Vegavahini

Indian Classical Raga

Vegavahini is a janya raga of Chakravakam, the 16th melakarta. Its ascending scale is shadava (six notes) with a vakra N2 D2 movement, omitting panchamam in the ascent. The name is also used by the Dikshitar school for the melakarta Chakravakam itself.

Scale

ArohanamS R1 G3 M1 D2 N2 D2 S

AvarohanamS N2 D2 P M1 G3 R1 S

Tradition

Carnatic

Mela

16

Parent Raga

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Compositions in Vegavahini raga

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Composer: Tyaagaraaja

Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar

gajAnanayutam gaNEshvaram

Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar

kailAsanAtham bhajEham

Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar

vArAhIm vaiSNavIm

Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar

vINA pustaka dhAriNImAshrayE

Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar

Close relatives

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

Abhaya
adds P going up
Ahirbhairav
adds P going up
Ahiri Bhairavi (Ahir Bhairav)
adds P going up
Aravaliandanan
uses D1 instead of D2
Bhujangini
leaves out P coming down
Cakravaka
adds P going up

Janya ragas of Chakravakam

Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 16)

Abhaya

S R1 G3 M1 P D2 N2 S

S N2 D2 P M1 G3 R1 S

Airavati

S R1 G3 M1 P D2 N2 S

S P M1 R1 S

Aiyyan

S R1 G3 M1 P D2 N2 S

S D2 M1 R1 S