Durga

दुर्गा

Musical Structure

Rules

• Pentatonic raga — G and N are varjit (omitted)
• Uses shuddh Ma — only five notes: S R m P D
• m (vadi) and S (samvadi) are the anchor notes
• The m R S descending phrase is characteristic
• Approach from mandra D. to S is important

Key Phrases