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Sarasangi Ragam

   About Sarasangi Ragam

Sarasangi Ragam

Sarasangi is a ragam in Carnatic music. It is the 27th melakarta ragam in the 72 melakarta ragam system of Carnatic music. It is called Sowrasena in muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.In Western music it is known as the Harmonic major scale.

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   Raga structure of Sarasangi

Sarasangi scale with shadjam at C
It is the 3rd ragam in the 5th chakra Bana. The mnemonic name is Bana-Go. The mnemonic phrase is sa ri gu ma pa dha ni.

Arohana: S R2 G3 m1 P D1 N3 S'
Avarohana: S' N3 D1 P m1 G3 R2 S

This ragam uses the swaras chathusruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham and kakali nishadham.

By definition, Sarasangi, a melakarta ragam, is a sampurna ragam. It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Latangi, which is the 63rd melakarta scale.

Janya ragams
Sarasangi has a few minor janya ragams  associated with it, of which Kamala manohari and Nalinakanti are popular. See List of janya ragams for all ragams associated with Sarasangi.

1) Sarasangi   
S R2 G3 m1 P D1 N3 S'   
S' N3 D1 P m1 G3 R2 S

2) Sowrasena   
S R2 m1 P D1 S'   
S' N3 D1 P m1 G3 R2 S

3) Haripriya   
S R1 G3 m1 P S'   
S' N3 D1 P m1 G3 S

4) Srirangapriya   
S R2 G3 m1 P D1 S'   
S' D1 P m1 G3 R2 S

5) Kamala manohari  
 S G3 m1 P N3 S'  
 S' N3 D1 P m1 G3 S

6) madhulika   
S R2 G3 m1 N3 S'   
S' N3 m1 G3 R2 S

7) Nalinakanthi   
S G3 R2 m1 P N3 S'   
S' N3 P m1 G3 R2 S

8) Neelamani   
S R2 m1 P D1 N3 S'   
S' N3 D1 P m1 R2 S

9) Salavi   
S G3 R2 G3 m1 P D1 N3 D1 S'   
S' N3 D1 P m1 G3 R2 S

10) Sarasanana   
S R2 G3 m1 D1 N3 S'   
S' N3 D1 m1 G3 R2 S

11) Saraseeruha   
S R2 G3 m1 D1 N1 D1 S'   
S' N1 D1 m1 G3 R2

12) Simhavahini   
S G2 m1 P D1 N3 S'   
S' N3 D1 P m1 G3 R2 S

13) Surasena   
S R2 m1 P D1 S'   
S' N3 D1 P m1 G3 S R2 S

14) Sutradhari   (also 20) 
S R2 m1 P D1 S'   
S' D1 P m1 R2 S

15) Vasanthi   
S R2 G3 P D1 S'   
S' D1 P G3 R2 S

   External Videos of Sarasangi Ragam

   Songs based on Raga Sarasangi

Tamil Film Songs

  1. Paal Polave (Ragam Charukesi touches too) - Uyarndha manithan - m. S. Viswanathan - P. Susheela (won National award)
  2. adi Ennadi Rakkamma - Pattikada Pattanama - T. m. Soundararajan
  3. manithan Ellaam Therindhu Kondaan - azhagu Nila - K. V. mahadevan - Seerkazhi Govindarajan
  4. meenama meenama - Rajadhi Raja - Illayaraja - mano, K. S. Chitra
  5. Ellorum Sollu Pattu - marupadiyum - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
  6. Poovukku Poovale - anand
  7. Yaar Thoorigai - Paaru Paaru Pattanam Paaru - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
  8. Endrendrum aanandame - Kadal meengal - malaysia Vasudevan
  9. malligaye malligaye - Periya Veetu Pannakkaran - K.J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra
  10. muthu muthu - K.J. Yesudas, S. Janaki
  11. maharajanodu - Sathi Leelavathi - P. Unnikrishnan, K. S. Chitra
  12. Kokki Vaichchen (Folkish style) - Nattupura Pattu - mano, Devi
  13. Puthusu Puthusu - manitha Jaathi - Gangai amaran, S. Janaki
  14. Oh alagu Nilavu - my Dear marthandan - mano
  15. Thaathanthana Kummikotti - athisaya Piravi - malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki
  16. Tamizha Tamizha - Roja - a. R. Rahman - Hariharan
  17. Chittukuruvi - Parasuram - Swarnalatha, arjun and Sriram Parthasarathy
  18. Idhayam Idhayam - Vidukathai - Deva - Krishnaraj, K. S. Chitra
  19. Kannatthula Vai - Captain - Sirpy - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
  20. Kannaana Kanney - Viswasam - D. Imman - Sid Sriram

   Compositions in Raga Sarasangi

  1. Jaya jaya padmanabha by Swati Tirunal
  2. Sourasenesham vallisham by muthuswami Dikshitar
  3. Nikela dayaradu by Ramaswami Sivan
  4. Paripaliso guru vadiraja by R. K. Padmanabha
  5. Vandeham govinda by m Balamuralikrishna
  6. 'Tirupati malaiyurai Venkata vaa' by M. M. Dandapani Desigar

   Related Ragas of Sarasangi

Sarasangi's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 2 other major melakarta ragams, namely, Dharmavati and Chakravakam. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the ragam. 

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