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Natakuranji

Indian Classical Raga

Nattakurinji (Natakuranji) is an audava janya raga of the 28th melakarta Harikambhoji in Carnatic music. It is an asymmetric, vakra raga with three recognised forms of its ascending and descending scales. It is classified as a rakti raga, one of high melodic content, and is considered auspicious to sing in the evening. It is rarely used in Hindustani music.

Scale

ArohanamS R2 G3 M1 N2 D2 N2 P D2 N2 S
AvarohanamS N2 D2 M1 G3 M1 P G3 R2 S
Alternate
S R2 G3 M1 P D2 N2 S - S N2 D2 M1 G3 S1Dikshitar school
↑SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'↓SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'

Śloka2

parivarjyāvarōhē tu rāgō nāṭakurañjikā | ṣaḍjagrahasamāyuktā gīyatē lakṣyavēdibhiḥ ∥
Vēṅkaṭamakhi’s śloka
Tradition
Carnatic
Mela
28
Parent Raga
Harikambhoji
Type
Bhashanga, Sampurna1

How it moves

Characteristic phrases1

  • S R2 G3 M1 G3 M1 · Ranjaka phrase
  • S G3 G3 M1 M1 · Ranjaka phrase
  • S R2 G3 M1 · Ranjaka phrase
  • N2 D2 N2 P D2 N2 S' · Ranjaka phrase
  • R2 G3 M1 N2 D2 N2 S' · Ranjaka phrase
  • N2 D2 P N2 D2 N2 S · Ranjaka phrase
  • R2 G3 M1 R2 S · Ranjaka phrase
  • G3 R2 S N2 S N2 D2 N2 D2 M1 G3 S · Ranjaka phrase
Show 3 more phrases
  • S S N2 D2 N2 P D2 N2 S · Ranjaka phrase
  • S' N2 D2 M1 G3 P G3 R2 S · Ranjaka phrase
  • N2. D2. N2. P. D2. N2 S · Ranjaka phrase
Graha swaraS1

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Compositions in Natakuranji raga

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adbhutan2Am bAlakan2Am ambujEkSaNAm
Tamil
Adi

Composer: OotukkaaDu VenkaTasubbaiyyar

An2andak-kaNNIr
Tamil
rUpaka

Composer: Suddhaananda Bhaarati

appA un2n2ai nambin2En2
Tamil
Adi

Composer: Suddhaananda Bhaarati

arputam an2Ekam
Tamil
Adi

Composer: Ambujam Krishna

aSTa siddhi
Tamil
Adi

Composer: Suddhaananda Bhaarati

bAlAmbikAyai namastE
Sanskrit
rUpaka

Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar

Close relatives

Ragas whose scale differs from Natakuranji's by a note or two.

Janya ragas of Harikambhoji

Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 28)

Andolika

S R₂ M₁ P N₂ S

S N₂ D₂ M₁ R₂ S

Character

Time
Any time1in the Dikshitar school

References

  1. 1.Subbarama Dikshitar, Sangita Sampradaya Pradarshini (1904). English web edition by P. P. Narayanaswami, Vidya Jayaraman et al., 2008., Vol. 2, p. 778 (Dikshitar school)
  2. 2.Subbarama Dikshitar, Sangita Sampradaya Pradarshini (1904). English web edition by P. P. Narayanaswami, Vidya Jayaraman et al., 2008., Vol. 2, p. 778