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 Dikshitar school of Carnatic music. Like many other rāgas, Kalāvati has been adopted in Hindustani music as well. Structure and Lakshana. It is the 1st rāgam in the 6th "chakra Rutu". The mnemonic name is "Rutu-Pa". The mnemonic phrase is "sa ru gu ma pa dha na". Its "" structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see "swaras" in Carnatic music  for details on below notation and terms): The notes "shatsruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham" and "shuddha nishadham" are used in this rāgam. As "Yagapriya" 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 "Sucharitra", which is the 67th "melakarta" scale. Section::::"Janya" rāgams. "Yagapriya" has a few minor "janya" rāgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of "janya" rāgams for full list of rāgams associated with "Yagapriya". Compositions. A few compositions set to "Yagapriya" rāgam are: Related rāgams. This section  covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam. "Yagapriya's" notes when shifted using "Graha bhedam", does not yield any "melakarta" rāgams. "Graha bhedam" is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the "shadjam" to the next note in the rāgam.