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Shuddha Saveri or śuddha sāveri is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music) and Yakshagana 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 Hindustani music it is called Durga.^[1]^[2] According to the school of Muthuswami Dikshitar, this rāgam is called Devakriya.^[1]^[2] Karnataka Shuddha Saveri, a janya rāgam of 1st melakarta Kanakangi, is called Shuddha Saveri by the Dikshitar school.^[2]

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 ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):

ārohaṇa : S R₂ M₁ P D₂ Ṡ^[a]
avarohaṇa : Ṡ D₂ P M₁ R₂ S^[b]

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 Sankarabharanam, the 29th melakarta rāgam,^[2] though it can be derived from other melakarta rāgams, Kharaharapriya, Gourimanohari or Harikambhoji, by dropping both gāndhāram and nishādam.

Popular compositions

Here are some popular kritis composed in Shuddha Saveri.^[3]

Darinē telusukonṭi and Kālaharaṇamēla rā harē by Tyagaraja in Telugu
Sri Guruguha Tarayashumaam by Deekshitar
Samajavarada Niku by Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar
Taye tripura sundari by Periyasaamy Thooran
Janani pahi sada (Navarathri 7th Day krithi) by Swathi Thirunal

Ānalekara, by Purandara Dasa which is set to this rāgam, is one of the first few geetams (very short compositions) taught to beginners.

Dharma Shravana By Purandara Dasa
Ee Muddu Krishnana By Vadiraja Tirtha
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

Language:Tamil

Song

Movie

Composer

Singer

Sithaye Ye Sithaye

Sivakavi

Papanasam Sivan

M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar

Vaadikkai Maranthathum

Kalyana Parisu

A. M. Rajah

A. M. Rajah, P. Susheela

Manjal Mugam

Karnan

Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy

P. Susheela

Aadiyile Perukkeduthu Aadivarum

Radha (1973)

M. S. Viswanathan

Swararaaga

(Ragamalika:ShuddhaSaveri,Shivaranjani)

Andha 7 Naatkal

P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam

Poonthendral Kaatrraga

Aval Oru Kavarimaan

R. Ramanujam

Malaysia V. Sarangapani, P. Susheela

Radha Radha Nee Enge

Meendum Kokila

Illayaraja

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki

Kovilmani Osai

Kizhakke Pogum Rail

Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki

Kadhal Mayakam

Pudhumai Penn

P. Jayachandran,Sunandha

Rettai Killigal

Ore Oru Gramathiley

K.J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra

Malargalil Adum ilamai

Kalyanaraman

S. P. Sailaja

Asai Kiliyey Naan Solli

Theertha Karaiyinile

Mano

Sithakathi pookale

Rajakumaran

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra

Nattu Vacha Roja

Aranmanai Kili

P. Susheela

Manamagale Manamagale

Thevar Magan

Minmini, Swarnalatha,Sindhuja

Adi Vaanmathi

Siva

S.P. Balasubhramanyam, K.S. Chithra

Sandiyare Sandiyare

Virumaandi

Shreya Ghoshal

Manasaoram

Ayyan

Sriram Parthasarathy, Sadhana Sargam

Maanada Kodi

Muthal Vasantham

S. Janaki

Unakagave Naan Uyir Vazhigiren

Vanakkiliye

Kottungadi Kummi

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki

En uyir Thozhiye

Kangalal Kaidhu Sei

A. R. Rahman

Unni Menon, Chinmayi

Sollitharavaa Sollitharavaa

Majaa

Vidyasagar

Madhu Balakrishnan, Sadhana Sargam

Athikaalaiyil Sevalai

Nee Varuvai Ena

S. A. Rajkumar

P. Unnikrishnan, Sujatha

Murali

Nagadevathai

Hamsalekha

P. Unnikrishnan,K. S. Chithra

O Maha Zeeya

Mainaru vetti katti

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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 on Mohanam for more details and illustration of this concept.

Scale similarities

Ārabhi is a rāgam which has the ascending scale of Shuddha Saveri and descending scale of Sankarabharanam. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is S R2 M1 P D2 S : S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S
Janaranjani is a rāgam which has the ascending scale of Shankarabharanam and descending scale of Shuddha Saveri. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa 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 ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is S R1 M1 P D1 S : S D1 P M1 R1 S.

Notes

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Alternate notations:
- Hindustani: S R M P D Ṡ
- Western: C D F G A C
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Alternate notations:
- Hindustani: Ṡ D P M R S
- Western: C A G F D C

References

^ ^a ^b Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras
^ "Joyful Suddha Saveri". The Hindu. 3 August 2012.

[3] Alternate notations:
Hindustani: S R M P D Ṡ
Western: C D F G A C

[2] Hindustani: S R M P D Ṡ

[3] Western: C D F G A C

[4] Alternate notations:
Hindustani: Ṡ D P M R S
Western: C A G F D C

[5] Hindustani: Ṡ D P M R S

[6] Western: C A G F D C

[ragas-1] Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications

[raganidhi-2] Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras

[5] "Joyful Suddha Saveri". The Hindu. 3 August 2012.

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