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Eighth prahar — late night · 00:00–03:00
Malkauns
मालकौंस
One of the most ancient and powerful Hindustani ragas. Deep-night pentatonic; said to summon spirits and grant boons in legendary accounts (e.g. Tansen).
The shape of this raga
- Thaat
- Bhairavi
- Jati
- audava
- Vadi / Samvadi
- M / S
- Primary rasa
- vira
- Graha
- Saturn
- Chakra
- muladhara
- Ritu
- —
- Part of day
- late-night
Dosha effect
Vata -2 · Pitta -1 · Kapha -1(−2 pacifies · +2 aggravates)
Tri-dosha pacifier — deep, slow, grounded. Classically prescribed for meditation and siddhi sadhana in the deepest night.
On Saturn: Gravity, slowness, and nocturnal depth place Malkauns in Shani's domain; some Tantric traditions associate it with Kali/Bhairava rites.
Recordings (19)
Full rendition
Complete rendition — aalaap, bandish, and development.
Budhaditya Mukherjee: Raag Malkauns
instrumental
Malkauns
instrumental · 21.3 MB
