Raga Jalarnavam
Melakarta #38 · Rishi chakraAdvanced
Jalarnavam is melakarta #38 of 72 - raga 2 of the Rishi chakra. Its scale takes shuddha rishabha (R₁), shuddha gandhara (G₁), prati madhyama (M₂), shuddha dhaivata (D₁), and kaisiki nishada (N₂), 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
SR₁G₁M₂PD₁N₂Ṡ
ṠN₂D₁PM₂G₁R₁S
The synth plays plain swaras - the gamakas that give Jalarnavam its living shape are learned with an expert.