Ragas for Auspicious
30 ragas in the tradition are associated with auspicious. Which one suits you depends on the hour you are listening and on your own chart, so the times below matter as much as the names.
The most-performed Bilawal; sunny morning raga.
The 'rain-bringing' raga; traditionally sung for relief, cooling and abundance.
Valorous and bright; traditionally sung for strength and success.
The raga of Brindavan — bright midday colour, strongly associated with Krishna.
The Sarang of Brindavan; buoyant and Krishna-associated.
Vigorous and celebratory; traditionally used for auspicious openings.
Grave and powerful; traditionally used for invocation and for steadiness.
One of the ghana ragas; traditionally used for invocation.
The raga of auspicious beginnings, sung to Ganapati. Traditionally used to clear obstacles and sharpen focus.
Carnatic import; the standard opening raga for auspiciousness.
The great auspicious evening raga. Traditionally used to dispel fear and anxiety and to invoke wellbeing before any new undertaking.
Majestic and expansive evening raga; traditionally regarded as noble and benefic.
Bright and auspicious morning raga.
Sung at the close of every concert. Traditionally considered wholly benefic and healing — safe at any hour.
Rajasthani folk-derived light raga; warm and celebratory.
The foundational morning raga of Carnatic pedagogy. Traditionally said to purify the system, strengthen the voice and settle the mind for sadhana.
Cloud raga; grave and rain-invoking.
The 'enchanting' pentatonic. Traditionally used to lift mood, pacify anger and invoke Krishna (Mohana).
Crisp and cheerful morning raga.
Bhairav with shuddha Re; brighter and more assertive.
For courage and confidence — an energising raga traditionally used to open a concert and invoke Ganapati.
Festive late-evening raga. The Shukra (Venus) kriti is set in the Carnatic Paras.
Traditionally sung as mangalam. The Surya (Sun) kriti is set in this raga.
Vigorous Shiva raga of the late evening.
Bhupali ascending, Kalyan descending; poised and dignified.
Clear, uncluttered pentatonic; traditionally settling and auspicious.
A raga of prosperity and blessing, often used to conclude. Traditionally considered highly benefic.
Light, festive night raga.
The first raga of the evening and of most curricula; traditionally auspicious and calming.
Yaman with a touch of shuddha Ma; softer and sweeter.
Two people cannot use the same raga for the same problem
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