S-r-gG-m-P-d-nN-S
Shivmat Bhairav can be described as a blend of Bhairav, Bhairavi, and Todi, with the former being the most dominant over the sound (‘Bhairav double Ga/Ni’). Relatively rare in modern times, the raga brings out Bhairav via GmrS phrases and oscillations on the komal re – while also incorporating komal ga and ni in characteristic vakra movements (e.g. PdndP and rgrS). Said to have inspired Kumar Gandharva’s swara-congruent Bihad Bhairav.
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—Manjusha Patil (2019)—
[alap motifs, e.g. 8:08] P, Pdn ndP m(m)P, (G)mm, G/r, r/g(r) rSS; ndP m(G)mP, (G)mm, G/r, r/g(r) rSS; (N)SGm PdPS(NS) NSN\dP Pdn ndPm(GP); (G)mm, G/r, r/g(r) rSS…
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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-gG-m-P-d-nN-S
• Reverse: SrRGmPdDNS (=none)
• Inverse: Dha; SmDS (=none)
• Imperfect: 2 (Pa, Ni)
• Detached: none
• Symmetries: none
• Murchanas: none
–Global Translations–
• Carnatic: (~Mayamalavagowla)
S-R1-G2-G3-M1-P-D1-N2-N3-S
• Jazz: Phrygian (dbl. 3rd/7th)
1-b2-b3-3-4-5-b6-b7-7-8
• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):
0-1-3-4-5-7-8-10-11-0
(1–2–1–1–2–1–2–1–1)
o o • o o o • o o • o o o
• Tanpura: Sa–Pa
• Names: Shivmat Bhairav, Shivmath Bhairav, Shiva Bhairav
—Mallikarjun Mansur (~1980s)—