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Karunakari

Indian Classical Raga

Karunakari is a janya raga of the 63rd melakarta Latangi. It is a pentatonic raga with five notes in ascent and descent, omitting rishabham and gandharam. The ascent is vakra, with dhaivatam appearing twice.

Scale

ArohanamS M2 P D1 N3 D1 S
AvarohanamS N3 D1 P M2 S
↑SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'↓SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'
Tradition
Carnatic
Mela
63
Parent Raga
Latangi

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Close relatives

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

Janya ragas of Latangi

Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 63)