So,swara jathi, proper, will be a composition in which the charanam (pallavi/anupallavi/charanam) starts with a set of combinations of the 1st swara in the aarohana of the raga and the corresponding sahithya (words) maintaining the raga bhava in both, followed by the next swara in the aarohana and so on. My simple understanding of swarajathi is : swara – notes in the ladder of Aarohanam, (moving up) and Avarohana (moving down) of a raga and jathis – steps in the ladder. Swarajathi is explained in plenty of texts, past and present and also in the internet,some relating swarajathi to dance jathis (steps). ![]() It is a form of music in which each set of swara combinations in a raga is followed by sahithya (stanza of words) or vice versa in the charanam of the song, both exhibiting the bhava of the raga and the mood of the song. Swarajathi is a form of music, unique to carnatic music. ![]() ![]() …………… Swarajathi in Carnatic Music – a simple view
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