Raga Dhenuka
Melakarta #9 · Netra chakraAdvanced
Dhenuka is melakarta #9 of 72 - raga 3 of the Netra chakra. Its scale takes shuddha rishabha (R₁), sadharana gandhara (G₂), shuddha madhyama (M₁), 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
SR₁G₂M₁PD₁N₃Ṡ
ṠN₃D₁PM₁G₂R₁S
The synth plays plain swaras - the gamakas that give Dhenuka its living shape are learned with an expert.