SSR2R2G3G3M1M1PPD2D2SS (upper octave)
SS (upper octave)N2N2D2D2PPM1M1G3G3R2R2SS
Characteristic phrases
SS (upper octave)N3N3PPD2D2SS (upper octave)
How to know it
Shadava–Sampurna · Bhashanga
Majestic and expansive — a grand, unhurried raga that anchors main-piece slots in concerts and mangalams alike; traditionally sung in the evening.
Anya (foreign) swaras:N3N3Kakali nishadam appears only in special prayogas such as S' N3 P D2 S' — the raga's signature bhashanga touch; the scalar nishada is N2.
Family
Parent · Mela 28HarikambhojiHear it in songs
O Rangasayee
Thyagaraja · Adi
Composed on Ranganatha of Srirangam; a towering vilamba-kala kriti and a favourite of Madurai Mani Iyer and Semmangudi.
Sri Subrahmanyaya Namaste
Muthuswami Dikshitar
Dikshitar's grand Kambhoji canvas on Subrahmanya; its descending phrases show the kakali nishada usage his school favoured.
Evari Mata
Thyagaraja · Adi