Raga Dharmavati
Melakarta #59 · Disi chakraAdvanced
Dharmavati is melakarta #59 of 72 - raga 5 of the Disi chakra. Its scale takes chatussruti rishabha (R₂), sadharana gandhara (G₂), prati madhyama (M₂), chatussruti dhaivata (D₂), and kakali nishada (N₃), with Sa and Pa fixed as always. As a sampoorna parent scale it uses all seven swaras in strict order, both ways.
Arohanam & Avarohanam Sa on C
SR₂G₂M₂PD₂N₃Ṡ
ṠN₃D₂PM₂G₂R₂S
The synth plays plain swaras - the gamakas that give Dharmavati its living shape are learned with an expert.