Saveri

Saveri

Arohanam	S R₁ M₁ P D₁ Ṡ
Avarohanam	Ṡ N₃ D₁ P M₁ G₃ R₁ S

Saveri (pronounced sāvēri) is a Carnatic music ragam. This raga is a janya of the 15th Melakarta raga Mayamalavagowla. This raga brings out karuna rasa, i.e. it brings mood of compassion.

Structure and Lakshana

Ascending scale with Shadjam at C

Descending scale with Shadjam at C

This ragam is an Audava-Sampurna ragam (five notes in the ascending scale and seven notes in the descending scale).

• ārohaṇa: S R₁ M₁ P D₁ Ṡ
• avarohaṇa: Ṡ N₃ D₁ P M₁ G₃ R₁ S

The notes are shuddha rishabham, shuddha madhyamam and shuddha dhaivatam in ascending scale and kakali nishadam, shuddha dhaivatam, shuddha madhyamam, antara gandharam and shuddha rishabham in descent. The two swaras which give the raga such a characteristic are R (Rishabham) and D (Dhaivatham).

Select compositions

• Sarasuda, a Tanavarnam composed by Kothavasal Venkatarama Iyer, set to Adi tala
• Saveriha, a Padavarnam set to Adi tala and Vanajaksha, a Tanavarnam set to Ata tala composed by Maharaja Swathi Thirunal
• Ela Ne Vani Joli a Padavarnam set to Adi tala by Tiger Varadachariar
• Sankari Sankuru, Sripathi Mukha, Durusuga Kripa Juchi, Sarasakshi Sada Pahimam (Geetham) and Janani Natajana composed by Shyama Sastri
• Bhavayaami Raghuraamam (this song is originally fully in Saveri but Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer retuned it to Ragamalika, where the first Raga used is Saveri), Anjaneya Raghuraamam, Paripahi Ganadhipa, Pahimam Sripadmanabha, Pahi Saarasanaabha and Devi Pavane (Navaratri third day Kriti) by Maharaja Swathi Thirunal
• Raama Baana, Tulasi Jagajjanani, Intha Thaamasamaithe, Paraashakthi Manuparaadaa, Chalu Chalu Nee, Balamu Kulamu Ela Raama Bhakthi, Karmame Balavantamaaye and Daridaapu Leka – composed by Sadhguru Thyagarajaswami
• Kari Kalabha Mukham in Tisra Ekam and Sri Rajagopala in Adi tala composed by Muthuswamy Dikshitar
• Etu Namminavo Manasa and Entha Nerchina Saphalamemi by Patnam Subramania Iyer
• Pahimam Girithanaye and Somapoma composed by Irayimman Thampi
• Velayya Daya composed by Koteeswara Iyer
• Sriramula Divyanama by Bhadrachala Ramadasu
• Murugu Muruga by Periyasaamy Thooran
• Venkataramanane Baro, Parakumadade, Barayya Venkataramana by Purandaradasa
• Lemaro Ma Muvvagopaludendaina, Bhamaro Napaini/Yemo Teliyadetuvale and Baagaaya Nee Vagalella are Padams by Kshetrayya
• Bhasurangi Bale and Hemopameyaangi two Padams by Swathi Thirunal
• Yaro Ivar Yaro is a Padam by Arunachala Kavi, originally in Saveri but sung today in Bhairavi
• Unnai Thoodhanuppinen is a Padam by Ghanam Krishna Iyer
• Etthanai Sonnalum is a Padam by Subbarama Iyer
• Telise Noora is a Padam by Venkata Girivaru or Tirupati Narayanaswami (Disuputed)
• Janakasutha is a Geetham by Purandara Dasa
• Mutta Vadura is a Javali by Chinnaiah of the Tanjore Quartet
• Kapali Iruka, Muruga Muzhumathi and Kamakshi Gauri by Papanasam Sivan

Related rāgams

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

Scale similarities

• Karnataka Shuddha Saveri is a pentatonic scale which has a symmetric descending scale as the ascending scale, which is same as the ascending scale of Saveri, while Saveri has a sampurna descending scale. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is S R1 M1 P D1 S : S D1 P M1 R1 S
• Malahari is a audava-shadava scale (5 notes in ascending and 6 in descending scale) that resembles Saveri. Its ascending scale has shuddha madhyamam in place of antara gandharam, while the nishadham is dropped in descending scale. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is S R1 M1 P D1 S : S D1 P M1 G3 R1 S