Rāga Profile · Madhyāhṇa · Midday
Śuddha Sārang
शुद्ध सारंग
Bright and glancing — the noon light of the Sārang family.
A Sārang that takes both Madhyams: tīvra Ma in ascent and śuddha Ma in descent, with śuddha Ni. Ga is omitted, which gives the rāga its clean, open midday character.
Time of Performance
12:00 – 3:00 PM
Madhyāhṇa · Midday
Thāṭ
KalyāṇJāti
Auḍava – ṢāḍavaVādi
Re (R)Samvādi
Pa (P)Carnatic Melakartā
65 · Sārangatarangiṇi
Swara Vistār
Ārohaṇa, Avarohaṇa & Pakaḍ
Notation script
Āroh · Ascent
ˌN S R M′ P N S′
Avroh · Descent
S′ N D P, M′ P M R, S
Pakaḍ · Catch-phrase
ˌN S R M′ P
Notation key — komal swaras in lower case, tīvra Ma written M′, mandra saptak marked ˌ and tār saptak with ′.
Chalan
How the Rāga Moves
Re and Pa carry the rāga. The two Madhyams must be kept in their places — tīvra rising, śuddha falling — and the descent through Dha is brief and glancing rather than dwelt upon.
R M′ P, N D P, M′ P M R S
Tāl
Rhythmic Cycles Used
Vilambit Ektāl
Baḍā khyāl
12 mātrā
Rūpak
Madhya laya
7 mātrā
Drut Tīntāl
Choṭā khyāl
16 mātrā
Bandish
Ab mohe pār karo
Sthāyī · Text
अब मोहे पार करो
हे भगवन
Ab mohe pār karo
he bhagavan
Antarā · Text
भव सागर में डूबत
नैया मोरी, राखो लाज
Bhava sāgar mem ḍūbat
naiyā morī, rākho lāj
Ṭhekā — Rūpak
7 mātrā
01tin
2tin
3nā
14dhin
5nā
26dhin
7nā
Sthāyī · Swara-lipi
Āvartan 1
01RAb
2M'mo
3Phe
14Npār
5Dka
26Pro
7M'
Āvartan 2
01Phe
2Mbha
3Rga
14Svan
5ˌN
26S
7R
Antarā · Swara-lipi
Āvartan 1
01M'Bha
2Pva
3Nsā
14S'gar
5Nmeṁ
26Dḍū
7Pbat
Āvartan 2
01M'nai
2Pyā
3Mmo
14Rrī
5S
26ˌN
7R
X = sam · 0 = khālī · 2, 3, 4 = tālī · one cell = one mātrā · – = sustain.
The mukhḍā rises to tīvra Ma before the sam. Practise it slowly against the drone so the two Madhyams stay distinct at speed.
Practice Notes
Points of Practice
Two Madhyams
M′ ascending, M descending — mixing them collapses the rāga.
No Gandhār
Ga is fully varjit; a stray Ga makes it Kalyāṇ-coloured.
Weight Re
Re is vādi and the natural landing note of most phrases.
Neighbours on the Circle
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