Charukesi — Melakarta 26
Melakarta 26: S R2 G3 M1 P D1 N2 Ṡ ascending; Ṡ N2 D1 P M1 G3 R2 S descending.
Charukesi is number 26 in the 72-Melakarta system. It has seven svaras in both ascent and descent, in their regular order.
Scale
Arohana: S R2 G3 M1 P D1 N2 Ṡ
Avarohana: Ṡ N2 D1 P M1 G3 R2 S
The ascent ends on upper Sa; the descent returns to the starting Sa. Choose a comfortable Sa; the relationships between the notes remain the same.
Svara names
| Symbol | Svara |
|---|---|
| S | Shadja |
| R2 | Chatusruti Rishabha |
| G3 | Antara Gandhara |
| M1 | Shuddha Madhyama |
| P | Panchama |
| D1 | Shuddha Dhaivata |
| N2 | Kaisiki Nishada |
Place in the Melakarta system
Chakra: 5 — Bana; position 2 of six.
This scale uses M1 — Shuddha Madhyama. Its paired Melakarta, Rishabhapriya — Melakarta 62, keeps the other six svaras and changes only Madhyama.
Within each chakra, the six scales share Rishabha, Gandhara and Madhyama; their Dhaivata–Nishada combinations change. The complete Melakarta chart makes these relationships easy to compare.
From scale to raga
The scale gives the note framework. A raga’s musical identity also comes from its characteristic phrases, ornamentation and treatment of those notes. Read Raga and Svara for these distinctions.