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Pūriya

 

Ṭhāṭa : Māravā

Jāti : ṣāḍav/ṣāḍav 

Āroha / avaroha Ṇi re Ga Ma Dha Ni (re) Ṡa / re Ni Dha Ma Ga, Ma Ga re Sa

Vādī / samvādī : Ga / Ni

Prahara : sunset (sandhiprakāśa)

Pakaḍa :  Ṇi Ma Ga re Sa, Ṇi Ḍha Ṇi, Ṃa Ḍha Ṇi re Sa.

Pūriya is an important raga associated with this time of day when the sun disappears on the horizon. It has the same scale as Māravā, but a distinct calana. The movements of Pūriya are mainly in the first tetrachord (pūrvāṅga) of the mid-octave (madhya saptaka) with an emphasis on the svara Ga and Ma. Ṇi is an important note often taken as a starting and an ending point in the development of melodic lines: Ṇi Ma Ga re Sa Ṇi; Ṇi re Ga Ma Ga re Sa Ṇi; Ga Ma Dha Ga Ma Ga re Sa Ṇi. Pūriya is a serious and introspective raga that suggests a state of calm and contemplation.

Calana:

Ṇi Ḍha Ṇi, Ṃa Ḍha Ṇi re Sa, Ṇi re Ma Ga, Ga Ma Dha Ga Ma Ga re Sa Ṇi, Ṇi re Ga Ma Dha Ni Dha Ni, Ma Dha Ni Dha Ṡa | Ni ṙe Ṡa, Ni ṙe Ni Dha Ma Ga, Ga Ma Dha Ga Ma Ga, Ṇi Ma Ga re Sa.

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Rāga Pūriya, vilambita rūpaktāla - Jonathan Voyer, Uday Kulkarni
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Rāga Pūriya, madhyalaya tīntāla - Jonathan Voyer, Uday Kulkarni
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Textual references: 

  • Bor, J. et al. (2002). The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas. Netherlands: Nimbus, Rotterdam Conservatory of Music, p. 130

  • Rao, B. S. (1965) Raganidhi: A Comparative Study of Hindustani and Karnatak Ragas, Volume Three. Madras :The Music Academy, Madras,  pp. 229-230. 

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