Melakarta 72 · Aditya chakra · M2 · vivadi
Rasikapriya
रसिकप्रिया
Rasikapriya is the 72nd melakarta raga. Its scale is S R3 G3 M2 P D3 N3.
Hear it from musicians
Signature phrases for Rasikapriya, recorded by musicians in the community and curated by Jason Zac. Every phrase carries the artist’s name and link — add your own voice to this raga.
The scale and its Western intervals
Reading up from Sa, Rasikapriya is built from a augmented second, a major third, a augmented fourth, a perfect fifth, a augmented sixth, a major seventh. In Carnatic terms that is S R3 G3 M2 P D3 N3; in Hindustani sargam, S g G M' P n N.
| Degree | Swara | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | S | unison (1) |
| 2 | R3 | augmented second (A2) |
| 3 | G3 | major third (M3) |
| 4 | M2 | augmented fourth (A4) |
| 5 | P | perfect fifth (P5) |
| 6 | D3 | augmented sixth (A6) |
| 7 | N3 | major seventh (M7) |
How Rasikapriya harmonizes
Stack thirds on each note of Rasikapriya and these chords appear. Home is the chord on Sa; the chord on Pa is the dominant that pulls back to it.
- I C majorhome
- VII B majordominant
- V+ Gaug augmenteddominant
- ii D#m minorpredominant
- IV♭5 F#(b5) major flat fivepredominant
- iii Em minorcolour
- VI· A#(cluster) clustercolour
Learn the method in how to harmonize a raga.
Music to learn in Rasikapriya
Rasikapriya is met most often as a parent scale for study and improvisation. Much of its living music flows through janya ragas; a good next step is to sing its scale slowly over a tanpura and explore its phrases in the 3D sphere.
Questions about Rasikapriya
What is the Rasikapriya raga?
Rasikapriya is melakarta number 72 in the 72-raga system of Carnatic music. Its scale is S R3 G3 M2 P D3 N3.
What are the janya ragas of Rasikapriya?
Rasikapriya is heard mainly as a parent scale; much Carnatic repertoire lives in the janya ragas of other melakartas.