Shuddh Dhanashri

A traditional raga, this has several versions assigned to different thhaats such as Asavari, Bhairavi, Kafi, Khamaj and Poorvi. 

Thhaat (parent scale)

Kafi

Jaati:

Audav Sampoorna (five notes in ascent, seven notes in descent)

Vaadi:

Pancham (P)

Samvaadi:

Shadja (S) 

Swaras:

Komal Gandhar and Nishad (g and n); rest shuddh swaras 

Aaroh (ascent):

n. S g M P n S’  (Western notation: A# C D# F G A C )

Avaroh (descent)

S’n D P M g R s (Western notation: C A# A G F D# D C )

Key phrases:

S R S, n. D.P.M.P.n.S, M g M P, g M P S’n D P, M P n D P, D P M g M P, g M g R S, n.S g M P, D P,n D P, g P g R S 

Time:

Afternoon, early evening

This version of the raga is very close to Bhimpalasi. The main difference between the two is that Dhanashri has Pancham as its dominant swara while Bhimpalasi employs Madhyam as its vadi. Also Pancham and Komal Gandhar (Pg) is the key phrase of Dhanashri instead of Bhimpalasi’s combination of Madhyam and Komal Gandhar (Mg).          

Bibliography

1.       Bhatkhande V.N. (1919-1937) ‘Kramik Pustak Malika Vol 1-6’

2.      The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India

Links

1.      Ustad Vilayat Hussain Khan (vocal)

2.      Shubhada Paradkar (vocal)

Afternoon, Hindustani, Kafi, Shuddh Dhanashri