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'''Mararanjani''' (pronounced māraranjani) is a [[rāga]]m in [[Carnatic music]] (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 25th ''[[Melakarta]]'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called '''Sharāvati''' in [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]] school of Carnatic music.<ref name="dikshitar">''Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar Keertanaigal'' by Vidwan A Sundaram Iyer, Pub. 1989, Music Book Publishers, Mylapore, Chennai</ref><ref name="ragas">''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications</ref><ref name="raganidhi">''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras</ref><br />
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== Structure and Lakshana ==<br />
[[Image:Mararanjani scale.svg|thumb|right|300px|''Mararanjani'' scale with ''shadjam'' at C]]<br />
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It is the 1st rāgam in the 5th ''chakra Bana''. The mnemonic name is ''Bana-Pa''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ri gu ma pa dha na''.<ref name="ragas" /> Its ''{{IAST|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}}'' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see [[Swara#Swaras in Carnatic music|''swaras'' in Carnatic music]] for details on below notation and terms):<br />
*[[Arohana|{{IAST|ārohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC|S|R2|G3|M1|P|D1|N1|S'|foot=yes}}<br />
*[[Avarohana|{{IAST|avarohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC|S'|N1|D1|P|M1|G3|R2|S|foot=yes}}<br />
(the notes in this scale are ''chathusruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, shuddha nishadham'')<br />
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As it is a ''melakarta'' rāgam, by definition it is a [[sampoorna raga|''sampoorna'' rāgam]] (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the ''shuddha madhyamam'' equivalent of ''[[Kantamani]]'', which is the 61st ''melakarta''.<br />
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== ''Janya'' rāgams ==<br />
''Mararanjani'' has a few minor ''[[janya]]'' rāgams (derived scales) associated with it, of which ''Janasammodini'' is one of the better known rāgams. See [[List of Janya Ragas#Mararanjani|List of ''janya'' rāgams]]'' for all rāgams associated with this scale.<br />
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== Compositions ==<br />
A few compositions set to ''Mararanjani'' are:<br />
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*''Manasa srirama'' by [[Thyagaraja]]<br />
*''Sharavati'' by [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]]<br />
*''Ramapathina'' by [[Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna]]<br />
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== Related rāgams ==<br />
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.<br />
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''Mararanjani's'' notes when shifted using ''[[Graha bhedam]]'', yields ''[[Vanaspati (Raga)|Vanaspati]]'', a minor ''melakarta'' rāgam. ''Graha bhedam'' is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the ''shadjam'' to the next note in the rāgam. For further details and an illustration refer ''[[Graha bhedam#Vanaspati|Graha bhedam on Vanaspati]]''.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==References==<br />
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