Jana Ranjani

Jana Ranjani is a raga in Carnatic music, the classical music of South India. It is a janya raga of Shankarabharanam, the 29th of the 72 melakarta ragas. The raga is named thus because it induces a feeling of enjoyment (Jana – People and Ranjani – can be enjoyed by people) among the rasikas (audience).

Jana Ranjani
ArohanamS R₂ G₃ M₁ P D₂ P N₃ Ṡ
AvarohanamṠ D₂ P M₁ R₂ S
Carnatic music
Tanjavur-style tambura
Concepts
Compositions
Instruments
Melody
Sarasvati Vīṇā
Veṇu
Nādasvaraṃ
Goṭṭuvādyaṃ (Citra Vīṇā)
Violin
Percussion
Mr̥daṅgaṃ
Ghaṭaṃ
Morsing
Kanjira
Thavil
Drone
Tambura
Shruti box

Structure and Lakshana

It is a Vakra sampoorna – Audava ragam i.e. the ascending scale has all the notes in a zig-zag manner and the descending scale has five notes. Its Arohana–Avarohana structure is as follows:[1]

Arohana: S R₂ G₃ M₁ P D₂ P N₃ Ṡ[lower-alpha 1]

Avarohana: Ṡ D₂ P M₁ R₂ S[lower-alpha 2]

  • "Vidajaladhura" by Tyagaraja
  • "Nadadina" by Tyagaraja
  • "Pahimam Sri Rajarajeswari" by Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer
  • Third Charanam of "Ranjani Mridupankaja Lochani" of Tanjavur Sankara Iyer.
  • "Smarane Sukhamu Rama Nama" by Tyagaraja
  • "nannu brOva rAdA" of Syaama Sasthri
  • Pranapathe nee salaho by Vyasatirtha

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāga.

Janaranjani is very similar to Poornachandrika and these Ragas are known as twin Ragas.[2] Unless sung with perfect sangathis and pidis, it is highly difficult to differentiate between the two.

Notes
  1. Alternate notations:
    • Hindustani: S R G M P D P N Ṡ
    • Western: C D E F G A G B C
  2. Alternate notations:
    • Hindustani: Ṡ D P M R S
    • Western: C A G F D C

References
  1. "Raga Janaranjani : Raga Surabhi". www.ragasurabhi.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. "Raga Comparison Poornachandrika And Janaranjani : Raga Surabhi". www.ragasurabhi.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  • Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications
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