[1] Kāpi is a janya rāgam of Kharaharapriya with a meandering vakra scale.
Typically performed at slow and medium speeds, it is capable of inducing moods of devotion, pathos and sadness in the listeners.
There is also a mild presence of shuddha daivatham (D1) that renders an invaluable feeling of devotion to the raagam.
This, and the presence of Anthara Gandharam (G3) makes it difficult to pinpoint the exact nature of the avarohana of the raagam.
In the song Jagadhodharana composed by Sangeeta Pitamaha Sri Purandara Dasa, the note Suddha Dhaivatham (Dha1) also occurs as a foreign note(anya swara) Kapi ragam gives the feeling Devotion, Sentiment and happiness Some of the popular compositions in Kāpi are: ** Kāpi of Muthuswami Dikshitar is quite different from the traditional Kāpi and often cited as karNATaka Kāpi The Moorchana of Kāpi as per Venkatamakhin is S R2 G2 M1 P D2 N2 S/ N2 D2 P M1 G2 G2 R2 S (Ragamalika:Kapi, Maand, Vasantha) (Ragamalika:Kapi, Yamunakalyani) (Ragam Charukesi touches also) Songs listed below are composed in Raga Pilu (raga) which is Hindustani equivalent to Raga Kapi (raga) Songs listed below are composed in Raga Pilu which is the Hindustani equivalent of Raga Kapi.