Sampurna Carnatic raaga

Suraṭi

The auspicious 'mangalam' raaga sung to bless the close of a concert, heard in Tyagaraja's 'Geetarthamu'; warm and reassuring.

auspicious, joyful, benedictory

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

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

or tap any lit note to hear it

arohana / ascending

S R2 M1 P N2 D2 N2 S

avarohana / descending

S N2 D2 P M1 G3 P M1 R2 S

How to hear it

Life notes / jeeva: Panchama (P), Nishada (N), Rishabha (R)
Resting notes / nyasa: Rishabha (R)
Signature phrases / prayoga: MGPMR (characteristic pakad); also MPP, MR, DPMGPMR, SNDPNNS, NSRM, GR; long karvais on P and N with nyasa on R
Ornament / gamaka: Bhashanga raga (per Subbarama Dikshitar); kakali nishadha (N3) appears as an anya (foreign) swara; characteristic long karvais (sustained holds) on panchama and nishadha

Kedaragaula (Kedara Gowlai)

Geetarthamu (Tyagaraja)
Angarakam Ashrayamyaham / Navagraha kriti (Muthuswami Dikshitar)
Sri Venkatesa Girisham (Muthuswami Dikshitar)
Alarshara Parithaapam, Swathi Thirunal (Malayalam), composer M. B. Sreenivasan, sung by K. J. Yesudas & B. Arundhathi film

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