Charukesi - 26th Melakarta rāgam

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Charukesi (pronounced Chārukēsi, Kannada: ಚಾರುಕೇಶಿ, Telugu చారుకేశి, Devanagari चारुकेशि, Tamil சாருகேசி, Malayalam ചാരുകേശി) is arāga in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 26th Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music.

Charukesi is known to incite feelings of pathos and devotion in the listener.

Structure and Lakshana:

It is the 2nd rāgam in the 5th chakra Bana. The mnemonic name is Bana-Sri. The mnemonic phrase is sa ri gu ma pa dha ni. 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 G3 M1 P D1 N2 S
avarohaṇa: S N2 D1 P M1 G3 R2 S

(chathusruthi rishabham, anthara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, kaisiki nishadham)

It is a sampoorna rāgam - a rāgam that has all seven swaras (notes). It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Rishabhapriya, which is the 62nd melakarta.

Janya rāgams:

There are only a few minor janya rāgams (derived scales) associated with Charukesi.

26 Chārukeshi	S R2 G3 M1 P D1 N2 S	S N2 D1 P M1 G3 R2 S
Tarangini	S R2 G3 P D1 N2 D1 S S R2 G3 P D1 N2 D1 P D1 S	S D1 P M1 G3 R2 S S D1 P G3 R2 S G3 M1 R2 G3 S
Chirswaroopi	S R2 G3 M1 P D1 N2 S	S N2 D1 P M1 G3 R2 S
Māravi	S G3 M1 P N2 S	S N2 D1 P M1 G3 R2 S
Poorvadhanyāsi	S M1 G3 M1 N2 S	S N2 D1 P M1 G3 R2 S
Shiva Manohari	S M1 G3 M1 P D1 N2 S	S N2 D1 P M1 G3 R2 S
Shukrajyothi	S R2 G3 M1 P D1 N2 S	S N2 P D1 M1 G3 R2 S

Related rāgams:

Charukesi's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 3 other major melakarta rāgams, namely, Vachaspati, Natakapriya and Gourimanohari. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rāgam.

Rāgam	Mela #	C		D		E	F		G		A		B	C		D		E	F		G		A
Vachaspati	64	S		R2		G3		M2	P		D2	N2		S'		R2'		G3'		M2'	P'		D2'
Charukesi	26			S		R2		G3	M1		P	D1		N2		S'
Gourimanohari	23								S		R2	G2		M1		P		D2		N3	S'
Natakapriya	10										S	R1		G2		M1		P		D2	N2		S'

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