Sarasvati
Indian Classical Raga
Saraswati is a vakra janya raga of the 64th melakarta Vachaspati, audava in ascent and shadava in descent, omitting gandharam and nishadam in ascent and gandharam in descent. Its Hindustani equivalent is called Sri Kalyani.
Scale
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View all compositions →Composer: Kovai Subri
Composer: Suddhaananda Bhaarati
Composer: Suddhaananda Bhaarati
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Composer: Paapanaasam Shivan
Composer: OotukkaaDu VenkaTasubbaiyyar
Close relatives
Ragas whose scale differs from Sarasvati's by a note or two.
- Bhusavali
adds G3
- Hamsabhramari
adds G2
- Narani
uses M1 instead of M2
- Satvamanjari
uses M1 instead of M2
- Sudha
uses M1 instead of M2
- Triveni
adds N2 going up
Janya ragas of Vachaspathi
Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 64)