Bhavapriya (meaning The one dear to Bhava (Shiva)) is a ragam (musical scale) in Carnatic music (South Indian classical music). It is the 44th Melakarta rÃÂgam in the 72 melakarta rÃÂgam system of Carnatic music.
It is called BhavÃÂni in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.
It is the 2nd rÃÂgam in the 8th chakra Vasu. The mnemonic name is Vasu-Sri. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gi mi pa dha ni. Its structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
(shuddha rishabham, sadharana gandharam, prati madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, kaisiki nishadham)
As it is a melakarta rÃÂgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rÃÂgam (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.
Bhavapriya has a minor janya rÃÂgam (derived scale) associated with it. See List of Janya rÃÂgams for full list of janya rÃÂgams associated with Bhavapriya and other melakarta rÃÂgams.
A few compositions set to Bhavapriya are:
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rÃÂgam.
Bhavapriya's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields two other minor melakarta rÃÂgams, 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 rÃÂgam. For further details and an illustration refer Graha bhedam on Naganandini.