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	{{~~about~~\|\|the actress\|Suryakantham (actress)\|the film\|Suryakantham (film)}}		{{Short description\|Seventeenth raga in the Melakarta}}
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	'''Suryakantam''' or '''Sooryakantam''' (pronounced sūryakāntam) is a [[rāga]]m in [[Carnatic music]] (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 17th ''[[melakarta]]'' rāgam (parent scale) in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called '''Chāyāvati''' in [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]] school of Carnatic music.<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>		'''Suryakantam''' or '''Sooryakantam''' (pronounced sūryakāntam) is a [[rāga]]m in [[Carnatic music]] (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 17th ''[[melakarta]]'' rāgam (parent scale) in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called '''Chāyāvati''' in [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]] school of Carnatic music.<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>

	==Structure and Lakshana==		==Structure and Lakshana==
	[[Image:Sooryakantam scale.svg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|''Suryakantam'' scale with ''shadjam'' at C]]		[[Image:Sooryakantam scale.svg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|''Suryakantam'' scale with ''shadjam'' at C]]

	It is the 5th rāgam in the 3rd ''chakra Agni''. The mnemonic name is ''Agni-Ma''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ra gu ma pa dhi nu''.<ref name="ragas" /> Its ''{{IAST\|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}}'' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see [[Swara#~~Swaras~~ in Carnatic music\|''swaras'' in Carnatic music]] for details on below notation and terms):		It is the 5th rāgam in the 3rd ''chakra Agni''. The mnemonic name is ''Agni-Ma''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ra gu ma pa dhi nu''.<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):
	*[[Arohana\|{{IAST\|ārohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC\|S\|R1\|G3\|M1\|P\|D2\|N3\|S'\|foot=yes}}		*[[Arohana\|{{IAST\|ārohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC\|S\|R1\|G3\|M1\|P\|D2\|N3\|S'\|foot=yes}}
	*[[Avarohana\|{{IAST\|avarohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC\|S'\|N3\|D2\|P\|M1\|G3\|R1\|S\|foot=yes}}		*[[Avarohana\|{{IAST\|avarohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC\|S'\|N3\|D2\|P\|M1\|G3\|R1\|S\|foot=yes}}
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	*'' Ranga Manege Baro'' By [[Sripadaraja]]		*'' Ranga Manege Baro'' By [[Sripadaraja]]
	*''Muddumomu elagu'' by [[Thyagaraja]]		*''Muddumomu elagu'' by [[Thyagaraja]]
			*''Chayavathim'' by [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]]
	*''Takkuvemi manaku'' by [[Bhadrachala Ramadasu]]		*''Takkuvemi manaku'' by [[Bhadrachala Ramadasu]]
	*''Sri Sambasivaiyya'' by [[Muthiah Bhagavatar]]		*''Sri Sambasivaiyya'' by [[Muthiah Bhagavatar]]
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	==References==		==References==
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| arohanam = {{svaraC|S|R1|G3|M1|P|D2|N3|S'}}
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{{Use British English|date=November 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2011}}
{{Carnatic}}

'''Suryakantam''' or '''Sooryakantam''' (pronounced sūryakāntam) is a [[rāga]]m in [[Carnatic music]] (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 17th ''[[melakarta]]'' rāgam (parent scale) in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called '''Chāyāvati''' in [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]] school of Carnatic music.<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>

==Structure and Lakshana==
[[Image:Sooryakantam scale.svg|thumb|right|300px|''Suryakantam'' scale with ''shadjam'' at C]]

It is the 5th rāgam in the 3rd ''chakra Agni''. The mnemonic name is ''Agni-Ma''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ra gu ma pa dhi nu''.<ref name="ragas" /> Its ''{{IAST|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}}'' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see [[Swara#Swaras in Carnatic music|''swaras'' in Carnatic music]] for details on below notation and terms):
*[[Arohana|{{IAST|ārohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC|S|R1|G3|M1|P|D2|N3|S'|foot=yes}}
*[[Avarohana|{{IAST|avarohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC|S'|N3|D2|P|M1|G3|R1|S|foot=yes}}

This scale uses the ''swaras'', ''shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham'' and ''kakali nishadham''. As it is a ''melakarta'' rāgam, by definition it is a [[sampoorna raga|''{{IAST|sampoorṇa}}'' rāgam]] (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the ''shuddha madhyamam'' equivalent of ''[[Gamanashrama]]'', which is the 53rd ''melakarta'' scale.

== Asampurna Melakarta ==
'''Chāyāvati''' is the 17th ''Melakarta'' in the original list compiled by [[Venkatamakhin]]. The notes used in the scale are the same, but the actual ascending scale is different, where-in the ''panchamam'' is not used.
*[[Arohana|{{IAST|ārohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC|S|R1|G3|M1|D2|N3|S'|foot=yes}}
*[[Avarohana|{{IAST|avarohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC|S'|N3|D2|P|M1|G3|R1|S|foot=yes}}

== ''Janya'' rāgams ==
''Suryakantam'' has many ''[[janya]]'' rāgams (derived scales) associated with it, of which ''[[Vasantha (raga)|Vasanta]]'', ''Sowrashtram'' and ''Bhairavam'' are popular in concerts. See [[List of Janya Ragas#Sooryakantam|List of ''janya'' rāgams]] for those associated with ''Suryakantam''.

==Compositions==
Here are a few common compositions sung in concerts, set to ''Suryakantam''.

*'' Ranga Manege Baro'' By [[Sripadaraja]]
*''Muddumomu elagu'' by [[Thyagaraja]]
*''Takkuvemi manaku'' by [[Bhadrachala Ramadasu]]
*''Sri Sambasivaiyya'' by [[Muthiah Bhagavatar]]
*''Kanavo ninaivo'' by [[Koteeswara Iyer]]

==Related rāgams==
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.

''Suryakantam's'' notes when shifted using ''[[Graha bhedam]]'', yields 2 ''melakarta'' rāgams, namely ''[[Senavati]]'' and ''[[Latangi]]''. ''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#Sooryakantam|Graha bhedam on Suryakantam]]''.

==Notes==
{{notelist|30em}}

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

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[[Category:Melakarta ragas]]

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