Rāga Rageśrī

 

Ṭhāṭa : Khamaja

Jāti : auḍuva / ṣāḍav

Āroha /avaroha : Sa Ga ma Dha ni Ṡa / Ṡa ni Dha ma Ga ma Re Sa

Vādī / samvādī : Ga/ni

Prahara : 9 pm - 12 am

Pakaḍa : Sa Ga ma, Dha Ga ma, ma Ga Re Sa. (Abhinava Gītanjali)

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Rageśrī is considered a recent raga. According to some musicologists (Kaufmann, Rao), its scale is composed of both komal and śuddha Ni. However, contemporary interpretations of this raga include only komal ni in āroha and avaroha. The movements of Rageśrī are similar to those of Bageśrī, but the strong presence of śuddha Ga, the total absence of Pa and the melodic line Ga ma Re Sa contribute to the the distinct character of this night raga.

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Calana :  

Ḍha ṇi Sa Ga ma, Sa Ga ma Dha ma, Ga ma Dha ni Dha, Dha ni Ṡa ni Ṡa | Dha ni Ṡa Ġa,

Ġa ṁa Ṙe ni Ṡa, Ṡa ni Dha ma, Ga ma Dha ma, Ga ma Re ṇi Sa, Ḍha ṇi Sa.

 

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