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	{{Short description\|Janya raga of Carnatic music}}		{{Short description\|Janya raga of Carnatic music}}
	{{for\|the mountain\|Mount Saramati}}		{{for\|the mountain\|Mount Saramati}}
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			{{Carnatic}}
	{{Infobox ragam		{{Infobox ragam
	\| name = Saramati		\| name = Saramati
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	~~{{Use British English\|date=November 2011}}~~
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=November 2011}}~~		'''Saramati''' is a [[raga]]m in [[Carnatic music]] (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a ''[[janya]]'' rāgam (derived scale) from the 20th ''[[melakarta]]'' scale [[Natabhairavi]].<ref name="ragas">''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications</ref> It is a ''janya'' scale, as it does not have all the seven ''[[swara]]s'' (musical notes) in the descending scale.
	~~{{Carnatic}}~~
	'''Saramati''' is a [[~~rāga~~]]m in [[Carnatic music]] (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a ''[[janya]]'' rāgam (derived scale) from the 20th ''[[melakarta]]'' scale [[Natabhairavi]].<ref name="ragas">''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications</ref> It is a ''janya'' scale, as it does not have all the seven ''[[swara]]s'' (musical notes) in the descending scale.

	== Structure and Lakshana ==		== Structure and Lakshana ==
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	[[Image:Hindolam scale.svg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Descending scale with ''shadjam'' at C, which is same as ''Hindolam'' scale]]		[[Image:Hindolam scale.svg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Descending scale with ''shadjam'' at C, which is same as ''Hindolam'' scale]]

	''Saramati'' is an asymmetric rāgam that does not contain ''panchamam'' or ''rishabham'' in the descending scale. It is a combination of the ''[[sampurna raga]]'' scale ''Natabhairavi'' and pentatonic scale ''[[Hindolam]]''. It is an ''sampurna-audava'' rāgam (or ''owdava'' rāgam, meaning pentatonic descending scale).<ref name="ragas" /><ref name="raganidhi">''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras</ref> Its ''{{IAST\|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}}'' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows:		''Saramati'' is an asymmetric rāgam that does not contain ''panchamam'' or ''rishabham'' in the descending scale. It is a combination of the ''[[sampurna raga]]'' scale ''Natabhairavi'' and pentatonic scale ''[[Hindolam]]''. It is an ''sampurna-audava'' rāgam (or ''owdava'' rāgam, meaning pentatonic descending scale).<ref name="ragas" /><ref name="raganidhi">''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras</ref> Its ''{{IAST\|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}}'' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows:

	*[[Arohana\|{{IAST\|ārohaṇa}}]] : {{svaraC\|S\|R2\|G2\|M1\|P\|D1\|N2\|S'\|foot=yes}}		*[[Arohana\|{{IAST\|ārohaṇa}}]] : {{svaraC\|S\|R2\|G2\|M1\|P\|D1\|N2\|S'\|foot=yes}}
	*[[Avarohana\|{{IAST\|avarohaṇa}}]] : {{svaraC\|S'\|N2\|D1\|M1\|G2\|S\|foot=yes}}		*[[Avarohana\|{{IAST\|avarohaṇa}}]] : {{svaraC\|S'\|N2\|D1\|M1\|G2\|S\|foot=yes}}

	The notes used in this scale are ''shadjam, chathusruthi rishabham, sadharana gandharam, panchamam, shuddha dhaivatham'' and ''kaisiki nishadham'' in ascending scale, with ''panchamam'' and ''rishabham'' dropped in descending scale. For the details of the notations and terms, see [[Swara#~~Swaras~~ in Carnatic music\|''swaras'' in Carnatic music]].		The notes used in this scale are ''shadjam, chathusruthi rishabham, sadharana gandharam, panchamam, shuddha dhaivatham'' and ''kaisiki nishadham'' in ascending scale, with ''panchamam'' and ''rishabham'' dropped in descending scale. For the details of the notations and terms, see [[Swara#Svaras in Carnatic music\|''swaras'' in Carnatic music]].

	==Popular compositions==		==Popular compositions==
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	* ''Mokshamugalada'' by [[Tyagaraja]]		* ''Mokshamugalada'' by [[Tyagaraja]]
	* ''Sarasadala ~~nayane~~'' by [[Muthiah Bhagavatar]]		* ''Narasimhana Pada'' by [[Purandara Dasa]]
	* ''~~Manasaramati~~'' by [[Thanjavur Shankara Iyer]]		* ''Sarasadala Nayane'' by [[Muthiah Bhagavatar]]
	* ''Unnata Venkata'' by [[~~Thulaseevanam~~]]		* ''Enna Thunivai'' by [[Marimutha Pillai\|Marimuthu Pillai]]
	* ''~~Shârade~~ Namaste'' and ''~~Sâramati~~ Saraswati'' by [[Kalyani Varadarajan]]		* ''Sri Ramabadhra'' by [[Papanasam Sivan]]
	*''~~Hari kotta kalakke~~'' by [[~~Purandara dasa~~]]		* ''Manasaramati'' by Thanjavur Shankara Iyer
			* ''Sri Saradamba Bhaje'' by H. H. Sri [[Bharathi Tirtha]] Mahaswamigal
	Music composer [[Ilaiyaraaja]] has set the [[Tyagaraja]] krithi "Mari Mari Ninne" to this Raga in the movie [[Sindhu ~~bhairavi~~]], even though the actual ~~krithi~~ is in the ~~raga~~ [[Kambhoji]].		* ''Unnata Venkata'' by Thulaseevanam
			* ''Arula Vendum Thaaye'' by [[M. M. Dandapani Desikar]]
			* ''Sharade Namaste'' and ''Saramati Saraswati'' by [[Kalyani Varadarajan]]
			* ''Unnai Anri'' by Dr. [[Lalgudi Jayaraman]]
			*''Nadamadum Deivame'' by [[Maharajapuram Santhanam]]
			* ''Bharatha Nannaadu'' by [[N. S. Chidambaram]]
			*''Ramam Bhaje'' by Y. K. Srikantaiah

			Music composer [[Ilaiyaraaja]] has set the [[Tyagaraja]] krithi "Mari Mari Ninne" to this Raga in the movie [[Sindhu Bhairavi (film)\|Sindhu Bhairavi]], even though the actual [[Kriti (music)\|Krithi]] is in the [[Raga]] [[Kambhoji]].

	== Film Songs ==		== Film Songs ==
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	\|Unai Allaal OIru		\|Unai Allaal OIru
	\|[[Raja Mukthi]]		\|[[Raja Mukthi]]
	\|[[C. R. ~~Subburaman~~]]		\|[[C. R. Subbaraman]]
	\|[[M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar]]		\|[[M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar]]
			\|-
			\|Kaathiruppan Kamalakannan(Ragamalika)
			\|[[Uthama Puthiran (1958 film)\|Uthama Puthiran]]
			\|[[G. Ramanathan]]
			\|[[P. Leela]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|Mari Mari Ninne		\|Mari Mari Ninne
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	\|-		\|-
	\|Paadariyen Padipariyen		\|Paadariyen Padipariyen
	\|rowspan="2"\|[[K. S. ~~Chitra~~]]		\|rowspan="2"\|[[K. S. Chithra]] (Won National Award for Paadariyen)
	\|-		\|-
	\|Ettadukku Maligayil		\|Ettadukku Maligayil
	\|Aadi Viradham		\|Aadi Viradham
	\|[[Shankar–Ganesh]]		\|rowspan=4\|[[Shankar–Ganesh]]
			\|-
			\|Eduda Melam
			\|[[Enga Chinna Rasa]]
			\|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
			\|-
			\|Maasi Maasam Than
			\|rowspan=2\|[[Oorkavalan]]
			\|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
			\|-
			\|Edutha Sabadam
			\|[[K. J. Yesudas]]
	\|}		\|}

	=== Language:[[~~Kannada language\|~~Kannada]] ===		=== Language:[[Kannada]] ===
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	!Song		!Song
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	\|Bharatha Bhooshira		\|Bharatha Bhooshira
	\|[[Upasane]]		\|[[Upasane]]
	\|[[Vijaya ~~Narasimha~~]]		\|[[Vijaya Naarasimha]]
	\|[[S Janaki]]		\|[[S. Janaki]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|Yellellu Sangeetave		\|Yellellu Sangeetave

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{{Short description|Janya raga of Carnatic music}}
{{for|the mountain|Mount Saramati}}
{{Infobox ragam
| name = Saramati
| synonym =
| image_name =
| image_alt =
| mela =
| chakra =
| type =
| arohanam = {{svaraC|S|R2|G2|M1|P|D1|N2|S'}}
| avarohanam = {{svaraC|S'|N2|D1|M1|G2|S}}
| jeeva =
| chhaya =
| nyasa =
| vishesha =
| equivalent =
| similar =
}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2011}}
{{Carnatic}}
'''Saramati''' is a [[rāga]]m in [[Carnatic music]] (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a ''[[janya]]'' rāgam (derived scale) from the 20th ''[[melakarta]]'' scale [[Natabhairavi]].<ref name="ragas">''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications</ref> It is a ''janya'' scale, as it does not have all the seven ''[[swara]]s'' (musical notes) in the descending scale.

== Structure and Lakshana ==
[[Image:Natabhairavi scale.svg|thumb|right|300px|Ascending scale with ''shadjam'' at C, which is same as ''Natabhairavi'' scale]]
[[Image:Hindolam scale.svg|thumb|right|300px|Descending scale with ''shadjam'' at C, which is same as ''Hindolam'' scale]]

''Saramati'' is an asymmetric rāgam that does not contain ''panchamam'' or ''rishabham'' in the descending scale. It is a combination of the ''[[sampurna raga]]'' scale ''Natabhairavi'' and pentatonic scale ''[[Hindolam]]''. It is an ''sampurna-audava'' rāgam (or ''owdava'' rāgam, meaning pentatonic descending scale).<ref name="ragas" /><ref name="raganidhi">''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras</ref> Its ''{{IAST|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}}'' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows:

*[[Arohana|{{IAST|ārohaṇa}}]] : {{svaraC|S|R2|G2|M1|P|D1|N2|S'|foot=yes}}
*[[Avarohana|{{IAST|avarohaṇa}}]] : {{svaraC|S'|N2|D1|M1|G2|S|foot=yes}}

The notes used in this scale are ''shadjam, chathusruthi rishabham, sadharana gandharam, panchamam, shuddha dhaivatham'' and ''kaisiki nishadham'' in ascending scale, with ''panchamam'' and ''rishabham'' dropped in descending scale. For the details of the notations and terms, see [[Swara#Swaras in Carnatic music|''swaras'' in Carnatic music]].

==Popular compositions==
A few compositions have been set to ''Saramati'' rāgam.

* ''Mokshamugalada'' by [[Tyagaraja]]
* ''Sarasadala nayane'' by [[Muthiah Bhagavatar]]
* ''Manasaramati'' by [[Thanjavur Shankara Iyer]]
* ''Unnata Venkata'' by [[Thulaseevanam]]
* ''Shârade Namaste'' and ''Sâramati Saraswati'' by [[Kalyani Varadarajan]]
*''Hari kotta kalakke'' by [[Purandara dasa]]

Music composer [[Ilaiyaraaja]] has set the [[Tyagaraja]] krithi "Mari Mari Ninne" to this Raga in the movie [[Sindhu bhairavi]], even though the actual krithi is in the raga [[Kambhoji]].

== Film Songs ==
=== Language:[[Tamil language|Tamil]] ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Song
!Movie
!Composer
!Singer
|-
|Unai Allaal OIru
|[[Raja Mukthi]]
|[[C. R. Subburaman]]
|[[M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar]]
|-
|Mari Mari Ninne
|rowspan="2"|[[Sindhu Bhairavi (film)|Sindhu Bhairavi]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Ilaiyaraaja]]
|[[K. J. Yesudas]]
|-
|Paadariyen Padipariyen
|rowspan="2"|[[K. S. Chitra]]
|-
|Ettadukku Maligayil
|Aadi Viradham
|[[Shankar–Ganesh]]
|}

=== Language:[[Kannada language|Kannada]] ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Song
!Movie
!Composer
!Singer
|-
|Bharatha Bhooshira
|[[Upasane]]
|[[Vijaya Narasimha]]
|[[S Janaki]]
|-
|Yellellu Sangeetave
|[[Malaya Marutha]]
||[[Chi. Udayashankar]]
|[[K. J. Yesudas]]
|-
|}

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

=== Scale similarities ===
*''Hindolam'' has a symmetric pentatonic scale, with the notes same as the descending scale of ''Saramati''. Its ''{{IAST|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}}'' structure is S G2 M1 D1 N2 S : S N2 D1 M1 G2 S

==Notes==
{{notelist|30em}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Melakarta ragas|state=collapsed}}
{{Janya|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Janya ragas]]

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