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Viravasanta

Indian Classical Raga

Viravasanta is a Carnatic raga. It is the name of the 24th melakarta raga Varunapriya as used in the Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music, where it is an asampurna (vakra) scale. Its ascending scale is S R2 M1 P N3 D3 N3 S and its descending scale is S N3 P M1 M1 R2 G2 S.

Scale

ArohanamS R2 M1 P N3 D3 N3 S
AvarohanamS N3 P M1 M1 R2 G2 S
↑SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2D3N3S'↓SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2D3N3S'
Tradition
Carnatic
Mela
24
Parent Raga
Varunapriya

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Compositions in Viravasanta raga

EkAmranAthAya namastE EkAnEka
Sanskrit
rUpaka

Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar

vIra vasanta tyAgarAja mAm
Sanskrit
Adi

Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar

Close relatives

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

  • Desyaganavaridhi

    adds G2 going up; uses M2 instead of M1

  • Jivantini

    leaves out R2; uses M2 instead of M1

  • Kaikavasi

    adds G2 going up; uses M2 instead of M1

  • Lavantika

    leaves out D3 going up; leaves out G2 coming down

  • Manirangu

    leaves out D3 going up; uses N2 instead of N3

  • Mianmalhar

    uses D2 instead of D3 going up; uses N2 instead of N3