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Very interesting interpretation of 22 srutis

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The computed values below are surprisingly close to the ones computed using cycle of fifths. I've used a string length of 9*13*4 = 468 to have integer units for the vibrating string lengths. Sruti - Sruti Number VSL - Vibrating sring length. Ratio = String Length / VSL SA Grama - Ratios and corresponding Swara positions in Bharata's SA Grama MA Grama - Ratios and corresponding Swara positions in Bharata's MA Grama Sruti VSL Ratio SA Grama MA Grama 0 468 1.0000 1.7778 N 1.1852 G 1 455 1.0286 1.8286 1.2190 2 442 1.0588 1.8824 1.2549 3 429 1.0909 1.9394 1.2929 4 416 1.1250 1.0000 S 1.3333 M 5 403 1.1613 1.0323 1.3763 6 390 1.2000 1.0667 1.4222 7 377 1.2414 1.1034 R 1.4713 P 8 364 1.2857 1.1429 1.5238 9 351 1.3333 1.1852 G 1.5802 10 342 1.3684 1.2164 1.62...