Raag Yaman or Kalyan

Self Introductory Phrases/ Lakshan Geet- 

Pratham peher nishi gaaiye, Ga Ni ko kar samvaad,

Jaati sampoorn, Tivra Madhyam, Yaman Aashray Raag.

Yaman is one of the most beautiful and fundamental Ragas. Usually , it is the first Raga taught to students.

Raga Yaman uses all seven swaras,

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa

In Yaman Raga Ma is Tivra (raised to half note) so we will write it as MA. Rest all other swaras are Shuddh/Natural.

Jaati- Sampoorna/Sampoorna ( It has all Seven Notes in both Ascending and Descending Patterns)

Best time of the day for the Raga- Prahar 5 (first quarter of the night)

Aaroh/Ascending

ni Re Ga MA Dha Ni Sa or Sa Re Ga MA Pa Dha Ni SA

Avaroh/Descending

SA Ni Dha Pa, MA Ga Re Sa

Pakad

ni Re Ga Re, Pa Re, Ni Re Sa

Vadi and Samavadi (Dominant and Sub-Dominant)

Vadi is Ga and Samvadi is Ni

EXAMPLE COMPOSITION

Sthai

Ni Dha! Pa MA Pa Ga MA Pa-- Pa MA Ga Re,

Ni Re Ga Re Ga MA Pa Dha Pa MA Ga Re Ga Re Sa!

Ni Re Ga MA Dha Ni RE GA RE SA Ni Dha Pa MA Ga MA

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