Varunapriya - 24th Melakarta rāgam

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Varunapriya (pronounced varuṇapriya, Sanskrit: वरुणप्रिया, Kannada: ವರುಣಪ್ರಿಯಾ, Telugu: వరుణప్రియ, Tamil: வருணப்பிரியா) is a rāgam in Carnatic music(musical scale of South Indian classical music).

It is the 24th melakarta rāgam (parent scale) in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Veeravasanta in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.

Structure and Lakshana:

It is the 6th rāgam in the 4th chakra Veda. The mnemonic name is Veda-Sha. The mnemonic phrase is sa ri gi ma pa dhu nu. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇastructure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):

ārohaṇa: S R2 G2 M1 P D3 N3 S
avarohaṇa: S N3 D3 P M1 G2 R2 S

The notes chathusruthi rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, shatsruthi dhaivatham and kakali nishadham are used in this scale. As it is a melakarta, by definition it is a sampoorna rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent ofNeetimati, which is the 60th melakarta scale.

Janya rāgams

Varunapriya does not have janya rāgams (derived scales) associated with it.

24 Varunapriyaa	S R2 G2 M1 P D3 N3 S	S N3 D3 P M1 G2 R2 S
Veeravasantham	S R2 G2 M1 P S	S N3 D3 P M1 G2 R2 S

Related rāgams:

Varunapriya's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields a minor melakarta rāgam, namely, Ragavardhini. 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
Ragavardhini	32	S			R3	G3	M1		P	D1		N2		S'			R3'	G3'	M1'
Varunapriya	24						S		R2	G2		M1		P			D3	N3	S'

Compositions:

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