Svadhya

Svadhya is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is an audava Shadava rāgam . It is a janya rāgam (derived scale), as it does not have all the seven swaras (musical notes).

Carnatic music
Tanjavur-style tambura
Concepts
Compositions
Instruments
Melody
Sarasvati Vīṇā
Veṇu
Nādasvaraṃ
Goṭṭuvādyaṃ (Citra Vīṇā)
Violin
Percussion
Mr̥daṅgaṃ
Ghaṭaṃ
Morsing
Kanjira
Thavil
Drone
Tambura
Shruti box
Svadhya
ArohanamS R₁ M₁ P N₂ Ṡ
AvarohanamṠ N₂ D₁ P M₁ R₁ S

It is said to evoke intense self-reflection to the listener and Karuṇa rasa (pathos).

Structure and Lakshana
Svadhya scale with shadjam at C, *D1 (D1 only in avarohanam)

(notes used in this scale are shuddha rishabham, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam, shuddha dhaivatham, kaisiki nishadham)

Svadhya is considered a janya rāgam of Ratnangi, the 2nd Melakarta rāgam. This Raga was created by composer Rajan Somasundaram.[1]

Here are some popular kritis composed in Svadhya.

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

Scale similarities
  • Revati ragam has similar aurohana but a different avarohana, especially the presence of shuddha dhaivatham makes Svadhya raga a complex one and lends a different color.[2]

Notes
  1. Alternate notations:
    • Hindustani: S Ṟ M P Ṉ Ṡ
    • Western: C D♭ F G B♭ C
  2. Alternate notations:
    • Hindustani: Ṡ Ṉ Ḏ P M Ṟ S
    • Western: C B♭ A♭ G F D♭ C

References
  1. "Mankind's oldest hymns!".
  2. Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras
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