Kokilapriya - 11th Melakarta rāgam

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Kokilapriya (Sanskrit: कोकिलप्रिया, Kannada: ಕೋಕಿಲಪ್ರಿಯಾ, Telugu: కోకిలప్రియ, Tamil: கோகிலப்பிரியா, The one dear to the koel) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music).

It is the 11th Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. The 11th rāgam in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music is called Kokilāravam.

Structure and Lakshana:

It is the 5th rāgam in the 2nd chakra Netra. The mnemonic name is Netra-Ma. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gi ma pa dha na. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇastructure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):

ārohaṇa: S R1 G2 M1 P D2 N3 S'
avarohaṇa: S' N3 D2 P M1 G2 R1 S

(this scale uses the notes shuddha rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham, kakali nishadham)

As it is a melakarta rāgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the shuddha madhyamamequivalent of Suvarnangi, which is the 47th melakarta.

Asampurna Melakarta:

Kokilāravam is the 11th Melakarta in the original list compiled by Venkatamakhin. The notes used in the scale are the same, but the scales are vakra (zig-zag in phrases of the scale). It is an shadava-sampurna raga (6 notes in ascending scale, while full 7 are used in descending scale).
ārohaṇa: S R1 M1 M1 P M1 P D2 N3 S'
avarohaṇa: S' N3 D2 D2 P M1 G2 R1 S

Janya rāgams:

Kokilapriya has a few minor janya rāgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of janya rāgams for full list of rāgams associated with this scale.

Raga Name

Ascending Scale(ārohanam)

Descending Scale(Avarohanam)

11 Kokilapriyaa	S R1 G2 M1 P D2 N3 S	S N3 D2 P M1 G2 R1 S
Kokilāravam	S R1 M1 P D2 N3 S	S N3 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S
Chitramani	S R1 M1 P D2 N3 S	S N3 D2 P M1 G2 R1 S
Jnānachintāmani	S R1 M1 D2 N3 S	S N3 D2 P M1 R1 S
Kowmāri	S R1 G2 M1 P D2 S	S N3 D2 P M1 G2 R1 S
Shuddha Lalitha	S P M1 D2 N3 S	S N3 S D2 P M1 G2 R1 S
Vardhani	S G2 M1 P M1 P D2 N3 S	S N3 D2 P M1 G2 R1 S
Vasantamalli	S G2 M1 P N3 S	S D2 P M1 G2 S
Vasantanārāyani	S R1 G2 M1 P S	S N3 D2 P M1 G2 R1 S

Related rāgams:

Kokilapriya's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields Rishabhapriya melakarta rāgam. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjamto the next note in the rāgam.

Rāgam	Mela #	C		D		E	F		G		A		B	C		D		E	F
Kokilapriya	11	S	R1		G2		M1		P		D2		N3	S'	R1'		G2'		M1'
Rishabhapriya	62						S		R2		G3		M2	P	D1		N2		S'

Compositions:

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