced Suvarṇāngi, meaning the golden bodied one) is a
Structure and Lakshana
It is the 5th rāgam in the 8th chakra Vasu. The mnemonic name is Vasu-Ma. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gi mi pa dhi nu.
Its swaras are shuddha rishabham, sadharana gandharam, prati madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham and kakali nishadham. As it is a melakarta rāgam, by definition it is a
Janya rāgams
Suvarnangi has a few minor
Compositions
A few compositions set to Suvarnangi rāgam are:
- Sarasa souveera by Muthuswami Dikshitar
- Iha para sukha by Koteeswara Iyer
- Jaya Jaganmayi by Rukminibai Thampuratti
- Sri raghupathim by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna
Related rāgams
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Suvarnangi's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields no 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.