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Late night / small hoursCarnatic

Raga Sahana

Traditionally held to pacify anger; its name itself means forbearance. Soothing at any hour, especially late night.

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The details

Classical hour
Late night / small hours
Tradition
Carnatic
Emotional essence
Anger, Love, Devotion, Peace, Anxiety
Rasa
shanta, sringara
Melakarta
28 — Harikambhoji
Carnatic name
Sahana
Arohana (ascent)
S R2 G3 M1 P M1 D2 N2 S
Avarohana (descent)
S N2 D2 P M1 G3 M1 R2 G3 R2 S

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 anger, love, devotion.

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