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music. It is an ''audava'' rāgam (or ''owdava'' rāgam, meaning pentatonic scale). It is a '' janya'' rāgam (derived scale)of the Melakarta ragam Dhīraśaṅkarābharaṇaṃ which is 29th Melakarta raga. In

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'' '' Kanakangi'', is called ''Shuddha Saveri'' by the Dikshitar school.

Structure and Lakshana

''Shuddha Saveri'' is a symmetric rāgam that does not contain ''gāndhāram'' or ''nishādam''. It is a pentatonic scale (''audava-audava'' ragam in Carnatic music classification – audava meaning 'of 5'). Its ' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see ''swaras'' in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms): * : * : It is a scale that uses the following variants of the ''swaras'' – ''chatushruti rishabham, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam'' and ''chatushruti dhaivatam''. ''Shuddha Saveri'' is considered a ''janya'' rāgam of ''

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'', the 29th ''melakarta'' rāgam, though it can be derived from other melakarta rāgams, ''

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'', by dropping both ''gāndhāram'' and ''nishādam''.

Popular compositions

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which is set to this rāgam, is one of the first few ''

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* ''Shri guruguha tarayashu mam'' by Muthuswami Dikshitar * ''sarvajīva dayākarī'' by Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi is also popular * ''kamala-vilochani'' by Hari Sundareswara sharma * ''shankara gangadhara shrikantha'' and ''shrimat simhasaneshvari'' by Muthiah Bhagavatar * ''Veedhula Veedhula'' by Annamacharya * ''Ada Pogona'', ''Elladi Bande'' By Sripadaraja * ''Hyange Madalayya '' By Gopala Dasa *Sadhasiva kumara by pabanasamsivan

Film Songs

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Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.

''Graha bhedam''

''Shuddha Saveri's'' notes when shifted using ''Graha bhedam'', yields 4 other major pentatonic rāgams, namely, ''Mohanam'', ''Hindolam'', ''Madhyamavati'' and ''Udayaravichandrika'' (also known as ''Shuddha Dhanyasi''). ''Graha bhedam'' is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the ''shadjam'' to the next note in the rāgam. See ''Graha bhedam#Mohanam, Graha bhedam on Mohanam'' for more details and illustration of this concept.

Scale similarities

* ''Salaga Bhairavi, Sālaga Bhairavi'' is a rāgam which has the ascending scale of ''Shuddha Saveri'' and descending scale of ''Kharaharapriya''. Its structure is S R2 M1 P D2 S : S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S * ''Yadukulakamboji, Yadhukula Kambhoji'' is a rāgam which has the ascending scale of ''Shuddha Saveri'' and descending scale of ''Harikambhoji''. Its structure is S R2 M1 P D2 S : S N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S * ''Arabhi, Ārabhi'' is a rāgam which has the ascending scale of ''Shuddha Saveri'' and descending scale of ''Sankarabharanam''. Its structure is S R2 M1 P D2 S : S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S * ''Devagandhari#In Carnatic music, Devagāndhāri'' is a rāgam which has the ascending scale of Shuddha Saveri and descending scale of ''Shankarabharanam''. Its structure is S R2 M1 P D2 S : S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S (there are differences in intonation, swara phrases, prayoga, bhava and rasa between this rāgam and Ārabhi, though scale notation in simple terms are same) * ''Janaranjani'' is a rāgam which has the ascending scale of ''Shankarabharanam'' and descending scale of ''Shuddha Saveri''. Its structure is S R2 G3 M1 P D2 N3 P S : S D2 P M1 R2 S * '' Karnataka Shuddha Saveri'' of Dikshitar school has ''Shuddha Rishabham'' in place of ''Chatushruti Rishabham'' and ''Shuddha Dhaivatam'' in place of ''Chatushruti Dhaivatam''. Its structure is S R1 M1 P D1 S : S D1 P M1 R1 S.

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References

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