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Subhapantuvarali

Indian Classical Raga

Shubhapantuvarali is the 45th melakarta raga in the Carnatic 72 melakarta system, the third raga of the Vasu chakra. It corresponds to Todi thaat in Hindustani music. The raga has a sorrowful character and is typically used for songs of pathos. Compositions in this raga include Tyagaraja's "Ennalu Urake" and Muthuswami Dikshitar's "Sri Satyanarayanam," and it is also used in Tamil and Malayalam film music.

Scale

ArohanamS R1 G2 M2 P D1 N3 S
AvarohanamS N3 D1 P M2 G2 R1 S
↑SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'↓SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'
Tradition
Carnatic
Mela
45

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Close relatives

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

Janya ragas of Shubhapantuvarali

Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 45)