Sampurna Carnatic raaga

Śrī

The auspicious raaga that closes Tyagaraja's Pancharatna 'Endaro Mahanubhavulu': listen for its zig-zag (vakra) descending phrases.

auspicious, sacred, serene

Śrī is a sampurna (seven-note) raaga in the Carnatic tradition.

in the raaga jeeva (life note) nyasa (resting note)

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arohana / ascending

S R2 M1 P N2 S

avarohana / descending

S N2 P D2 N2 P M1 R2 G2 R2 S (shorter form S N2 P M1 R2 G2 R2 S also given; the vakra turn P M1 R2 G2 R2 S is characteristic)

How to hear it

Life notes / jeeva: Rishabha (R2, chatushruti), described as the raga's life blood and both the jiva and nyasa svara.
Resting notes / nyasa: Rishabha (R2), the nyasa (landing/resting) svara (the same jiva-and-nyasa statement).
Signature phrases / prayoga: RGRS (R2 G2 R2 S) and PDNP (P D2 N2 P) are the leitmotifs; the phrases RGRS, P/r and M/N occur in profusion (/ = upward glide). Gandhara is vakra, occurring only in the avarohana krama (M1 R2 G2 R2 S).
Ornament / gamaka: Restrained, straight-note character with sparser kampita notes and profuse straighter notes; the vakra gandhara is approached zig-zag in descent; jaru/glide indicated in phrases P/r and M/N; dhaivata (D2) is alpa (very rare).

Madhyamavati (shares the S R2 M1 P N2 S pentatonic ascent). Note: 'Sri/Shree' is also an alternate name for Kharaharapriya itself

unrelated to Hindustani raga Shree

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