S-r-g-P-D-n-S

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A rare ‘Ahiri no ma’ scale, combining a Bhupali Todi-like poorvang with an Ahir Bhairavic uttarang (Srg+PDnS) As per Parrikar: “S.N. Ratanjankar conceived of this raga…ma is eliminated to yield the following contour: SrgPDnDS; SnDPgPrgrS. Brilliantly exploited by Jitendra Abhisheki in a celebrated natyageeta. Watch out for the injection of a vivadi dosha via tivra Ma”. More recently recorded by vocalists Abhirang and Mohan Darekar (sthayi transcribed below). Said to have been derived from the Carnatic Shadvidmargini (‘One with the path to a hundred forms of knowledge’), the 46th mela – also see Chandni Todi (the ‘Hindustani Shadvidmargini’), as well as other Ratanjankar-linked ragas such as Viyogavarali, Devgandhari Todi, & Basant Mukhari. Tantalisingly, Subbha Rao’s Raga Nidhi Vol.4 mentions on p.52 that “Salagavarali is taken to be the raga ‘Meghanand’ mentioned in the Sangeeta Parijat“, an influential treatise published by Pandit Ahobal circa 1650 – however I’ve not yet been able to trace any further info on this connection. Compare to other members of the Todi raganga.

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[motif, e.g. 0:44] S/rgP, PD, P(DnDPDnD) D(P), S/rgP, PD…

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—Ragam Shadvidmargini (mela #46)—

(Sudha Ranjith)

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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

Thaat: 10 | 32 | Enclosed | Inexact

Chal: All-shuddha | All-komal | Ma-tivra

Gaps: Anh. | Hemi. | 3-row | 4-row | 5-row

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Aroha: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Avroh: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Jati: Equal | Balanced | Av.+1 | Av.+2

Samay: Morning | Aftern. | Eve. | Night

Construction: Jod | Mishra | Oddball

Origin: Ancient | Carnatic | Modern

Dominance: Poorvang | Uttarang

Prevalence: A-list | Prachalit | Aprach.

• Prakriti: (none found)

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–Swara Geometries–

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• Core form: S–r–g–P–D–n–S

• Reverse: SRgmDNS

• Complement: SRGmMdNS

• Imperfect: 4 (re, Pa, Dha, ni)

• Detached: 2 (re, Dha)

• Symmetries: mirror (m—N)

• Murchanas: none

–Global Translations–

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• Carnatic: ~Shadvidamargini

S-R₁-G₂-P-D₂-N₂-S

• Jazz: Dorian b2 (no 4th)

1-b2-b3-5-6-b7-8

• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):

0-1-3-7-9-10-0

(1–2–4–2–1–2)

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o o • o • • • o • o o • o

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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa (+ga)

• Names: Salagavarali, Salag Varali, Salagbarali

• Transliterations: Hindi (सालग वराली)

—Jitendra Abhisheki (~1980s)—