Ragas for Courage
13 ragas in the tradition are associated with courage. 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.
Fast-moving Kanada relative; traditionally rousing.
Valorous and bright; traditionally sung for strength and success.
Heroic and forceful; traditionally used to channel anger into resolve. The Guru (Jupiter) kriti is set in this raga.
Associated with courage and wonder; traditionally said to bring vigour and lift the spirits.
Vigorous and celebratory; traditionally used for auspicious openings.
Uncluttered night pentatonic; traditionally stabilising.
Grave and powerful; traditionally used for invocation and for steadiness.
Muscular night raga; traditionally rousing and intoxicating.
For courage and confidence — an energising raga traditionally used to open a concert and invoke Ganapati.
Vigorous Shiva raga of the late evening.
The raga of Shanmukha (Kartikeya). Traditionally used for protection, focus and fearlessness.
Intense and lion-like. Traditionally invoked for inner strength and resolve.
Bright and forward-moving; traditionally associated with speech, expression and enthusiasm.
Two people cannot use the same raga for the same problem
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