Natakapriya


Natakapriya, is a rāgam in Carnatic music. It is the 10th melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam 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 structure is as follows :
  • [Arohana|] :
  • [Avarohana|] :
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. It is an shadava-sampurna raga.
  • [Arohana|]:
  • [Avarohana|]:

''Janya'' rāgams

Sindhu Bhairavi is one of the few janya rāgams associated with it. See List of [Janya Ragas#Natakapriya|List of Janya rāgams] for a full list of its janyas.

Popular compositions

Here are some compositions set to this raga.
TypeCompositionComposertalam
KritiMaara jananeem AashrayeNallan Chakravartula KrishnamacharyuluAdi
KritiEndukinta KopamuTiruvottriyur TyagayyarAdi
KritiVishwanatham Bhajeham SathathamMuthuswami DikshitarAdi
KritiIdi SamayamuMysore VasudevacharRoopaka
KritiGeeta Vadya NatanaThanjavur Shankara IyerAdi
KritiParipalaya MaamDr. M. BalamuralikrishnaRoopaka
KritiPathuvedam Pūnda NâtakapriyaneKalyani VaradarajanAdi

Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Natakapriya's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 3 other major melakarta rāgams, namely, Vachaspati, Charukesi and Gourimanohari. For an illustration, refer Graha bhedam on Vachaspati.