Raga Natakapriya
Melakarta #10 · Netra chakraAdvanced
Natakapriya is melakarta #10 of 72 - raga 4 of the Netra chakra. Its scale takes shuddha rishabha (R₁), sadharana gandhara (G₂), shuddha madhyama (M₁), chatussruti dhaivata (D₂), and kaisiki nishada (N₂), with Sa and Pa fixed as always. As a sampoorna parent scale it uses all seven swaras in strict order, both ways.
Arohanam & Avarohanam Sa on C
SR₁G₂M₁PD₂N₂Ṡ
ṠN₂D₂PM₁G₂R₁S
The synth plays plain swaras - the gamakas that give Natakapriya its living shape are learned with an expert.