Salagam scale with shadjam at C It is the 1st ragam in the 7th chakra Rishi. The mnemonic name is Rishi-Pa. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra ga mi pa dha na. Its arohana-avarohana structure is as follows:
Arohana: S R1 G1 M2 P D1 N1 S'
Avarohana: S' N1 D1 P M2 G1 R1 S
In this scale, the notes shuddha rishabham, shuddha gandharam, prati madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham and shuddha nishadham are used. As Salagam is a melakarta ragam, by definition it is a sampoorna ragam. It is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Kanakangi, which is the first melakarta.
Janya ragams :
Salagam has a minor janya ragam associated with it. List of janya ragams
1) Salagam
S R1 G1 M2 P D1 N1 S'
S' N1 D1 P M2 G1 R1 S
2) Sowgandhini
S R1 M2 P D1 S'
S' N1 D1 P M2 G1 R1 S
3) Bhogasaveri
S R1 M2 D1 N1
D1 P M2 G1 R1 S