02-Varnam - Niratamu, Ragam - Ratnangi by Nallan Chakravarthy Murthy

In continuation of the presentation of Varnams in 72 Melakartas in the works from N.C. Murthy’s JANAKA RAGA VARNA MANJARI, the present posting includes one of the six varnams of the first chakra namely INDU CHAKRA, in the 2nd Melakarta Raga RATNANGI. It may be noted most of the varnams carry the Raga mudra and all of them, the composer's mudra as "murthy". Also, note the datu prayogas that add dynamism to the Varnams as well as the capability for alertness to catch such changes. In addition, the scintillating and symmetrical phrases will ease the learning and remembering process as well aid in developing aesthetic swara patterns and enable the development of Manodharma.

CHAKRA	NATURE OF RAGAM	RAGA SCALE
01 Indu Chakra	Shuddha Madhyama Ragam	>Arohanam
Melakarta#	Name of the Ragam	Avarohanam<
01	Kanakāngi	S R₁ G₁ M₁ P D₁ N₁ Ṡ
02	Ratnāngi	S R₁ G₁ M₁ P D₁ N₂ Ṡ
03	Gānamūrti	S R₁ G₁ M₁ P D₁ N₃ Ṡ
04	Vanaspati	S R₁ G₁ M₁ P D₂ N₂ Ṡ
05	Mānavati	S R₁ G₁ M₁ P D₂ N₃ Ṡ
06	Tānarūpi	S R₁ G₁ M₁ P D₃ N₃ Ṡ

	సాహిత్యం			sāhityaṃ
ప.	నిరతము నీ పద చింతన చేయు నా		pa.	niratamu nī pada ciṃtana ceyu nā
	పరితాపము కరుణతో దీర్చి			paritāpamu karuṇato dīrci
అ.	చెరవిడిపించి దరి జేర్చవే		a.	craviḍipiṃci dari jercave
	శరణంటి నిన్నే పావనమూర్తి			śaraṇaṃṭi ninne pāvanamūrti
చ.	శ్రీ రమా రమణీమణీ రత్నాంగి		ca.	śrī ramā ramaṇīmaṇī ratnāṃgi