Vachaspati (raga)

Vachaspati (raga)

Vachaspati (Lord of Speech) (pronounced Vāchaspati, Sanskrit: वाचस्पति, Kannada: ವಾಚಸ್ಪತಿ, Telugu: వాచస్పతి Tamil: வாசஸ்பதி) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 64th melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is known as Bhushāvati according to the Muthuswami Dikshitar school. It was borrowed into Hindustani music, like many other Carnatic rāgams.