Kharaharapriyā
खरहरप्रिया
One of the most fertile melas, Kharaharapriyā matches the Hindustani Kāfī thāṭ and parents a very large janya family. Its balance of sādhāraṇa gāndhāra with catuśruti dhaivata makes it equally at home in devotion and in play.
Melakartā number
22
Chakra
Vēda · 4th of chakra
Type
Sampūrṇa · Melakartā
Swarasthāna
S R2 G2 M1 P D2 N2
Also known as
Śrī rāga mela
Hindustani counterpart
Kāfī family — Madhyamād Sārang, Nāyakī Kānaḍā
Janya rāgas
| Rāga | Note |
|---|---|
| Ābhōgi | |
| Śrī rāga | |
| Madhyamāvati | |
| Nāyaki | |
| Śuddha Dhanyāsi | |
| Bṛndāvana Sāranga |
Points of practice
Let it breathe
The scale is even; expression comes from phrase length, not from accidentals.
Study the janyas
Learning Madhyamāvati and Ābhōgi teaches this mela faster than scale practice.
Compare with Kāfī
The Hindustani Kāfī thāṭ is the same scale — hear how differently it is ornamented.