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.
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Aroha: SrmdNS
Avroh: SNdm, rgrS
Chalan: e.g. Sdm; dNS; Srgrg; rS; Srmd; Nd; dN; dN; dNS; Nd; dNS, rg; rS; SNdm; mdN; dm; rgrS (Ratanjankar)
—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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Swaras: -4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+
Sapta: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna
Poorvang: SRGM | SRG | SRM | SGM
Uttarang: PDNS | PDS | PNS | DNS
Varjit: Re | Ga | Ma | Pa | Dha | Ni
Double: rR | gG | mM | dD | nN
Thaat: 10 | 32 | Enclosed | Inexact
Chal: All-shuddha | All-komal | Ma-tivra
Gaps: Anh. | Hemi. | 3-row | 4-row | 5-row
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.
• Prakriti: Antardhwani
–Swara Geometries–
• Core form: S–r–g–m–d–N–S
• Reverse: SrGPDNS
• Negative: 4-2-2-1-2-1
• Imperfect: 3 (Sa, ga, Ni)
• Detached: 1 (Ni)
• Symmetries: none
• Murchanas: none
–Global Translations–
• Carnatic: (~Dhenuka)
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
• Tanpura: Sa–ma
• Names: Viyogavarali, Viyogvarali, Viyog Varali Todi
—T.M. Krishna (2020)—
(actually the Carnatic ‘Dhenuka’ parent scale: I couldn’t find a second Hindustani rendition)