Vakulabharanam

Closest Western scale / mode

Phrygian dominant

With Sa = C: C D♭ E F G A♭ B♭. Melakarta 14; the third is major, not minor.

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.