Raga Darbari Kanada (Hind.)
The imperial night raga; the most frequently cited raga in Indian music-therapy literature for tension and anxiety.
The details
- Classical hour
- Late night / small hours
- Tradition
- Hindustani
- Emotional essence
- Anxiety, Peace, Grounding, Restful Sleep, Focus
- Rasa
- gambhira, shanta
- Thaat
- Asavari
- Carnatic name
- Darbari Kanada
- Hindustani name
- Darbari Kanada (Hind.)
- Arohana (ascent)
- S R g M P d n S
- Avarohana (descent)
- S d n P M P g M R S
Its counterpart
Darbari Kanada (Hind.) is closely related to Darbari Kanada 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 anxiety, peace, grounding.
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