SARALI VARISAIS are the fundamental exercises which help you to understand the basic swaras (notes) of Carnatic Music.
The sequences follow a logical order – ascending and descending, up to the 7th Varisai (first 7 exercises) . The last 7 exercises help you move smoothly up and down the scale
Raga: Mayamalavagowla (15th Melakartha Ragam)
Arohana: S R1 G3 M1 P D1 N3 S
Avarohana: S N3 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S
Talam: Adi
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EXERCISE – 1
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||
EXERCISE – 2
s r – s r – | s r | g m ||
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n – S n – | S n | d p ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||
EXERCISE -3
s r g – s | r g – | s r ||
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d – s | n d – | s n ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||
EXERCISE -4
s r g m – | s r | g m – ||
s r g m | p d | n s ||
S n d p – | S n | d p – ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||
EXERCISE -5
s r g m | p , – | s r ||
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m , – | S n ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||
EXERCISE -6
s r g m | p d – | s r ||
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m g – | S n ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||
EXERCISE -7
s r g m | p d | n , ||
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m g | r , ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||
EXERCISE -8
s r g m | p m | g r ||
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m p | d n ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||
EXERCISE -9
s r g m | p m | d p ||
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m p | g m ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||
EXERCISE -10
s r g m | p , | g m ||
p , , , | p , | , , ||
g m p d | n d | p m ||
g m p – g | m g | r s ||
EXERCISE -11
S , n d | n , | d p ||
d , p m | p , | p , ||
g m p d | n d | p m ||
g m p – g | m g | r s ||
EXERCISE -12
S S n d | n n | d p ||
d d p m | p , | p , ||
g m p d | n d | p m ||
g m p – g | m g | r s ||
EXERCISE -13
s r g r | g , – | g m ||
p m p , – | d p | d , ||
m p d p | d n | d p ||
m p d p | m g | r s ||
EXERCISE -14
s r g m | p , | p , ||
d d p , | m m | p , ||
d n S , | S n | d p ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||
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