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{{Carnatic}} <br />
'''Bhavapriya''' (meaning ''The one dear to Bhava (Shiva)'') is a [[raga]]m (musical scale) in [[Carnatic music]] (South Indian classical music). It is the 44th ''[[Melakarta]]'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music.<br />
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It is called '''Bhavāni'''<ref name="dikshitar">''Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar Keertanaigal'' by Vidwan A Sundaram Iyer, Pub. 1989, Music Book Publishers, Mylapore, Chennai</ref><ref name="ragas">''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications</ref><ref name="raganidhi">''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras</ref> in [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]] school of Carnatic music.<br />
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==Structure and Lakshana==<br />
[[Image:Bhavapriya scale.svg|thumb|right|300px|Bhavapriya scale with Shadjam at C]]<br />
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It is the 2nd rāgam in the 8th ''chakra Vasu''. The mnemonic name is ''Vasu-Sri''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ra gi mi pa dha ni''.<ref name="ragas" /> Its {{IAST|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}} structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see ''[[Swara#Svaras in Carnatic music|swaras in Carnatic music]]'' for details on below notation and terms):<br />
*[[Arohana|{{IAST|ārohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC|S|R1|G2|M2|P|D1|N2|S'|foot=yes}}<br />
*[[Avarohana|{{IAST|avarohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC|S'|N2|D1|P|M2|G2|R1|S|foot=yes}}<br />
(''shuddha rishabham, sadharana gandharam, prati madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, kaisiki nishadham'')<br />
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As it is a ''melakarta'' rāgam, by definition it is a [[sampoorna raga|''sampoorna'' rāgam]] (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the ''prati madhyamam'' equivalent of ''[[Hanumatodi]]'' (also known as ''Todi''), which is the 8th ''melakarta''.<br />
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==Janya Rāgams==<br />
''Bhavapriya'' has a minor ''[[janya]]'' rāgam (derived scale) associated with it. See [[List of Janya Ragas#Bhavapriya|List of ''Janya'' rāgams]] for full list of ''janya'' rāgams associated with ''Bhavapriya'' and other ''melakarta'' rāgams.<br />
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==Compositions==<br />
A few compositions set to ''Bhavapriya'' are:<br />
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*''Srikanta niyeda'' by [[Thyagaraja]]<br />
*''Jayathi Siva'' by [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]]<br />
*''Maam Avasrita'' by [[Swathi Thirunal]]<br />
*''Sentiru velan'' by [[Koteeswara Iyer]]<br />
*''Vennai tirudi'' by [[Periyasaamy Thooran]]<br />
*''Madhava mamava'' by Dr. [[M. Balamuralikrishna]]<br />
*''Kanikarumbuto'' by [[Kalyani Varadarajan]]<br />
*''Bhuvaneshwari Brihannayaki'' by Ashok Madhav<br />
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==Related rāgams==<br />
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.<br />
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''Bhavapriya's'' notes when shifted using ''[[Graha bhedam]]'', yields two other minor ''melakarta'' rāgams, namely, ''[[Vagadheeswari]]'' and ''[[Naganandini]]''. 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#Naganandini|Graha bhedam on Naganandini]]''.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Portal|India|Music}}<br />
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