Rupavati (pronounced rà «pavati, meaning the beautiful one) is a rÃÂgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 12th melakarta rÃÂgam (parent scale) in the 72 melakarta rÃÂgam system of Carnatic music. It is one of the few rÃÂgams given the same name by the Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.
It is the 6th rÃÂgam in the 2nd chakra Netra. The mnemonic name is Netra-Sha. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gi ma pa dhu nu. Its ' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
The notes used in this scale are shuddha rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, shatsruthi dhaivatham and kakali nishadham. As it is a melakarta rÃÂgam, by definition it is a sampurna rÃÂgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Divyamani, which is the 48th melakarta scale.
Rupavati is also the original name given to the 12th Melakarta in the list compiled by Venkatamakhin. The notes used in the scale are the same, but the scales are svarantara-shadava raga (4 notes in ascending scale and 6 are used in descending scale).
Rupavati has a few minor janya rÃÂgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of janya rÃÂgams for full list of rÃÂgams associated with Rupavati scale.
Here are a few common compositions sung in concerts, set to Rupavati:
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rÃÂgam.
Rupavati's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, does not yield any melakarta rÃÂgam. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rÃÂgam.