Kokilapriya

Kokilapriya (The one dear to the koel) is a ragam in

Kokilapriya
Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical
music). It is the 11th Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta Arohanam S R₁ G₂ M₁ P D₂ N₃ Ṡ
rāgam system of Carnatic music. The 11th rāgam in Avarohanam Ṡ N₃ D₂ P M₁ G₂ R₁ S
Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music is called Equivalent Neapolitan major
Kokilāravam.[1][2] scale

Structure and Lakshana

It is the 5th rāgam in the 2nd chakra Netra. The
mnemonic name is Netra-Ma. The mnemonic
phrase is sa ra gi ma pa dha na.[1] Its ārohaṇa-
avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending
scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music
for details on below notation and terms):

ārohaṇa: S R₁ G₂ M₁ P D₂ N₃ Ṡ[a]
Kokilapriya scale with shadjam at C
avarohaṇa: Ṡ N₃ D₂ P M₁ G₂ R₁ S[b]
(this scale uses the notes shuddha rishabham,
sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham, kakali nishadham)

As it is a melakarta rāgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending
and descending scale). It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Suvarnangi, which is the 47th
melakarta.

Asampurna Melakarta
Kokilāravam is the 11th Melakarta in the original list compiled by Venkatamakhin. The notes
used in the scale are the same, but the scales are vakra (zig-zag in phrases of the scale). It is an
shadava-sampurna raga (6 notes in ascending scale, while full 7 are used in descending scale).[3]

ārohaṇa: S R₁ M₁ M₁ P M₁ P D₂ N₃ Ṡ[c]
avarohaṇa: Ṡ N₃ D₂ D₂ P M₁ G₂ R₁ S[d]

Janya rāgams
Kokilapriya has a few minor janya rāgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of janya
rāgams for full list of rāgams associated with this scale.

Compositions
Here are a few common compositions sung in concerts, set to Kokilapriya.
 Dasarathe Dayasaradhe by Thyagaraja
Vadamela Radha Manohara by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna
Neeke abhimanamu by Mysore Vasudevachar
kOdanDarAmam anisham in Kokilāravam by Muthuswami Dikshitar
male nin, by S Ramanathan

Related rāgams
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.

Kokilapriya's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields Rishabhapriya 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. For further details and an illustration refer Graha bhedam
on Kokilapriya.

Notes
a. Alternate notations:
Hindustani: S Ṟ G̱ M P D N Ṡ
Western: C D♭ E♭ F G A B C
b. Alternate notations:
Hindustani: Ṡ N D P M G̱ Ṟ S
Western: C B A G F E♭ D♭ C
c. Alternate notations:
Hindustani: S Ṟ M M P M P D N Ṡ
Western: C D♭ F F G F G A B C
d. Alternate notations:
Hindustani: Ṡ N D D P M G̱ Ṟ S
Western: C B A A G F E♭ D♭ C

References
India portal

Music portal

1. Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications

2. Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras
3. Shree Muthuswami Dikshitar Keerthanaigal, by A Sundaram Iyer, Music Book Publishers,
Mylapore, Chennai

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