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# Bhairav

 

 भैरव

 

 

   Swara Notation  

 S G m P (N) d\* N S' | S' N S' (N)d\* P m P G m (G)r\* S'

 

   Thaat: Bhairav    morning   Shadava-Sampoorna  

 Vadi: Rishabh (r) 

 Samvadi: Dhaivat (d) 

 

 Bhairav from Bhairava thaat, the primordial raga (adi-raga) associated with Lord Siva. 

 

###   Quick Facts 

  Thaat (Scale) 

 Bhairav 

 

  Time of Day 

 Morning 

 

        Jati (Notes) 

 Shadava-sampoorna 

 

  Vadi (King Note) 

 Rishabh (r) 

 

  Samvadi (Queen Note) 

 Dhaivat (d) 

 

 



 

 

 



  ##  Origins & Context 

 

Bhairav is the representative raga of the Bhairava thaat. It is believed to be the first raga created after forming all of the seven notes. Hence, this raga is also known as adi-raga or the primordial raga. This raga is also very dear to Lord Siva.

With so much Vedic history backing this raga, it has become a very difficult raga to sing. It is a morning raga and singing this must represent a devotional atmosphere with some element of pathos included. Many people incorrectly relate the scale of this raga to Egyptian or Mid-Eastern melodies. Those melodies lack many of the important vakra, or zig-zag features, of the raga.



 

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   ##  Technical Details 

 

 Melodic structure and movement patterns

 

  

####  Aroha (Ascent) 

 

 S G m P (N) d\* N S'

 

  

####  Avroh (Descent) 

 

 S' N S' (N)d\* P m P G m (G)r\* S'

 

  

####  Pakad (Catch Phrase) 

 

 S G m P m P G m d P G m P G m r S

 

 

 

 

   ##  Recordings & Performances 

 

 Listen to master musicians perform this raga

 

  

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