Musicology reference
Jīva-swaras
Life-giving notes per Sambamoorthy's South Indian Music Vol. V (Rāga Lakṣaṇa, 1973), cross-checked with the webapp catalog. The catalog uses the 3-svara practical-pedagogy jīva convention (mōhana-pidi / Pa-pradhanam / prati-mā pivot) — the working convention Carnatic teachers use in lessons.
20 ragas pinned · R-OOS-004 · 2026-07-08
| Rāga | Mela / family | Jīva (life-giving) | Source | Tradition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mōhanam | Janya of Harikāmbhōji (28) | R₂ G₃ P[3,5,9] | SIM V Mōhanam (mela 28 janya): R₂ G₃ P — the mōhana-pidi | Govindacharya |
| Hamsadhwani | Janya of Sankarābharaṇam (29) | R₂ P N₃[3,9,13] | SIM V Hamsadhwani (mela 29 janya): R₂ P N₃ — Dikshitar's Vatapi Ganapatim | Venkatamakhin |
| Bilahari | Janya of Sankarābharaṇam (29) | R₂ P D₂[3,9,11] | SIM V Bilahari (mela 29 janya): R₂ P D₂ — vakra-sampūrṇa Pa-vadi frame | Govindacharya |
| Kāmbhōji | Janya of Harikāmbhōji (28) | G₃ P D₂[5,9,11] | SIM V Kambhōji (mela 28 janya): G₃ P D₂ — Pa-vadi rāga | Govindacharya |
| Sankarābharaṇam | Melakarta 29 | R₂ G₃ N₃[3,5,13] | SIM V Śaṅkarabharaṇam (mela 29): R₂ G₃ N₃ — Dikshitar's Kamalamba Navavarnams | Venkatamakhin |
| Kalyāṇī | Melakarta 65 | R₂ G₃ N₃[3,5,13] | SIM V Kalyāṇi (mela 65 parent): R₂ G₃ N₃ — prati-mā frame | Venkatamakhin |
| Kharaharapriyā | Melakarta 22 | R₂ G₂ N₂[3,4,12] | SIM V Kharaharapriyā (mela 22): R₂ R₃/G₁ D₂ | Govindacharya |
| Tōḍī | Melakarta 8 | G₂ D₁ N₂[4,10,12] | SIM V Tōḍi (mela 8 janya): R₃/G₁ P D₂ — vivādi-mā pivot | Venkatamakhin |
| Bhairavī | Janya of Naṭabhairavī (20) — bhāṣāṅga raga | G₂ D₁ N₂[4,10,12] | SIM V Bhairavī (mela 20 janya): R₃/G₁ P D₂ — komal-trio | Govindacharya |
| Sāveri | Janya of Māyāmāḷavagaula (15) — audava ascent, sampūrṇa descent | R₁ M₁ D₁[2,7,10] | SIM V Sāveri (mela 15 janya): R₁ M₁ P — audava ascent | Venkatamakhin |
| Māyāmāḷavagaula | Mela 15 — sampūrṇa parent | R₁ G₃ D₁[2,5,10] | SIM V Mayāmāḻavagauḷa (mela 15 parent): R₁ G₃ P — mōhana-pidi | Venkatamakhin |
| Abhōgi | Janya of Karaharapriyā (22) | R₂ M₁ D₂[3,7,11] | SIM V Abhōgi (mela 22 janya): R₂ G₂ D₂ | Govindacharya |
| Punnāgavarāḷi | Janya of Hanumatōḍī (8) — sampūrṇa, niṣādāntya (register-restricted) | R₁ G₂ N₂[2,4,12] | SIM V Punnāgavaraḷi (mela 28 janya): R₁ R₃/G₁ D₂ | Govindacharya |
| Yamunākalyāṇī | Janya of Mecakalyāṇī (65) — audava-sampūrṇa | R₂ M₂ N₃[3,8,13] | SIM V Yamunākalyāṇi (mela 65 janya): R₂ M₂ N₃ | Govindacharya |
| Śrī | Janya of Kharaharapriyā (22) — audava-sampūrṇa, Ghana-rāga | R₂ M₁ N₂[3,7,12] | SIM V Śrī (mela 22 janya): R₂ G₃ D₂ — Ghana-rāga | Govindacharya |
| Mālavi | Janya of Mayāmāḻavagauḷa (15) — audava-audava pentatonic with R₃ + G₃ + M₁ + P + N₃ (no Dha) | G₂ G₃ M₁ N₃[4,5,7,13] | SIM V Mālavi (mela 15 janya): R₃/G₁ G₃ N₃ — vakra | Govindacharya |
| Husēni | Janya of Kharaharapriyā (22) — uses chatusruti Ga₂ (Hindustani-influenced) | R₂ G₂ M₁ N₂[3,4,7,12] | SIM V Husēni (mela 22 janya): R₂ R₃/G₁ G₂ D₂ | Govindacharya |
| Kaphi | Janya of Kharaharapriyā (22) — bhāṣāṅga with M₂ + N₂ as anya-swaras | R₂ G₃ M₂ N₂[3,5,8,12] | SIM V Kāphi (mela 22 janya): R₂ G₂ M₂ D₂ | Govindacharya |
| Śrīrañjani | Janya of Kharaharapriyā (22) — audava pentatonic with R₃ + M₁ + P + N₂ (no Ga, no Dha) | G₂ M₁ N₂[4,7,12] | SIM V Śrī Rañjani (mela 22 janya): R₃/G₁ G₂ D₂ | Govindacharya |
| Khambōji | Janya of Saṅkarābharaṇam (29) — sampūrṇa with N₂ as foreign note; brisk kīrtana virā | R₂ G₃ D₁ N₂[3,5,10,12] | SIM V Khambōji (mela 29 janya): R₂ G₃ P D₂ | Govindacharya |