Sucharitra


Sucharitra is a rāgam in Carnatic music. It is the 67th melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is considered an unattractive raga and is rarely performed. It is called Santāna manjari in the Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.

Structure and Lakshana

It is the 1st rāgam in the 12th chakra Aditya. The mnemonic name is Aditya-Pa. The mnemonic phrase is sa ru gu mi pa dha na. Its structure is as follows :
  • Arohana|:
  • Avarohana|:
The swaras used in this scale are shatsruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham and shuddha nishadham. Sucharitra, being a melakarta rāgam, by definition is a sampoorna rāgam. It is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Yagapriya, which is the 31st melakarta scale.

''Janya'' rāgams

Sucharitra currently has no janya rāgam associated with it. See List of janya rāgams for those janyas associated with other melakarta rāgams.

Compositions

Sucharitra scale has been used for the following compositions:
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Sucharitra's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, does not yield any other melakarta rāgam. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rāgam.