Each of the swaras have their own Pancha boothas. Hence you know their original form too.

1
Ga
Prithvi
2
Da
Up
3
Sa Ri
Tejas
5
Ma Ni
Akaash
4
Pa
Vaayu

Creation of Swaras
5 Expressions, 5 States 5 Faces of Shiva / Brahmam – Panchanan, Vakthran

Sl. No.
5 Expressions
Swaras
Instruments
Type
1
Sadyojaatam
Ga
Damaru / Udukku of Siva
Ancient Percussional instruments, Laya (speed) Vaadyaas, Charma Vaadyangal
2
Vaamadevam
Da
Shank
First Instrument
3
Tatpurusham
Sa Ri
Bronze
Kaamsya Vadyangal
5
Aghoram
Ma Ni
Veena
Thanthi Vaadyangal
4
Eesanam
Pa
Flute
Perforated Instruments Rendhra Vaadyangal Sushira vadya

There are two types Percussional and Melodic

From Pranavam emanates Satyajatam, Vaamanam, Tatpurusham, Eesanam & Aghoram which are the five faces of Lord Siva, from which the musical notes emanated & passed on to Posterity. Siva taught Parvati, the prime Sishya & it was successively passed on to Tumburu, Narada, Nandikeswara & Saraswati.

Swara – Seems to be like a sound but not a mere sound, but beyond sound
Sruthi – Meaning – Vedam - Keys – White and Black keys in the keyboard
There are seven swaras which are mythologically associated to the sounds of certain animals.
Each swaras have their own Beejaksharams, Colors, Star signs, etc

You see white and black keys in the keyboard or piano. These are called the keys or Sruthis. They are polished and refined tones or keys or sruthi’s. They are mere sounds for the sake of music. When the great spiritual swaras pass through the sruthis there emerges the Music.

Upama / Example:

When Current is passed through the bulb [Filament] the bulb glows with light. Filament is the media through which current exhibits light. The same way when Swaras are passed through the Sruthi’s, the spiritual music glows. Otherwise when you press these keys, only sound emerges. That is why we say: Sruthi’s are mere sounds and swaras are beyond sounds.

Switch -- Current -- Filament – Bulb glows producing light
Soul – Body = Life
Swaraas – Sruthi’s = Raagam

“Sa” passing through any sruthi / key becomes the key of the Music.
Brahma was the origin of music inspired by Sama Veda.

Initial instruments were :

Damaru of Siva,
Flute of Krishna,
Conch of Vishnu,
Drum of Nandi,
Veena of Saraswati & Narada,
Thambur of Thumburu.

Lord Buddha reinvigorated his teachings & message with music on his Parivadini veena, made of gold, having 21 strings.

Sama Veda is well-known as musically rendered. Rig Veda too is reputed to have been chanted once musically. Thevaram by Appar, Sundarar & Sambandar and Divya Prabandam by Vaishnavite Azhwars came up during 7-9th centuries.
When Swaras are sung in the ascending order it is called "Aarohanam"
When Swaras are sung in the descending order it is called "Avarohanam"
When a combination of "Aarohanam" & "Avarohanam" are sung together they form a great unique feeling within us. This is called a “Raagam”
No raagam is without Sa
At least 4 swaras are required to sing a raagam

The Ragas either follow an ascending order, "Aarohanam" or a descending order the "Avarohanam" and the composers took great care to adhere to the various rules when composing a song.

There are 72 raagams in Karnatic Music and there are 32 Rags in Hindustani music

Saint Thyagaraja sang “Naada Thanu Anisham (thanumanushya) Shankaraa, Namaa Me Manasaa, Shirasaa “

Oh Shiva being in the form naada, I prostrate to you with my manas and mind.

“Shankaraa Naada Shareera Para, Veedavi Haara Hara, Jeeveshwara”
oh Shankara / Shiva you are in the form of Naada

Sur ki Saadana Pooja parameshwarki hai
Practicing the swaras is actually a Pooja to parameswar

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