Sarasangi


Sarasangi is a rāgam in Carnatic music. It is the 27th melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam 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.

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 ni. Its structure is as follows :
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. It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Latangi, which is the 63rd melakarta scale.

''Janya'' rāgams

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

Compositions

Here are a few common compositions sung in concerts, set to Sarasangi.

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Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
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. For further details and an illustration refer Graha bhedam on Dharmavati.