Pūriya Kalyāṇa

 

Ṭhāṭa : Māravā

Jāti : auḍuva /sampūrṇa

Āroha / avaroha : Ṇi re Ga Ma Ma Da Ni Ṡa  / Ṡa Ni Da Pa Ma Ga re Sa

Vādī / samvādī : Sa / Pa

Prahara : 6 – 9 pm

Pakaḍa  : Ṇi re Ga, Ma Dha Pa, Ma Ga, re Ga re Ma Ga, re Sa. (Abhinava Gītanjali)

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Pūriya Kalyāṇa is an important evening raga which includes all the svara of Māravā ṭhāṭa. This may explain why this raga is classifies among this ṭhāṭa. However, Pūriya Kalyāṇa’s melodic personality brings it closer to the Kalyāṇa familly of ragas. It should be noted that there are different opinions in the textual sources concerning the name of this raga and the way it should be approached. In our school, Pūriya Kalyāṇa is a mixture of raga Pūriya and raga Yamana. The Pūriya effect appears through the movements in 1st tetrachord (pūrvāṅga) and with the emphasis given to the to the svara Ga : Ṇi Ḍha Ṇi re Ga, re Ma Ga, Ma re Ga, Ṇi Ma Ga re Sa. The Yamana effect is felt with the movements in the second tetrachord (uttarāṅga) and with the importance given to the Pa: Ma Dha Pa, Ga Ma Ni Dha Pa, Ni Dha Ni Dha Pa. According to Satishji, the viśrānti svara of Pūriya Kalyāṇa are Ni, Sa, Ga and Pa. Emphasis should be given to Pa and madhyama āṅga in order to show the unique character of this raga.

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Calana:

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

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