Bilāwal
Bright, settled and cheerful — the rāga of the plain major scale.
The parent rāga of its thāṭ, using all śuddha swaras. Its identity comes not from accidentals but from its characteristic vakra turns around Ga and Dha, which keep it from sounding like a bare scale.
ଏହି ଅଂଶ ଏବେ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଭାଷାରେ ନାହିଁ — ଇଂରାଜୀରେ ଦେଖାଯାଇଛି।
ଆରୋହ, ଅବରୋହ ଓ ପକଡ଼
ସ୍ୱରଲିପି ସଙ୍କେତ — କୋମଳ ସ୍ୱର ଛୋଟ ଅକ୍ଷରରେ, ତୀବ୍ର ମଧ୍ୟମ M′, ମନ୍ଦ୍ର ସପ୍ତକ ˌ ଓ ତାର ସପ୍ତକ ′।
ରାଗର ଗତି
Ascent is deliberately crooked — S G R G P rather than a straight run. Nishād is touched lightly on the way to the upper Sa, and the Dha–Ni–Dha–Pa turn in descent is the phrase that names the rāga.
ବ୍ୟବହୃତ ତାଳ
Kavan baṭariyā gayo śyām
X = ସମ · 0 = ଖାଲି · ୨, ୩, ୪ = ତାଳି · ଗୋଟିଏ ଘର = ଗୋଟିଏ ମାତ୍ରା · – = ଦୀର୍ଘ ସ୍ୱର।
A useful first composition for beginners: the tāl is simple and the rāga has no accidentals, so attention can go entirely to the vakra phrases.