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Abhōgi

Janya of Karaharapriyā (22)

Devotional; pentatonic

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Ārōhaṇa (ascending)

  1. S
  2. R₂
  3. G₂
  4. M₁
  5. D₂

Avarōhaṇa (descending)

  1. D₂
  2. M₁
  3. G₂
  4. R₂
  5. S

Signature phrase

S R₂ G₂ M₁ D₂ Ṡ

The pakad (catch-phrase) is the 4-8 svara motif that defines this raga's identity. Internalise this phrase first — it's what your ear reaches for when the raga returns to its home base.

Rāga grammar

Vādi (king svara)
M₁
Samvādi (queen svara)
S
Jīva (life-giving)
R₂ M₁ D₂
Nyāsa (resting)
S G₂ M₁
Graha (phrase-starting)
S R₂ M₁

Listen to Abhōgi

Arōhaṇa-avarōhaṇa exposition with tampura drone.

Sangeet Parijat — Ahobala's notes

Graha (opening)
Sa
Aṁśa (king svara)
Ma
Nyāsa (rest svara)
Sa
Time
Morning
Gīti
Sādhāraṇī
Gamaka
kampita

Audava janya of Kharaharapriyā (#22). Ma amsha — the rest-on-Ma cadence is the raga's pedagogical hallmark.

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Similar ragas

Top 5 by mūrchhanā + aṁśa + nyāsa + graha + gītī overlap. Match score shown.

Abhōgi — Karunattu