04-Varnam - Kshirasagarkanyaka, Ragam - Vanaspati 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 in the 4th Melakarta Raga VANASPATI of the first chakra namely INDU CHAKRA. It may be noted that most of the Varnams carry the Raga mudra and all of them carry 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 as 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.	క్షీరసాగర కన్యకా		pa.	kṣīrasāgara kanyakā
	వారిజాసనా వాసవ వినుతా			vārijāsanā vāsava vinutā
అ.	మార జననీ మధుసూదనీ		a.	māra jananī madhusūdanī
	వరములొసగు కారుణ్యమూర్తీ			varamulsagu kāruṇyamūrtī
చ.	వనస్పతి రాగప్రియే మాం పాలయ		ca.	vanaspati rāgapriye māṃ pālaya