S-R-M-P-n-S
An intriguing audav raga resembling ‘Megh tivra Ma’ (or ‘Vachaspati no Ga/Dha’). Its unique swara set – which features the unusual ‘tivra Ma, komal ni‘ sangati – is principally distinguished by a disbalance in how Sa and Pa are ‘surrounded’ by the swaras above and below (nSR: ‘2-2’, MPn: ‘1-3’) – offering curious contrast with the symmetry of the R-M-n ‘equilateral triangle’ (a ‘4-4-4’ augmented triad). Described by Tanarang as “straightforward to sing, and easily expandable in all three octaves” – although few outside his immediate Gwalior vocal lineage have performed it thus far. Also see proximate forms such as Saraswati (add Dha) and Hemavati (add ga & Dha).
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[bandish, e.g. 0:22] MRSR, MPMMP, (SR)MPS\nP, S\n/SS, SnP, MPMRS, MRSR…
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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: (none found)
–Swara Geometries–
• Core form: S–R–M–P–n–S
• Reverse: SRmMnS
• Negative: 2-2-1-1-3-1-2 (e.g. Bhatiyari Bhairav)
• Imperfect: 3 (Re, Ma, ni)
• Detached: 2 (Ma, ni)
• Symmetries: none
• Murchanas: Madhuranjani (on Pa)
• Quirks: ‘tivra Ma, komal ni‘ (rarest pairing)
–Global Translations–
• Carnatic: (~Simhavahini)
S-R2-M2-P-N2-S
• Jazz: Epyritonic
1-2-#4-5-b7-8
• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):
0-2-6-7-10-0
(2–4–1–3–2)
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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa
• Names: Devshri, Devshree
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