On Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at 8:41:33 AM UTC-4, s srinath wrote:
On Tuesday, September 17, 1996 at 12:30:00 PM UTC+5:30, K.R. Subramanyam wrote:
While one reason for the apparent unpopularity of Sarasangi is that there aren't too many kritis. Anothe reason is probably because it is a classic case of a "mongerel" melakarta....it is just too close and appears to be
a hodge-podge of many other popular melas. It is interesting to see what ragas emerge when we change just a single note in Sarasangi:
Note Changed Ensuing Raga
R Mayamalavyagowla
G Kiravani
M Latangi
D Sankarabharnam
N Charukesi
Because of its close affinity to so many old and popular ragas it is very difficult for a musician to give it a unique identity. Try humming Sarasangi
and you'll find yourself tresspassing the territory of Sankarabharnam, Latangi
and Charukesi at the very least. Hence Sarsangi has not got the status of a "gana" raga although it does seem to have a fairly pleasing combination of notes.
For this raga to gain stature musicians will have evolve a distinct and aesthetic pattern of gamakas and prayogas that seem to add character to it..
I am not saying it can't happen....ragas such as Dharmavati have been developed
fairly recently.
At the expense of sounding like a broken record I'll repeat: a raga is NOT a scale or a collection of notes. If it were then there is no reason why the
scale cannot be permutated (I'll not use a term like 'explored' since playing
around with notes in a scale is NOT raga exploration)..a raga needs a separate
identity that evolves over time through introduction of unique gamakas and prayogas. In the case of Sarasangi unfortunately (or fortunately!) its neighbouring ragas developed powerful identities and thus made it difficult for it to develop its personality.
Two other ragas that suffer from the same syndrome: Natta Bhairavi (too close
to Thodi, Bhairavi, Karaharapriya and Kiravani) and Harikambothi (too close to Sankarabharnam, Kambothi, Nattakuranji, etc). Harikambothi is a classic case of a sacrificing "mother"--like Kunti she fades in the glory of her progeny...i.e., the janyas of Harikambothi overshadow the janaka raga.
KRS
Here is a comprehensive list of songs in sarasangi:
Adi purushan anaiyale-Chapu-R.Shrinivasan (Nadopasana)
Adiya pada arul purivai aravin shiram adil tiruvadi-Adi-Ambujam Krishna Arupadai vittinil-Adi-Chittur S.Subramanian
Ashtaksharamula amariyunna-Adi-Sriramachandra Murti Sistla
Bhairavi bhargavi-Chapu-R.K.Suryanarayana
Bhakti margame nityamu manasa-Adi-Kunrakkudi Krishna Iyer
Dhyanam seyya-K/Chapu-Vedanayakam Pillai
Dina bandhu nive-Rupaka-Madurai G.S.Mani
Enraikkum kripai varumo-Chapu-K.R.Narayanan
Ettanai kavi padi-Adi-?
Ettanai kavi padinum-Rupaka-Vedanayakam Pillai
Ettum adiyavar irezhu ulaganaiyum-?-Abhirami Bhattar
Gajamukha ganapatiye va-Rupaka-Rukmini Ramani
Gangaikku nigarana-Adi-Rukmini Ramani
Garala purisha paramesha krpaya pahi shambho-C/Rupaka-Vina Padmanabhiah
Hanuma anuma o manasa hanuma namame-Adi-Balamuralikrishna
Ilakku shirakka ilakkanam amainde-Ruipaka-Abhayambika
Inda shadalam vanda varedenrarigilen-Rupaka-Gopalakrishna Bharati
Itarameruga gati idiye sharanyamu satata-Adi-Annamacharya
Jai jai rasm jai-Adi-Ganapati Sachidananda
Jaya jagadishvari rakshamam-Adi-R.K.Suryanarayana
Jaya jaya padmanabha murare jaya jagadisha-Adi-Svati Tirunal
Kalayami tava padukam (sada) shri kamakshi -K/Chapu-Kadalur Subramaniam Kamakrodhadi chintala-Adi-Sriramachandra Murti Sistla
Kamala nayana-Adi-Tiruvettiyur Tyagayya
Kanye khila bharata-Adi-R.Shrinivasan (Nadopasana)
Karuna tonu kapaduma kamita phalada rama-Rupaka-R.Venugopal
Malaiyade maname malaiyade-Rupaka-Kotishvara Iyer
Manam kanindu arula-Chapu-Padma Veeraraghavan
Manasuloni doruka-?-?
Manavi chekonavayya ma janakiramana-Rupaka-Patnam Subramania Iyer Marakatanga-Adi-Vinai Krishnamacharya
Mariyadaiye peridam-Rupaka-Shivagangai Sundaramurti Bhagavatar
Menu juchi mosa bokave manasa lonijada lilagu-Adi-Tyagaraja
Muruga vallal pol karunai kolvor undo-Rupaka-Kovai Subri
Nambi vanden unnai nalam pera-Adi-K.Hariharan
Nenje kannanai-Adi-Chittur S.Subramanian
Ni padamu nera nammiti niraja nayana-Rupaka-R.Venugopal
Ni padamule nammitinayya nirajaksha rama-C/Triputa-Mysore Vasudevachar
Nike dayaradu-?-Ponniah
Nikela dayaradu ninu bhajinchina napai-Jhampa-Ramasami Shivan
Niruttam iduntiru chitrambalavarai nittam-Adi-Muttu Tandavar
Niye gati enru nambinom (tv)-Adi-Akkarai Sornalata
Pan padum pungkuyile-Adi-Andavan Piccai
Pann padum pungkuyile-Adi-Kamakshi Kuppuswami
Parameshvara paripahimam-?-Bangalore S.Mukund
Paripaliso guru-Adi-R.K.Padmanabha
Paripaliso guru vadiraja-Adi-R.K.Padmanabha
Parirakshaku levvura-Adi-T.Singaracharyulu
Partu enna tan seivadam-Adi-Muttusvami Kavi
Pittane bhaktaridam vaitta-T/Triputa-Nerur Shrinivasachar
Purushottama yuvati-T/Eka-K.N.Srinivasan
Purushottamane sharanam-Adi-Chitravina N.Ravikiran
Putana jivitahara-Rupaka-Ennapadam Venkataramana Bhagavatar
Rara sarigama-Adi-Ganapati Sachidananda
Rasa bharitamu-Adi-Dokka Sriramamurti
Rasika mahottama krishna shri rasa mahotsava-Chapu-Uttukadu Venkatasubbier Sadashiva hrdaya nivasini-Adi-K.Ramaraj
Sadashivam upasmahe satatam-C/Triputa-Jayachamaraja Odeyar
Sadhu sajjana poshana (lng)-Triputa-Govindacharya
Sankatam tirtu andarul pankaja vadane un charana-T/Adi-D.Pattammal Saptashvarudham-?-Ganapati Sachidananda
Sarasa dala netri amba sarasadala netri mam-Adi-Ashok R.Madhav
Sarasangi (tv)-Adi-?
Sarasangi kalavani-Rupaka-C.R.Balavishvanathan
Sarasangi marulu minchi sarasaku (tv)-Adi-Vinai Krishnamacharya
Sarasangi sangita (tv) Adi-Raji Raman
Sarasangi savitri (tv)-Adi-Madokaram Prashanth Iyengar Sarasangiye-Chapu-Bangalore S.Mukund
Sarasavadalu (p)-Adi-Bangalore S.Mukund
Sarasiruha nayana-Adi-N.S.Ramachandran
Sarvadhishtanamaina-Adi-Sriramachandra Murti Sistla
Saurasenesham vallisham subramanyam bhajeham-Adi-Muttusvami Dikshitar
Shankaran panginil tangidum pangiye-Adi-K.S.Krishnamurti
Sharadambe samraksha-Rupaka-Bangalore S.Mukund
Sharade varade sarasangi vinute-Rupaka-C.Rangiah
Shoka roga bhayamula Adi-K.M.Soundaryavalli
Shri padmanabha dinadayapara un padam-Jhampa-Lakshmi Krishna
Shri ranganayakam cintayAmi-Adi-K.N.Ramseshan
Soma sundara surya lochana-Adi-Muttiah Bhagavatar
Tai shollum varttaiyai tattadu-Adi-Shuddhananda Bharati
Teduvor tedum shelvame shivame (a)-Adi-Ramalingasvami
Tillana (udara dhim)-Chapu-Nagamani Srinath
Tirupati malaiyurai venkata va tiruvadi-Adi-Dandapani Deshikar
Tiruttam idum-Adi-Muttu Tandavar
Tondu sheidale vAzhvinal kadan-Adi-T.Lakshmana Pillai
Tripura bhairavigudhanna (lkg)-Eka-Venkatamakhi
Udaittanai vanja piraviyai-C/Eka-Abhirami Bhattar
Udara dhim (t)-Chapu-Nagamani Srinath
Unadu tiruvadi nambi vanden enakkoru-Adi-Gopalakrishna Bharati
Unai anri tunai kanen shri ramachandra-K/Jhampa-Periyasamy Tooran
Vagdevi vani-?-Suvarna Nalapat
Vandeham govinda pada kamalam-Chapu-Balamuralikrishna
Varalakshmi taye varavendum (tv)-Adi-Rukmini Sivakumar
Varuvarai vazhvikkum-Adi-Rukmini Ramani
Veda mula veda pada-Rupaka-Chitravina N.Ravikiran
Vel endi nila mayil eri-Jhampa-Ambujam Krishna
Vel endi va vadivelava-S/Chapu-Brazil Subramaniam
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