S-r-G-mM-P-D-N-S
A dawn raga fabled as a creation of Raja Bharthari, a mythical King of Ujjain who is said to have left behind his life of material wealth and romantic pleasure to pursue a path of ascetic devotion (“Bharthari resolves to kill a black buck, and seek diksha [initiation rites] from the yogi…As the plan unfolds, it is Guru Gorakhnath who brings the buck back to life, and makes him his disciple…this done, Bharthari becomes a yogi…”). Somewhat resembling a ‘vakra Marwa with ma and Pa’, Bhatiyar omits or limits re and Ni in aroha – with, as per Deepak Raja, “a centre of melodic gravity in the mid-octave region, but tilting towards the upper tetrachord”. Some perceive a foreboding character, but the raga’s subtleties can produce many moods.
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Aroha: SDPDm; PG; MDS
Avroh: rNDPm; PGrS
Chalan: e.g. SDDP; Pm; PG; MDS; rNDPm; PGrS (Raja)
—Mita Nag (2014)—
[jor motifs, e.g. 4:58] N(SNR) N(SNS) N(SND), DNrG/mG(rm) Gm(G)r, SS, NN r, S; S/m, m, m…mPD N(SNSNS) D(NDNDN) P…
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—Imagery: Epic of Bharthari—
“The young Prince Bharthari is spotted by barbers and pundits from the Court of Singhaldeep [Sri Lanka], who came looking for a suitable groom for their princess. He alone bears the lakshana of a chakravartin [wise counsel], and seems a desirable match for the princess. They approach Bharthari’s mother for her son’s hand in marriage. She responds saying that her son is destined to become a yogi…” (Epic of Bharthari)
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Explore hidden inter-raga connections: swara geometries, melodic features, murchana sets, ragangas, & more (also see the Full Tag List):
Swaras: -4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+
Sapta: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna
Poorvang: SRGM | SRG | SRM | SGM
Uttarang: PDNS | PDS | PNS | DNS
Varjit: Re | Ga | Ma | Pa | Dha | Ni
Double: rR | gG | mM | dD | nN
Thaat: 10 | 32 | Enclosed | Inexact
Chal: All-shuddha | All-komal | Ma-tivra
Gaps: Anh. | Hemi. | 3-row | 4-row | 5-row
Symmetries: Mirror | Rotation | Palindr.
Aroha: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna
Avroh: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna
Jati: Equal | Balanced | Av.+1 | Av.+2
Samay: Morning | Aftern. | Eve. | Night
Murchana: Bhup. | Bihag | Bilaw. | Charu.
Raganga: Bhairav | Malhar | Kan. | Todi
Construction: Jod | Mishra | Oddball
Origin: Ancient | Carnatic | Modern
Dominance: Poorvang | Uttarang
Prevalence: A-list | Prachalit | Aprach.
• Prakriti: Bhankari, Shuddha Basant, Lalit Pancham, Pancham, Sohini Pancham, Vihang
–Swara Geometries–
• Core form: S–r–G–mM–P–D–N–S
• Reverse: SrgmMPdNS
• Negative: 4-1-5-2
• Imperfect: 2 (re, Pa)
• Detached: none
• Symmetries: none
• Murchanas: none
–Global Translations–
• Carnatic: ~Chayatharangini
S-R1-G3-M1-M2-P-D2-N3-S
• Jazz: Lydian-Ionian b2
1-b2-3-4-#4-5-6-7-8
• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):
0-1-4-5-6-7-9-11-0
(1–3–1–1–1–2–2–1)
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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa (+Dha)
• Names: Bhatiyar, Bhatiar, Bhatiyaar, Bhatiyari, Bhattihari
—Pandit Jasraj (1991)—