Atana

Carnatic music
Tanjavur-style Tambura
Concepts
Śruti Svara Rāga Tāḷa Mēḷakarta Asaṃpūrṇa Mēḷakarta
Compositions
Gītaṃ Svarajati Varṇaṃ Kriti Kirtana Rāgaṃ Tānaṃ Pallavi Tillana
Instruments
Melody Sarasvati Vīṇa Veṇu Nādasvaraṃ Gottuvadhyam (Citra Vīṇa) Violin Percussion Mr̥daṅgaṃ Ghatam Morsing Kanjira Thavil Drone Tambura Shruti box
Composers Glossary

For other uses, see Atana (disambiguation).

Atana is a raga (musical scale) in Carnatic music (South Indian classical music). It is a Janya raga (derived scale), whose Melakarta raga (parent, also known as janaka) is Shankarabharanam, 29th in the 72 Melakarta raga system.

It is considered to be a very catchy raga that gives a stage flavor for a musician when everything is going dull in a concert. It stimulates the audience by its qualities of Veeram (courage).^[1]

Structure and Lakshana

Parent scale Shankarabharanam with Shadjam at C

Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):

ārohaṇa : S R2 M1 P N3 S
avarohaṇa : S N3 D2 P M1 P G3 R2 S

The swaras used are chathusruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham and kakali nishadham. Atana is a bhashanga raga (kind of raga where the arohana and avarohana are not strictly followed). That is, it has two annyaswaras (alien notes; foreign swaras).^[1] They are sadharana gandharam (G2) and kaisiki nishadham (N2).^[1]

Popular Compositions

Here are some more compositions set to Atana.

Type	Composition	Composer	Tala
Kriti	Narada Gana Lola	Thyagaraja	Adi
Kriti	Ela nee daya radu	Thyagaraja	Adi
Kriti	Ilalo pranatarti harudanuchu	Thyagaraja	Adi
Kriti	Anupama Gunaambudhi	Thyagaraja	Khanda Chapu
Kriti	Raama Naamamu Janma	Thyagaraja	Adi
Kriti	Brihaspathe taaraa pate	Muthuswami Dikshitar	Tisra Triputa
Kriti	Amba nee iranga enil	Papanasam Sivan	Adi
Kriti	Shree Mahaganapatim Bhajeham	Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur	Adi
Kriti	Vaachaama gocharundani	Mysore Sadasiva Rao	Adi
Kriti	Parama Pavani	Annaswamy Sastri	Adi
Devotional	Tirumal Nam Perumal	Manachanallur Giridharan	Aegam
Film Song	Yar Tharuvar Indha Ariyasanam	K V Mahadevan	Adi
Kriti	sakala graha bala nine	Purandara Dasa	Khanda chapu
Krit	Sripapriya Sangeethopasana	Thyagaraja	Adi
Krit	Kulukaga Nadavaro Kommalaala	Annamacharya	Adi

References

1 2 3 Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications

Melakarta Ragas

Shuddha
Madhyama
Ragas

Indu chakra	1. Kanakangi 2. Ratnangi 3. Ganamurti 4. Vanaspati 5. Manavati 6. Tanarupi

Netra chakra	7. Senavati 8. Hanumatodi 9. Dhenuka 10. Natakapriya 11. Kokilapriya 12. Rupavati

Agni chakra	13. Gayakapriya 14. Vakulabharanam 15. Mayamalavagowla 16. Chakravakam 17. Suryakantam 18. Hatakambari

Veda chakra	19. Jhankaradhvani 20. Natabhairavi 21. Keeravani 22. Kharaharapriya 23. Gourimanohari 24. Varunapriya

Bana chakra	25. Mararanjani 26. Charukesi 27. Sarasangi 28. Harikambhoji 29. Dheerasankarabharanam 30. Naganandini

Ritu chakra	31. Yagapriya 32. Ragavardhini 33. Gangeyabhushani 34. Vagadheeswari 35. Shulini 36. Chalanata

Prati
Madhyama
Ragas

Rishi chakra	37. Salagam 38. Jalarnavam 39. Jhalavarali 40. Navaneetam 41. Pavani 42. Raghupriya

Vasu chakra	43. Gavambhodi 44. Bhavapriya 45. Shubhapantuvarali 46. Shadvidamargini 47. Suvarnangi 48. Divyamani

Brahma chakra	49. Dhavalambari 50. Namanarayani 51. Kamavardani 52. Ramapriya 53. Gamanashrama 54. Vishwambari

Disi chakra	55. Shamalangi 56. Shanmukhapriya 57. Simhendramadhyamam 58. Hemavati 59. Dharmavati 60. Neetimati

Rudra chakra	61. Kantamani 62. Rishabhapriya 63. Latangi 64. Vachaspati 65. Mechakalyani 66. Chitrambari

Aditya chakra	67. Sucharitra 68. Jyoti swarupini 69. Dhatuvardani 70. Nasikabhushani 71. Kosalam 72. Rasikapriya

Janya Ragas

A-B	Abheri Abhogi Ahiri Amritavarshini Anandabhairavi Andolika Arabhi Asaveri Atana Bageshri Bahudari Bhairavi Bhupalam Bilahari Bowli

D-J	Darbari Kanada Devagandhari Dhanyasi Gambhiranata Garudadhvani Gaula Hamsadhvani Hamsanadam Hamsanandi Hindolam Jana Ranjani

K-M	Kalyanavasantam Kambhoji Kāpi Karnataka Shuddha Saveri Kedaragaula Kedaram Khamas Madhuvanti Madhyamavati Malahari Malayamarutam Mohanakalyani Mohanam

N-R	Nagasvaravali Nata Nattakurinji Navarasa kannada Niroshta Patmanjiri Pharaju Poornachandrika Ranjani Reethigowla Revagupti Revati

S	Sahana Salaga Bhairavi Saramati Saveri Shivaranjani Shree ragam Shree ranjani Shuddha Saveri Sindhu Bhairavi Sunadavinodini

U-V	Udayaravichandrika (Shuddha Dhanyasi) Valaji Varali Vasantha Yadukulakamboji

Carnatic music Swaras Melakarta Ragas Asampurna Melakarta Ragas List of Janya Ragas

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