Rasikapriya


Rasikapriya is a rāgam in Carnatic music. It is the last melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Rasamanjari in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.

Structure and Lakshana

It is the 6th rāgam in the 12th chakra Aditya. The mnemonic name is Aditya-Sha. The mnemonic phrase is sa ru gu mi pa dhu nu. Its structure is as follows :
As it is a melakarta rāgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rāgam. It is the prati madhyamam equivalent of last suddha madhyamam melakarta, Chalanata, which is the 36th melakarta scale.

''Janya'' rāgams

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

Compositions

Here are some compositions sung in concerts, set to Rasikapriya.

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Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Rasikapriya's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 2 other major melakarta rāgams, namely, Mayamalavagowla and Simhendramadhyamam. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rāgam. For further details and an illustration refer Graha bhedam on Mayamalavagowla.