Raga Manavati
Melakarta #5 · Indu chakraAdvanced
Manavati is melakarta #5 of 72 - raga 5 of the Indu chakra. Its scale takes shuddha rishabha (R₁), shuddha gandhara (G₁), shuddha madhyama (M₁), 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
SR₁G₁M₁PD₂N₃Ṡ
ṠN₃D₂PM₁G₁R₁S
The synth plays plain swaras - the gamakas that give Manavati its living shape are learned with an expert.