Viyogavarali | Hindustani Raga Index | Rāga Junglism

S-r-g-m-d-N-S

An invention of Agra vocalist S.N. Ratanjankar, Viyogavarali (also titled ‘Viyog Varali Todi’) was derived by omitting Pa from the Carnatic Dhenuka (melakarta #9) – also resembling ‘Chandrakauns plus komal re’ or ‘Gujiri Todi shuddha ma’. All swaras except Ni appear in their lowest specific variants, with the use of ga restricted to Todi-ang avroh motions (e.g. rgrS) – particularly evident in K.G. Ginde’s rendition (Binati Yahi Na Jaiyyo Mathura). Also see the prakriti Antardhwani, created independently by Shivkumar Sharma – as well as the Carnatic Varali, and other Ratanjankar-related ragas such as Salagavarali, Devgandhari Todi, and Basant Mukhari.

—K.G. Ginde (~1980s)—

[bandish, e.g. 0:02] dmg\r (g)rS, md(SN)S N\d, gr (g)r r\S; (S)r r(gr) Srm md(NSrS)g rS, (g)r (g)r (r)S; dmg\r (g)rS…

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Varjit: Re | Ga | Ma | Pa | Dha | Ni

Double: rR | gG | mM | dD | nN

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Symmetries: Mirror | Rotation | Palindr.

Aroha: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Avroh: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Jati: Equal | Balanced | Av.+1 | Av.+2

Samay: Morning | Aftern. | Eve. | Night

Murchana: Bhup. | Bihag | Bilaw. | Charu.

Raganga: Bhairav | Malhar | Kan. | Todi

Construction: Jod | Mishra | Oddball

Origin: Ancient | Carnatic | Modern

Dominance: Poorvang | Uttarang

Prevalence: A-list | Prachalit | Aprach.

–Swara Geometries–

• Core form: S–r–g–m–d–N–S

• Reverse: SrGPDNS

• Negative: 4-2-2-1-2-1

• Murchanas: none

–Global Translations–

S-R₁-G₂-M₁-D₁-N₃-S

• Jazz: Harmonic Minor b2 (no 5th)

1-b2-b3-4-b6-7-8

• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):

0-1-3-5-8-11-0

(1–2–2–3–3–1)

o o • o • o • • o • • o o

• Names: Viyogavarali, Viyogvarali, Viyog Varali Todi

—T.M. Krishna (2020)—

(actually the Carnatic ‘Dhenuka’ parent scale: I couldn’t find a second Hindustani rendition)

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