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

A rare ‘Ahiri no ma’ scale, combining a Todi-like poorvang with an Ahir Bhairavic uttarang. As per Rajan Parrikar: “S.N. Ratanjankar conceived of this raga…Ma is eliminated to yield the following contour: SrgPDnDS, SnDPg(P)rgrS. Brilliantly exploited by Jitendra Abisheki in a celebrated natyageeta. Watch out for the injection of a vivadi dosha via tivra Ma”. Likely derived from the Carnatic Shadvidhmargini (‘one with the path to a hundred forms of knowledge’), the 46th melakarta scale.

—Mohan Darekar (2021)—

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

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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.

–Swara Geometries–

• Core form: S-r-g-P-D-n-S

• Reverse: SRgmDNS (=none)

• Inverse: Ni; SgmMPDS (=none)

• Imperfect: 4 (re, Pa, Dha, ni)

• Murchanas: none

–Global Translations–

S-R₁-G₂-P-D₂-N₂-S

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

• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):

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

(1–2–4–2–1–2)

o o • o • • • o • o o • o

• Names: Salagavarali, Salag Varali, Salagbarali

—Jitendra Abhisheki (~1980s)—

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