Suvarnangi

Suvarnangi scale with shadjam at C

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.[2] Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):

• ārohaṇa: S R₁ G₂ M₂ P D₂ N₃ Ṡ[lower-alpha 1]
• avarohaṇa: Ṡ N₃ D₂ P M₂ G₂ R₁ S[lower-alpha 2]

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 sampoorna rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Kokilapriya, which is the 11th melakarta.

Suvarnangi has a few minor janya rāgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of janya rāgams for full list of rāgams associated with Suvarnangi.

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

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.