Revati (raga)

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

In Hindustani music a raga that closely resembles Revati is Bairagi Bhairav.^[1] It is said to evoke Karuṇa rasa (pathos).^[1] This scale has also been used in chanting Vedas.

^ ^a ^b Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras

[raganidhi-1] Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras

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