Raga Dhatuvardhini
Melakarta #69 · Aditya chakraAdvanced
Dhatuvardhini is melakarta #69 of 72 - raga 3 of the Aditya chakra. Its scale takes shatsruti rishabha (R₃), antara gandhara (G₃), prati madhyama (M₂), shuddha dhaivata (D₁), 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
SR₃G₃M₂PD₁N₃Ṡ
ṠN₃D₁PM₂G₃R₃S
The synth plays plain swaras - the gamakas that give Dhatuvardhini its living shape are learned with an expert.