Jivantika
Indian Classical Raga
Jivantika is a Carnatic janya raga of the 17th melakarta Suryakantam. Its six-note scale omits the gandharam in both ascent and descent.
Scale
ArohanamS R1 M1 P D2 N3 S
AvarohanamS N3 D2 P M1 R1 S
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Close relatives
Ragas whose scale differs from Jivantika's by a note or two.
- Avari
adds G3
- Cakranarayani
uses N2 instead of N3
- Cayasankarabharanam
adds G3 coming down
- Cayavati
adds G3
- Citramani
adds G2 coming down
- Dharmalakhi
leaves out R1
Janya ragas of Suryakantam
Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 17)