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Brindavana Saranga - A Most Pleasing and Emotional Raga
By T.M.Sivaraman
This is a minor raga, sung generally in the post-pallavi session.
It has some krithis, made popular by famous artistes like M.S.
Subbulakshmi (Rangapura Vihara / Dikshitar), Maharajapuram Santhanam
(Swaminathena / Dikshitar), T.N. Seshagopalan (Saundararajam
upasmahe/ Dikshithar), Balamurali (Kamalaptakula / Thyagaraja)
and Sowmya (Kaliyuga Varadhan / Periasamy Thooran).
This is a desya raga derived from the 22nd mela Kharaharapriya.
The notes taken by this raga are: Sa (Sadja), Chatusruti Ri
(Rishaba), Sadharana Ga (Gandhara), Sudha Ma (Madhyama), Pa
(Panchama) and Kaishiki Ni (Nishada).
A dhaivata (Da) varjya (is absent) raga, it belongs to the audava
(pentatonic) vakra (zigzag) shadava (hexatonic) group.
Ga is varjya in the arohana. Ri, Ma and Ni figure both as jiva
svara and nyasa svara.
It is a minor raga, capable of giving a tranquilizing effect.
Even though a sarvakaklika (all time) raga, it is sung in post-pallavi
part in concerts.
A bhakthi rasa pradhana raga, it lends itself to sancharas in
all three octaves.
In Hindusthani music, it is known as Brindavani. This raga is
referred to in works like Brihaddharma Purana, Ragatarangini,
Chaturdandi Prakashika etc. In all these works, this raga is
referred to as Brindavani. It is a suitable raga for singing
bhajans slokas etc.
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