Ramapriya
Avarohanam | Ṡ N₂ D₂ P M₂ G₃ R₁ S |
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Equivalent | Romanian major scale |
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Ramapriya (pronounced rāmapriya) is a
Structure and Lakshana
It is the 4th rāgam in the 9th chakra Brahma. The mnemonic name is Brahma-Bhu. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gu mi pa dhi ni.
(the notes shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham, kaisiki nishadham are used in this scale)
As it is a melakarta rāgam, by definition it is a
Janya rāgams
Ramapriya has a few minor
Compositions
Here are some compositions sung in concerts, set to Ramapriya.
- Saamodam Paripaalaya by Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma
- Mahadevamanisham by Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna
- Smaramyaham sada rahum and Matangi Sri rajarajeshwari by Muthuswami Dikshitar
- Korinavara mosagu by Patnam Subramania Iyer
- "Sandehamunu deerpavayya" by thyagaraja
- "sri raja rajeshwari" by thanjavuru ponnayya pillai
Film Songs
Language: Tamil
Song | Movie | Composer | Singer | Lyricist |
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Kamalam Paatha | Mogamul | Ilaiyaraaja | K. J. Yesudas | Vaali |
Thom Thom Thom | Oorellam Un Paattu |
Related rāgams
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Ramapriya's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields no other melakarta rāgam, as such a step taken on any of the 6 swarams (Ri to Ni) comes up with scales that do not conform to the melakarta rules. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rāgam.