Sucharitra is a

rāga A ''raga'' or ''raag'' (; also ''raaga'' or ''ragam''; ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a melodic mode. The ''rāga'' is a unique and central feature of the classical Indian music tradition, and as a ...

m in

Carnatic music Carnatic music, known as or in the South Indian languages, is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and Sri Lanka. It ...

(musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 67th ''

melakarta Mēḷakartā is a collection of fundamental musical scales (ragas) in Carnatic music (South Indian classical music). ''Mēḷakartā'' ragas are parent ragas (hence known as ''janaka'' ragas) from which other ragas may be generated. A ''melaka ...

'' rāgam (parent scale) 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.''Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar Keertanaigal'' by Vidwan A Sundaram Iyer, Pub. 1989, Music Book Publishers, Mylapore, Chennai''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras

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''.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications Its ' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see ''swaras'' in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms): * : * : 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 (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the ''prati madhyamam'' equivalent of ''

Yagapriya Yagapriya (pronounced yāgapriya) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 31st ''melakarta'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Kalāvati in Muthuswami Di ...

'', which is the 31st ''melakarta'' scale.

''Janya'' rāgams

''Sucharitra'' currently has no ''

janya ''Janya'' is a term meaning "derive". In Carnatic (South Indian) music a ''janya raga'' is one derived from one of the 72 ''melakarta'' ragas (fundamental melodic structures). ''Janya'' ragas are classified into various types based on a varie ...

'' rāgam (derived scale) 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: *''Harinamada araaginiyu'' by

Purandara Dasa Purandara Dasa ( IAST: Purandara dāsa) ( 1470 – 1565) was a Haridasa philosopher and a follower of Madhwacharya 's Dwaitha philosophy -saint from present-day Karnataka, India. He was a composer, singer and one of the chief founding-pr ...

* ''Chintayami santatam'' by

Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna (6 July 1930 – 22 November 2016) was an Indian Carnatic Music, Carnatic vocalist, musician, multi-instrumentalist, playback singer, composer, and character actor. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeeth ...

* ''Velu mayil'' by Koteeswara Iyer * ''Santana manjari'' by Muthuswami Dikshitar

Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam. ''Sucharitra's'' notes when shifted using ''

Graha bhedam ''Graha Bhedam'' in Carnatic music is the process (or result of the process) of shifting the Tonic note (''śruti'') to another note in the rāgam and arriving at a different rāgam. Its equivalent in Hindustani classical music is called a ''mur ...

'', 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.

Notes

References

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