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Mela 35Rutu chakraM1

Shulini

The name is the number

Shulini

Shusha5lila353 reversed35

The 'Sh' here is palatal śa = 5 (Śūlinī), not retroflex ṣa = 6.

Every mela name encodes its own number — how the katapayadi sutra works.

SSR3R3G3G3M1M1PPD2D2N3N3SS (upper octave)

SS (upper octave)N3N3D2D2PPM1M1G3G3R3R3SS

How to know it

A vivadi cousin of Sankarabharanam, its raised rishabham lending a stern, trident-bearing intensity.

Hear it in songs

  • Prana Natha

    Tyagaraja

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  • Paramukham Adeno

    Koteeswara Iyer

    From Kanda Ganamutham, Koteeswara Iyer's Tamil krithi cycle covering all 72 melakartas.

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