Raaga Varnaroopini

[gobilalitha]

VAGEYAKARA(RAAMARAJ)can you please throw some light on raag varnaroopini is the tns favorite gopi gopala in the same raag .os arun sang the song in almost tns style . an extremely catchy rendition by him as great as that of TNS, OS ARUN 'S BODY MOVEMENTS REMINDS YOU OF JITENDRA ABHISHEKI

[vageyakara]

Hi Balu (GBL) VaruNa rUpiNi is a Janya of (17th mELam)surya Kantham with n:-
SA RI(sudha ) GA(ANTARA) PA DA (CHATH.DEIVATHAM
SA -DA(CH.DEIVATAM) PA GA (ANTARA) RI (SUDHA) SA. :-AS PER ssP

tHERE IS ANOTHER VERSION BY THE SAME SSP.with the same swaras excepting the Deivatham as Shatsruti - depicting as janya of (18th mELam- HatakAmbhari.
For easy identification u can have it like this.
Instead of Chatusruti Rishab- sudharishabham alternated to Mohanam.
There is another Ragam named RASIKARANJINI with the same swaras but it is said to be a derivative of (16th mELam ) chakravAham.
Ramaraj