Sarasangi - 27th Melakarta rāgam

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Sarasangi (pronounced Sarasāngi, Sanskrit: सरसांगि, Kannada: ಸರಸಾಂಗಿ, Telugu: సరసాంగి, Tamil: சரசாங்கி) is a rāgam in Carnatic music(musical scale of South Indian classical music). 

It is the 27th melakarta rāgam (parent scale) in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Sowrasena in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.

Structure and Lakshana:

It is the 3rd rāgam in the 5th chakra Bana. The mnemonic name is Bana-Go. The mnemonic phrase is sa ri gu ma pa dha nu. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows ..

ārohaṇa: S R2 G3 M1 P D1 N3 S
avarohaṇa: S N3 D1 P M1 G3 R2 S

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

By definition, Sarasangi, a melakarta rāgam, is a sampurna rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Latangi, which is the 63rd melakarta scale.

Janya rāgams:

Sarasangi has a few minor janya rāgams (derived scales) associated with it, of which Kamala manohari and Nalinakanti are popular.

27 Sarasāngi	S R2 G3 M1 P D1 N3 S	S N3 D1 P M1 G3 R2 S
Sowrasenā	S R2 M1 P D1 S	S N3 D1 P M1 G3 R2 S
Haripriya	S R1 G3 M1 P S	S N3 D1 P M1 G3 S
Kamalā Manohari	S G3 M1 P N3 S	S N3 D1 P M1 G3 S
Madhulika	S R2 G3 M1 N3 S	S N3 M1 G3 R2 S
Nalinakānthi	S G3 R2 M1 P N3 S	S N3 P M1 G3 R2 S
Neelamani	S R2 M1 P D1 N3 S	S N3 D1 P M1 R2 S
Salavi	S G3 R2 G3 M1 P D1 N3 D1 S	S N3 D1 P M1 G3 R2 S
Sarasānana	S R2 G3 M1 D1 N3 S	S N3 D1 M1 G3 R2 S
Saraseeruha	S R2 G3 M1 D1 N1 D1 S	S N1 D1 M1 G3 R2
Simhavāhini	S G2 M1 P D1 N3 S	S N3 D1 P M1 G3 R2 S
Surasena	S R2 M1 P D1 S	S N3 D1 P M1 G3 S R2 S
Sutradhāri	(Also 20) S R2 M1 P D1 S	S D1 P M1 R2 S
Vasanthi	S R2 G3 P D1 S	S D1 P G3 R2 S

Related rāgams:

Sarasangi's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 2 other major Melakarta rāgams, 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 rāgam.

Rāgam	Mela #	C		D		E	F		G		A		B	C		D		E	F		G
Dharmavati	59	S		R2	G2			M2	P		D2		N3	S'		R2'	G2'			M2'	P'
Chakravakam	16			S	R1			G3	M1		P		D2	N2		S'
Sarasangi	27								S		R2		G3	M1		P	D1			N3	S'

Compositions:

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