raagawheel

Mela 17Agni chakraM1

Suryakantam

The name is the number

Suryakantam

Susa7ryaya171 reversed17

In the conjunct 'rya', the last consonant (ya) carries the value.

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

SSR1R1G3G3M1M1PPD2D2N3N3SS (upper octave)

SS (upper octave)N3N3D2D2PPM1M1G3G3R1R1SS

How to know it

Bright and affectionate — Mayamalavagowla's sunnier sibling, with the chatusruti dhaivata lifting the upper half.

Janyas of Suryakantam

Hear it in songs

  • Muddu Momu Elagu

    Tyagaraja · Adi

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  • Chayavatim Anandavallim

    Muthuswami Dikshitar

    Composed in Chayavati, the Dikshitar school's asampurna name for the 17th mela, with the raga name woven into the lyric.

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