Vachaspati

Closest Western scale / mode

Lydian dominant / Lydian ♭7

With Sa = C: C D E F♯ G A B♭. Melakarta 64; this comparison describes the pitch set, not raga grammar.

A pitch-set comparison, not an exact raga equivalence. Carnatic gamakas and characteristic phrases are not captured by a Western scale; acoustic piano cannot reproduce continuous pitch ornamentation.