Janaranjani
Indian Classical Raga
Janaranjani is a janya raga of Shankarabharanam, the 29th melakarta. It is a vakra-sampurna-audava raga with an added panchama in the ascending scale and a descending scale identical to Shuddha Saveri. Its name means pleasing to the people. It is similar to Poornachandrika, and the two are known as twin ragas.
Scale
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View all compositions →Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Composer: Shyaamaa Shaastree
Composer: Mahaa Vaidyanaatha Aiyyar
Composer: Muthiah Bhaagavatar
Composer: H.N. Muttayyah Bhaagavatar
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Close relatives
Ragas whose scale differs from Janaranjani's by a note or two.
- Janaranajani
the same notes, moving differently
- Haridarpa
uses R1 instead of R2
- Nagabhusani
leaves out G3 going up
- Sudda Sarang
adds G3 coming down
- Tilakavati
leaves out N3 going up
- Arkayuga
uses D1 instead of D2; adds G3 coming down
Janya ragas of Dheerasankarabharanam
Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 29)