Shadvidamargini (pronounced , meaning the one with the path to six forms of knowledge) is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 46th melakarta rÃÂgam (parent scale) in the 72 melakarta rÃÂgam system of Carnatic music. It is called StavarÃÂjam in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.
It is the 4th rÃÂgam in the 8th chakra Vasu. The mnemonic name is Vasu-Bhu. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gi mi pa dhi ni. Its ' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
The swaras shuddha rishabham, sadharana gandharam, prati madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham and kaisiki nishadham are used in this scale. 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 Natakapriya, which is the 10th melakarta scale.
Shadvidamargini has a few minor janya rÃÂgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of janya rÃÂgams for full list of rÃÂgams associated with Shadvidamargini.
A few compositions set to Shadvidhamargini are:
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rÃÂgam.
Shadvidamargini's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields Nasikabhooshani, a minor 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.