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Seventh prahar — night · 00:00–03:00
Sahana
सहाना
A Kanada-anga night raga (Shahana) with a richly vakra, ornamental gait; a Carnatic ragam of the same name is its cousin. Hindustani codification is loose and gharana-bound, so the scale rows are left unstated.
The shape of this raga
- Thaat
- Kafi
- Jati
- —
- Vadi / Samvadi
- —
- Primary rasa
- shringara
- Graha
- —
- Chakra
- anahata
- Ritu
- —
- Part of day
- late-night
Dosha effect
Vata -1 · Pitta ±0 · Kapha ±0(−2 pacifies · +2 aggravates)
A Kanada-anga raga of the deep night — its curling, ornamental gait settles late-night vata the way the Kanada family does.
Recordings (4)
Full rendition
Complete rendition — aalaap, bandish, and development.
Raag Sahana | Rajrupa Chowdhury | Music of India
instrumental
Raag Sahana | Rajrupa Chowdhury | Music of India
instrumental
