Varunapriya
Varunapriya (pronounced ) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 24th "melakarta" rāgam (parent scale) in the 72 "melakarta" rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Viravasantam; in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music. Structure and Lakshana. It is the 6th rāgam in the 4th "chakra Veda". The mnemonic name is "Veda-Sha". The mnemonic phrase is "sa ri gi ma pa dhu nu". Its "" structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see "swaras" in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms): The notes "chathusruthi rishabham, sadharana  gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, shatsruthi dhaivatham" and "kakali nishadham" are used in this scale. As it is a "melakarta", by definition it is a "sampoorna" rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the "shuddha madhyamam" equivalent of "Neetimati", which is the 60th "melakarta" scale. Section::::"Janya" rāgams. "Varunapriya" does not have "janya" rāgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of "janya" rāgams for a full list of "janya" scales. Compositions. A few compositions set to "Varunapriya" are: "Veeravasanta Thyagaraja" by Muthuswami Dikshitar is set to Viravasantam. Related rāgams. This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect  of this rāgam. "Varunapriya's" notes when shifted using "Graha bhedam", yields a minor "melakarta" rāgam, namely, "Ragavardhini". "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 Ragavardhini".