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'''Vagadheeswari''' (pronounced vāgadheeśwari) is a [[rāga]]m in [[Carnatic music]] (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 34th ''[[melakarta]]'' rāgam (parent scale) in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called '''Bhogachhāyānāţa''' in [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]] school of Carnatic music.<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>

==Structure and Lakshana==
[[Image:Vagadheeshwari scale.svg|thumb|right|300px|''Vagadheeshwari'' scale with ''shadjam'' at C]]

It is the 4th rāgam in the 6th ''chakra Rutu''. The mnemonic name is ''Rutu-Bhu''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ru gu ma pa dhi ni''.<ref name="ragas" /> Its ''{{IAST|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}}'' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see [[Swara#Svaras in Carnatic music|''swaras'' in Carnatic music]] for details on below notation and terms):
*[[Arohana|{{IAST|ārohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC|S|R3|G3|M1|P|D2|N2|S'|foot=yes}}
*[[Avarohana|{{IAST|avarohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC|S'|N2|D2|P|M1|G3|R3|S|foot=yes}}

The {{Transliteration|sa|swaras shatsruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham}} and {{Transliteration|sa|kaisiki nishadham}} are used in this scale. As {{Transliteration|sa|Vagadheeshwari}} is a {{Transliteration|sa|melakarta}} rāgam, by definition it is a [[sampoorna raga|''sampoorna'' rāgam]] (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the {{Transliteration|sa|shuddha madhyamam}} equivalent of {{Transliteration|sa|[[Nasikabhooshani]]}}, which is the 70th {{Transliteration|sa|melakarta}} scale.

== ''Janya'' rāgams ==
''Vagadheeshwari'' has a few minor ''[[janya]]'' rāgams (derived scales) associated with it, of which ''Magadhi'' and ''Mohanāngi'' are occasionally heard. See [[List of Janya Ragas#Vagadheeswari|List of ''janya'' rāgams]] for full list of rāgams associated with Vagadheeswari.

==Compositions==
Here are a few common compositions sung in concerts, set to ''Vagadheeshwari''.
* Varna ''Vagadheeshwari Raga SudheyoLu...'' by Sri. C Honnappa Bhagavatar, a Kannada theatre artist, film actor, producer, composer and singer.
*''Nanninda Naane Janisi'' By [[Kanakadasa]]
*''Paramatmudu'' by [[Thyagaraja]]
*''Bhogachhaaye Naatakapriye'' by [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]]
*''Vani Vagadheeshwari''
*''Pranamaamyaham'' by [[Balamuralikrishna]]
*''vAgadheeswari saradE'' [[T. Sreenidhi]]
*''Kamala Nayana Jagadeeshwara'' a composition of [[Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma]]
*''Nadanu Santhana'' a composition of [[Koteeswara Iyer]]

== Tamil Film Songs ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Song
!Movie
!Lyricist
!Composer
!Singer
|-
|Narumana Malargalin
|[[Urangatha Ninaivugal]]
|[[M. G. Vallabhan]]
|rowspan=2|[[Ilaiyaraaja]]
|[[S. Janaki]]
|-
|}

==Related rāgams==
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.

''Vagadheeshwari's'' notes when shifted using ''[[Graha bhedam]]'', yields 2 other minor ''melakarta'' rāgams, namely, ''[[Naganandini]]'' and ''[[Bhavapriya]]''. ''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#Naganandini|Graha bhedam on Naganandini]]''.

==Notes==
{{notelist|30em}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Melakarta ragas|state=collapsed}}
{{Janya|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Melakarta ragas]]

Vagadheeswari - Revision history

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