What is a Raga (4)-Raga Jati
In the last post the aarohana/aaroh (ascending sequence) and avarohana/avroh (descending sequence) of the Raga Mohanam/Bhoopali was discussed.
The notes in Mohanam/Bhoopali are S R G P D S. There are some missing notes (i.e. M and N). These are called varjya, varja or varjit swaras.
Sa, the adhara swara is always present as the other swaras exist in relation to it.
The number of notes in a Raga indicates its jati.
There are five notes in Mohanam/Bhoopali. Ragas with five notes are called Audava or audav-jati ragas.
Traditionally, it has been accepted that a Raga has to have a minimum of five swaras. However, Ragas of four swaras do exist.
Ragas with six swaras are called Shadava ragas.
There are many Ragas with all seven swaras. They are called Sampurna Ragas.
Examples of Sampurna Ragas are the Raga Kalyani in Carnatic music and the Raga Bhairavi in Hindustani music.
There are also Ragas with a different number of notes in the arohana and avarohana. Thus, for example, if there are five notes in the aarohana and six notes in the avarohana it will be called an Audava-Shadava Raga. If there are six notes in the aarohana and seven notes in the avarohana it will be called a Shadava-Sampurna Raga and so on.
Beware: knowing the aarohana/avarohana of a Raga does not teach one the Raga!
karena mengikuti perguruan raga jati jumantono