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Dusk / sandhyaCarnatic

Raga Ramapriya

Sunset raga of dissolution; the kriti for Rahu is set in this raga.

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The details

Classical hour
Dusk / sandhya
Tradition
Carnatic
Emotional essence
Dispassion, Meditation, Peace, Lust, Greed
Rasa
vairagya
Melakarta
52 — Ramapriya
Carnatic name
Ramapriya
Hindustani name
Marwa (akin)
Arohana (ascent)
S R1 G3 M2 P D2 N2 S
Avarohana (descent)
S N2 D2 P M2 G3 R1 S

Its counterpart

Ramapriya is closely related to Marwa in the Hindustani tradition. The two share a scale and much of their mood, though the treatment and ornamentation differ.

How it is traditionally used

Listen at dusk / sandhya, 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 dispassion, meditation, peace.

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