Introduction to Raag Chhayanat

 

Key Features of Raag Chhayanat:

The Nat aspect and the Chhaya aspects of the raag are as follows:

Key Nat Phrase - s r r g g m qpw er

Key Chhaya Phrase - qpw er, r g m p g m r s

The qpw er meend is characteristic of Raag Chhayanat

It has both the Ni's and both the Ma's. However the shuddh Ni and the teevra Ma are in the form of a kan swar.

The Kalyan thaat is justified because of the existence of teevra M and some Kalyan phrases such as p d p p su

Chhayanat displays shades of many raags including Kedar, Kamod, Alhaiya Bilawal and Hameer.

It expresses a mood of adornement and also separation in love.

Aaroh-Avroh

s r g m p, p Md p p su

su nd N p, p Md qpw er, r g g m r s

Vadi, Samvadi

r, p

Nyaas Swars

r, s

Jati Shadav-Sampoorna

Pakad qpw er, r g g m qpw er s

Time 1st prahar of the night (7pm - 10pm)

Thaat Kalyan

- Raga Chayanat is derived from Kalyan scale. It is raga of Sampoorna- Sampoorna jathi. Because it used all the seven notes both ascent and descent.Its ascent is S , R , GMP , NDS and its descent is SNDP , MPDP , GMRS. It used “M” sharp and remaining shuddha notes and also it used natural “M” rather than sharp “M”. Raga Chayanat catch notes are P , R , GMP , GM , MRS. Its vadi note is “P” and its samavadi note is “R”. Raga Chayanat is uththarangavadi raga because its vadi note “P” is in the second part of the octave. This raga is singing at the 1^st prahara of night 

Raga Chayanat use “N” and “G” as crooked notes. As an example GMP , NDS and RGMPMG, MRS. It used “N” flat note as a vivadi note in the descent. Because it used to beautify the raga. It develops the notes in order “M” to “R”. its clearly prove the raga as Chayanat.