Raghupriya


Raghupriya is a ragam in Carnatic music. It is the 42nd melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Ravikriya in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.

Structure and Lakshana

It is the 6th rāgam in the 7th chakra Rishi. The mnemonic name is Rishi-Sha. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra ga mi pa dhu nu. Its structure is as follows :
  • [Arohana|]:
  • [Avarohana|]:
As it is a melakarta rāgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rāgam. It is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Tanaroopi, which is the 6th melakarta scale.

''Janya'' rāgams

Raghupriya has a few minor janya rāgams associated with it. See List of janya Rāgams for full list of scales associated with Raghupriya.

Compositions

A few compositions set to the scale Raghupriya are:

Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Raghupriya's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields no other melakarta rāgam, like all 6 rāgams in the Rishi chakra. Only these rāgams have a gap of 3 notes anywhere in their scale, between G1 to M2. Such a gap does not occur in any other melakarta by definition. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rāgam.