Vacaspati
Indian Classical Raga
Vachaspati is a raga in Carnatic music and the 64th melakarta raga in the 72 melakarta system, the fourth raga of the eleventh chakra, Rudra. Its primary bhava is shringara, the rasa of romantic love, and it is described as a sarvakalika raga that can be sung at any time. A raga of the same name and similar scale exists in Hindustani classical music.
Scale
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View all compositions →Composer: Kovai Subri
Composer: Suddhaananda Bhaarati
Composer: Rajee Krishnan
Composer: OotukkaaDu VenkaTasubbaiyyar
Composer: PaTNam Subramanya Aiyyar
Composer: KOTeeshwara Aiyyar
Close relatives
Ragas whose scale differs from Vacaspati's by a note or two.
- Bhusavati
the same notes, moving differently
- Pranavakari
the same notes, moving differently
- Antarakodicci
leaves out M2 going up
- Anuruoli
leaves out N2 coming down
- Anuvalipriyan
leaves out D2 coming down
- Bhagavataranjana
leaves out G3 going up
Janya ragas of Vachaspathi
Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 64)