page_title: Svadhya
section_title: Structure and Lakshana
hierarchical_section_title: Svadhya / Structure and Lakshana
caption_attribution_description: English: Carnatic scale Svadhya
context_page_description: Svadhya is a rāgam in Carnatic music. It is an audava Shadava rāgam. It is a janya rāgam, as it does not have all the seven swaras.
  It is said to evoke intense self-reflection to the listener and Karuṇa rasa.
context_section_description: ārohaṇa : S R₁ M₁ P N₂ Ṡ
  avarohaṇa : Ṡ N₂ D₁ P M₁ R₁ S
  (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.
caption: D1 only in avarohanam
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