Melakartha Raagas

The Melakartha scheme of Raagas was developed in the 16th century by Saint Venkatamukhi and they are 72 in number. Melakartha ragas are also called Sampoorna Raagas. A Sampoorna or Complete Raaga has all the 7 swaras(notes) Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Da, Ne, and Sa in its scale both in the ascending (arohanam) and descending order ( avarohanam)

Out of the 72 Melakartha raagas, the first 36 ragas are called "Suddha Madhyama" (first Ma)Melakartha raagas and the other 36 are called "Prathi Madhyama" (Second Ma) Melakartha raagas.

See the Melakartha Raaga Listto get the complete Melakartha List and to know more about Melakartha Raagas.

The Janya Ragas are born out of the Melakartha ragas and are many thousands in number derived by permutation and combination.
Janya Ragas are not Sampoorna Ragas i.e. they do not have all the seven swaras (notes) in their scale.

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