Raga Ragavardhini
Melakarta #32 · Rutu chakraAdvanced
Ragavardhini is melakarta #32 of 72 - raga 2 of the Rutu chakra. Its scale takes shatsruti rishabha (R₃), antara gandhara (G₃), shuddha madhyama (M₁), 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
SR₃G₃M₁PD₁N₂Ṡ
ṠN₂D₁PM₁G₃R₃S
The synth plays plain swaras - the gamakas that give Ragavardhini its living shape are learned with an expert.