Yagapriya - 31st Melakarta rāgam

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Yagapriya (pronounced yagapriya, Sanskrit: यागप्रिया, Kannada: ಯಾಗಪ್ರಿಯಾ, Telugu: యాగప్రియ, Tamil: யாகப்பிரியா) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music).

It is the 31st melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Kalāvati in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music. Like many other rāgas, Kalāvati has been adopted in Hindustani music as well.

Structure and Lakshana:

It is the 1st rāgam in the 6th chakra Rutu. The mnemonic name is Rutu-Pa. The mnemonic phrase is sa ru gu ma pa dha na. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows

ārohaṇa: S R3 G3 M1 P D1 N1 S
avarohaṇa: S N1 D1 P M1 G3 R3 S

The notes shatsruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham amd shuddha nishadham are used in this rāgam. As Yagapriya is a melakarta, by definition it is a sampoorna rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is theshuddha madhyamam equivalent of Sucharitra, which is the 61st melakarta scale.

Janya rāgams:

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

31 Yagapriyā	S R3 G3 M1 P D1 N1 S	S N1 D1 P M1 G3 R3 S
Kalāvathi	S R3 G3 M1 P D1 N1 S	S N1 D1 P M1 G3 R3 S
Damarugapriya	S R3 G3 P D1 N1 S	S N1 D1 P G3 R3 S
Desharanjani	S R3 M1 P D1 N1 S	S N1 D1 P M1 R3 S
Deshyathodi	S G2 M1 P D1 N2 S	S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R1 S
Gānavaridhi	S M1 R3 G3 M1 P D2 N2/N3 S	S D2 N2/N3 P M1 R3 S
Kalāhamsa	S R3 G3 M P D1 S	S N1 D1 P M1 G3 R3 S
Niranjani	S R3 M1 D1 N1 S	S N1 D1 M1 R3 S
Prathāpahamsi	S G3 M1 P N1 D1 N1 S	S N1 D1 P M1 G3 M1 R3 S

Related rāgams:

Yagapriya's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, does not yield any melakarta rāgams. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rāgam.

Compositions:

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