Shubhapantuvarali (pronounced , meaning the auspicious moon) is a rÃÂgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 45th melakarta rÃÂgam in the 72 melakarta rÃÂgam system of Carnatic music. It is called in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music. Todi (thaat) is the equivalent in Hindustani music. Being sad in tone, it is usually used for sad songs by musicians.
It is the 3rd rÃÂgam in the 8th chakra Vasu. The mnemonic name is Vasu-Go. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gi mi pa dha nu. Its ' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
This scale uses the notes shuddha rishabham, sadharana gandharam, prati madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham and kakali 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 Dhenuka, which is the 9th melakarta scale.
Shubhapantuvarali has a few minor janya rÃÂgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of janya rÃÂgams for full list of rÃÂgams associated with Shubhapantuvarali.
Here are a few common compositions sung in concerts, set to Shubhapantuvarali.
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rÃÂgam.
Shubhapantuvarali's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields a melakarta rÃÂgam, namely, Chalanata. 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 Chalanata.