Raga Malkauns
The classic raga of the small hours; traditionally profound, stilling and used for dhyana.
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The details
- Classical hour
- Late night / small hours
- Tradition
- Hindustani
- Emotional essence
- Meditation, Peace, Grounding, Restful Sleep, Anxiety, Focus
- Rasa
- shanta, gambhira
- Thaat
- Bhairavi
- Carnatic name
- Hindolam
- Hindustani name
- Malkauns
- Arohana (ascent)
- S g M d n S
- Avarohana (descent)
- S n d M g S
Its counterpart
Malkauns is closely related to Hindolam in the Carnatic tradition. The two share a scale and much of their mood, though the treatment and ornamentation differ.
How it is traditionally used
Listen at late night / small hours, when the raga's hour and your own state line up. Give it your attention rather than treating it as background sound: the tradition holds that a raga works on the mind through sustained listening, not ambience. Ten to twenty minutes is enough to feel the shift. It is pointed to for meditation, peace, grounding.
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