Mela 10Netra chakraM1
Natakapriya
The name is the number
Natakapriya
Nana0tatta101 reversed10
Nāṭakapriya's 'ta' is retroflex ṭa = 1 (ṭa-varga), not dental ta = 6.
Every mela name encodes its own number — how the katapayadi sutra works.
SSR1R1G2G2M1M1PPD2D2N2N2SS (upper octave)
SS (upper octave)N2N2D2D2PPM1M1G2G2R1R1SS
How to know it
A soft, non-vivadi scale — Kharaharapriya's contour with a suddha rishabha — melodious yet only occasionally explored on stage.