Raga Mararanjani
Melakarta #25 · Bana chakraAdvanced
Mararanjani is melakarta #25 of 72 - raga 1 of the Bana chakra. Its scale takes chatussruti rishabha (R₂), antara gandhara (G₃), shuddha madhyama (M₁), shuddha dhaivata (D₁), and shuddha nishada (N₁), 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
SR₂G₃M₁PD₁N₁Ṡ
ṠN₁D₁PM₁G₃R₂S
The synth plays plain swaras - the gamakas that give Mararanjani its living shape are learned with an expert.