Sankarabharana
Indian Classical Raga
Shankarabharanam, also known as Dheerashankarabharanam, is the 29th melakarta raga in the Carnatic 72 melakarta system, the fifth raga of the Bana chakra. It corresponds to the major scale (Ionian mode) in Western music and to Bilaval thaat in Hindustani music. It has been set by composers across the Telugu, Sanskrit, Kannada and Tamil traditions. Many janya ragas are derived from it.
Scale
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View all compositions →Composer: Annamaacaarya
Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar
Composer: Paapanaasam Shivan
Composer: Paapanaasam Shivan
Composer: Suddhaananda Bhaarati
Composer: Annamaacaarya
Close relatives
Ragas whose scale differs from Sankarabharana's by a note or two.
- Elaprabhavam
the same notes, moving differently
- Gajagovri
the same notes, moving differently
- Julavu
the same notes, moving differently
- Kadanakutuhala
the same notes, moving differently
- Katanakutuhalam (Kadanakutuhalam)
the same notes, moving differently
- Kurinji
the same notes, moving differently
Janya ragas of Dheerasankarabharanam
Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 29)