Shuddha Kalyan Raag Description

Shuddha Kalyan Raag has notes of Raag Bhoopali in Aaroh and Raag Yaman in Avroh. In some texts, it is referred to as Raag Bhoop-Kalyan, however the name Shuddha Kalyan is more popular.

In Avroh while rendering Aalaps, S’ N D and P M G are taken in Meend and pause is not given on Nishad and Madhyam Teevra respectively. In Taans, Nishad is taken freely in Avroh and Madhyam Teevra may be skipped. The following combinations illustratively bring out the form of the Raag:

S ; ,N ,D ; ,N ,D ,P ; ,P ,D S ; S ; G R S ; ,D ,P G ; R G ; S R ; S ,N ,D S ; G R G P R S ; S R G P M G ; R G P D P ; S’ D S’ ; S’ N D ; P M G ; R G R S ; G R G P R S ;

ThaatKalyan
Vaadi/SamvaadiG/D
Prahar5 (6 pm - 9 pm)
Important AnuvaadiP
AarohaS-R-G-P-(S')D-S'
BhaavShadj-Madhyam
AvarohaS'-N-D-P-M-G-R-S
Saptak-pradhaanataMandra-Madhya
PakadS-('N)'D-'P,'D-S,R-G-P-(M)G,P-(G)R-S
Tanpura TuningN
JaatiAudav-Sampoorn
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