Raga Kamavardhini
Melakarta #51 · Brahma chakraAdvanced
Kamavardhini is melakarta #51 of 72 - raga 3 of the Brahma chakra. Its scale takes shuddha rishabha (R₁), 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
SR₁G₃M₂PD₁N₃Ṡ
ṠN₃D₁PM₂G₃R₁S
The synth plays plain swaras - the gamakas that give Kamavardhini its living shape are learned with an expert.