Sucharitra
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Sucharitra is a
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.
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
Janya rāgams
Sucharitra currently has no
Compositions
Sucharitra scale has been used for the following compositions:
- Harinamada araaginiyu by Purandara Dasa
- Chintayami santatam by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna
- 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, 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.