Natakapriya - 10th Melakarta rāgam

Before continue reading, be aware about Natakapriya Raga , by listening....

Natakapriya, (pronounced Nāţakapriya, Sanskrit: नाटकप्रिया, Kannada: ನಾಟಕಪ್ರಿಯಾ, Telugu: నాటకప్రియ, Tamil: நாடகப்பிரியா, English: The one dear to theatre) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music).

It is the 10th melakarta rāgam (parent scale) in the 72 melakartarāgam system. According to the Muthuswami Dikshitar school, the 10th melakarta rāgam is called Naţābharanam.

Structure and Lakshana:

It is a sampoorna rāgam - rāgam having all 7 swarams. It is the 4th rāgam in the 2nd chakra Netra. The mnemonic name is Netra-Bhu. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gi ma pa dhi 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 R1 G2 M1 P D2 N2 S'
avarohaṇa : S' N2 D2 P M1 G2 R1 S

The notes used in this scale are shuddha rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham and kaisiki nishadham.Natakapriya is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Shadvidamargini, which is the 46th melakarta rāgam.

Asampurna Melakarta:

Naţābharanam is the 10th Melakarta in the original list compiled by Venkatamakhin. The notes used in the scale are the same, but the scales are vakra (zig-zag usage 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 G2 M1 P N2 D2 N2 S'
avarohaṇa: S' N2 D2 N2 P N2 P M1 G2 G2 R1 R1 S

Janya rāgams:

Sindhu Bhairavi is one of the few janya rāgams (derived scales) associated with it.

Raga Name

Ascending Scale(ārohanam)

Descending Scale(Avarohanam)

10 Nātakapriya	S R1 G2 M1 P D2 N2 S	S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R1 S
Natābharanam	S R1 G2 M1 P D2 N2 S	S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R1 S
Alankārapriya	S R1 G2 M1 D2 N2 S	S N2 D2 M1 G2 R1 S
Bhāgyashabari	S R1 G2 M1 D2 N2 S	S N2 D2 M1 G2 R1 S
Deeparamu	S R1 G2 M1 P D2 N2 S	S N2 D2 N2 P M1 G2 R1 S
Gunāvati	S R1 M1 P D2 S	S D2 P M1 R1 S
Hindoladeshikam	S M1 R1 G2 M1 P D2 N2 S	S P N2 D2 M1 G2 R1 S
Kanakadri	S R1 G2 P D2 S	S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R1 S
Mātangakāmini	S G2 M1 P D1 N2 S	S N2 D1 P M1 G2 S
Nātyadhārana	S R1 M1 P D2 S	S N2 D2 P M1 R1 S
Niranjana	S R1 G2 M1 P D2 S	S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R1 S
Shānthabhāshini	S R1 G2 M1 P D2 S	S N2 D2 P M1 S
Shivashakti	S G2 M1 D2 S	S N2 D2 M1 G2 S
Sindu Bhairavi	S R2 G2 M1 G2 P D1 N2 S	N2 D1 P M1 G2 R1 S N2 S

Related rāgams:

Natakapriya's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 3 other major melakarta rāgams, namely, Vachaspati, Charukesi 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'

compositions:

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