Kantamani (pronounced ) is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 61st Melakarta rÃÂgam in the 72 melakarta rÃÂgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Kuntalam in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.
It is the 1st rÃÂgam in the 11th chakra Rudra. The mnemonic name is Rudra-Pa. The mnemonic phrase is sa ri gu mi pa dha na. Its ' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
(the notes used in this scale are chathusruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, shuddha nishadham)
As it is a melakarta rÃÂgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rÃÂgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Mararanjani, which is the 25th melakarta.
Kantamani has a couple of minor janya rÃÂgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of janya rÃÂgams for full list of janya rÃÂgams associated with Kantamani and other 71 melakarta rÃÂgams.
A few compositions set to this rÃÂgam are:
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rÃÂgam.
Kantamani's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields Manavati melakarta rÃÂgam. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rÃÂgam. For further details and an illustration refer Graha bhedam on Manavati.