Vachaspati is a Carnatic raga, representing the Vachaspati parent-scale (64^th melakarta). In its Hindustani adaptation, it has the tone material of raga Yaman with a flat (komal) Ni replacing the natural (suddha).

Arohana: S R G M P D n S

Avarohana: S n D P M G R S

By Hindustani raga grammar, this has been interpreted as the Kalyan parent-scale in the lower tetrachord and the Kafi parent-scale in the upper tetrachord. For Hindustani musicians, Yaman is the most logical reference point for Vachaspati because, strictly in scalar terms, replacing the suddha Ni of Yaman with a komal Ni delivers the Vachaspati scale. But, the issue is a little more complicated.