S-rR-gG-m-P-dD-n-S
A complex multi-melodic blend named after the Hindu goddess of power, beauty, prosperity, and good fortune (Lakshmi: ‘she who leads to the goal’) – which imports the movements of several other ragas into a general Todi framework. Abhirang’s breakdown discusses “shades of Jaunpuri (RmPSdP; nSRndP), Dev Gandhar (RnSRGm), Gaud (SRGmGm; mGRGm), Kafi (RmPDnS), Gandhari (RmPdmPg; rgrS), and Asavari komal re (mPdPgrS)”, while his own bewitching rendition follows an unconventional up-down path, with double-Re throughout, double-Ga in aroha only, and double-Dha in avroh only. Also recorded by B.R. Deodhar – and close to Bahaduri Todi.
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—Abhijith Shenoy ‘Abhirang’ (2021)—
[refrain, e.g. 7:28] rg(mg)r, SRn, SRGm(G)P g(mg)r g(mg)r; SRn, SRGm(G)P g(mg)r g(mg)r S…
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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.
–Swara Geometries–
• Core form: S-rR-gG-m-P-dD-n-S
• Reverse: SRgGmPdDnNS (=none)
• Inverse: Ni; SPS (=none)
• Imperfect: 1 (Ga)
• Detached: none
• Symmetries: mirror (Rg—dD)
• Murchanas: Pilu (on ma)
–Global Translations–
• Carnatic: (~Kamavardhini)
S-R1-R2-G2-G3-M1-P-D1-D2-N2-S
• Jazz: Mixolydian+Lydian
1-b2-2-b3-3-4-5-b6-6-b7-8
• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):
0-1-2-3-4-5-7-8-9-10-0
(1–1–1–1–1–2–1–1–1–2)
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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa
• Names: Lakshmi Todi, Laksmi Todi, Laxmi Todi
—B.R. Deodhar (1966)—
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