Ragavardhini

Ragavardhini has two separate meanings in Indian classical music:

* Ragavardhini is a technical term from Indian classical music. The ragavardhini forms the major part of the alapana of a raga. The performer gives a step-by-step elaboration of the raga, pausing at each major note or swara.
* Ragavardhini is the 32^nd Melakarta ragam in the Katapayadi sankhya scheme of the South Indian classical music form of Carnatic music.

Melakarta Ragam

tructure and Lakshana

It is the 2^nd rāgam in the 6^th chakra "Ritu". The mnemonic name is "Ritu-Sri". The mnemonic phrase is "sa ru gu ma pa dha ni".

Its IAST|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is as follows (see "swaras in Carnatic music" for details on below notation and terms):
*S R3 G3 M1 P D1 N2 S
*S N2 D1 P M1 G3 R3 S(Shatsruthi Rishabham, Antara Gandharam, Suddha Madhyamam, Suddha Dhaivatham, Kaisiki Nishadham)

Related ragams

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

Ragavardhini's notes when shifted using Graha bedham, yields Varunapriya Melakarta rāgam, when the shift of Tonic note is to the Madhyamam. See further details and an illustration at Graha bedham on Ragavardhini.