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Cakrapradipta

Indian Classical Raga

Chakrapradipta is a Carnatic raga and a janya of the melakarta raga Kharaharapriya. Karnatik lists its arohanam as S R2 G2 M1 P M1 D2 N2 S and its avarohanam as S N2 D2 M1 G2 S.

Scale

ArohanamS R2 G2 M1 P M1 D2 N2 S
AvarohanamS N2 D2 M1 G2 S
↑SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'↓SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'
Tradition
Carnatic
Mela
22
Parent Raga
Kharaharapriya

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Compositions in Cakrapradipta raga

cakrEshi dEvi
Kannada
Adi

Composer: H.N. Muttayyah Bhaagavatar

Close relatives

Ragas whose scale differs from Cakrapradipta's by a note or two.

  • Aghorapriya

    uses R1 instead of R2 going up

  • Margahindola

    adds P coming down

  • Adi Kapi

    adds R2 coming down; adds P coming down

  • Anali

    uses R1 instead of R2 going up; leaves out N2 coming down

  • Anjanai

    uses R1 instead of R2 going up; leaves out G2 going up

  • Balacandrika

    leaves out R2 going up; adds R2 coming down

Janya ragas of Kharaharapriya

Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 22)

Abheri

S G2 M1 P N2 S

S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S

Abhogi

S R2 G2 M1 D2 S

S D2 M1 G2 R2 S

Adi Kapi

S R2 M1 G2 M1 P D2 N2 S

S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S

Agnikopa

S G2 M1 P N2 S

S N2 P M1 G2 R2 S