Udayaravichandrika

Udayaravichandrika/Shuddha Dhanyasi
MelaKharaharapriya
ChakraVeda
ArohanamS G₂ M₁ P N₂ 
Avarohanam N₂ P M₁ G₂ S
Chhaya svarasG₂ N₂
EquivalentRaag Dhani
Minor pentatonic scale

Udayaravichandrika, alias Shuddha Dhanyasi, is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is an audava rāgam (or owdava rāgam, meaning pentatonic scale ). It is a janya rāgam (derived scale), as it does not have all the seven swaras (musical notes). Closer to Udayaravichandrika in Hindustani music is Dhani aka Gaundgiri.[1][2][3] But Dhani has N2 while Udayaravichandrika N3 in theory. The Prati Madhyamam (M₂) equivalent of this raga is "Sumanesaranjani" (alias "Samudrapriya"), whose Hindustani Equivalent is "Madhukauns"

  1. ^ Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications
  2. ^ Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras
  3. ^ Mani, Charulatha (9 December 2011). "A Raga's Journey — Soulful Suddhadhanyasi". The Hindu.