Saveri
Indian Classical Raga
Saveri is a janya raga of the 15th melakarta Mayamalavagowla. It is an audava-sampurna raga, with five notes in ascent and all seven in descent. Saveri carries karuna rasa, evoking compassion, and is traditionally sung before noon.
Scale
Śloka2
sāvērīrāgaḥ pūrṇōyaṃ ārōhē ga ni varjitaḥ |
ga nī tritriśrutīlakṣyē kvacit gāyanti gāyakāḥ ||How it moves
Characteristic phrases1
- N3. D1 S R1
- R1 P M1
- M1 P
- S R1 M1 P D1 S · Jiva phrase
- S R1 M1 P · Jiva phrase
- R1 M1 P · Jiva phrase
- G2 R1 M1 P · Jiva phrase
- S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R1 S · Jiva phrase
Show 4 more phrases
- N2 D1 M1 G2 R1 S · Jiva phrase
- M1 G2 R1 G3 M1 G3 · Borrowed-note phrase
- P M1 G3 M1 · Borrowed-note phrase
- S N3 S N3 D1
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Composer: Kovai Subri
Composer: Suddhaananda Bhaarati
Composer: Purandara Daasar
Composer: Annamaacaarya
Composer: Badraacala Raamadaas
Close relatives
Ragas whose scale differs from Saveri's by a note or two.
- Saranga Nattai
the same notes, moving differently
- Malahari
leaves out N3 coming down
- Mangalakaisiki
adds G3 going up
- Manolayam
leaves out G3 coming down
- Prataparanjani
adds N3 going up
- Purvavarali
uses G1 instead of G3 coming down
Character
- Time
- Any time1in the Dikshitar school
References
- 1.Subbarama Dikshitar, Sangita Sampradaya Pradarshini (1904). English web edition by P. P. Narayanaswami, Vidya Jayaraman et al., 2008., Vol. 1, p. 249 (Dikshitar school)
- 2.Subbarama Dikshitar, Sangita Sampradaya Pradarshini (1904). English web edition by P. P. Narayanaswami, Vidya Jayaraman et al., 2008., Vol. 1, p. 249