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Sixth prahar — early night · 21:00–00:00
Shankara
शंकरा
A vigorous night raga of the Bilawal thaat named for Shiva — vakra, upper-tetrachord-dominant phrases (G-P-N-D-S') carry its heroic energy. Vadi/samvadi attributions vary across sources and are left unstated.
The shape of this raga
- Thaat
- Bilawal
- Jati
- audava-shadava
- Vadi / Samvadi
- —
- Primary rasa
- vira
- Graha
- Mars
- Chakra
- manipura
- Ritu
- —
- Part of day
- night
Dosha effect
Vata ±0 · Pitta ±0 · Kapha -1(−2 pacifies · +2 aggravates)
A vigorous night raga — its leaping G-P-N phrases rouse the kapha lethargy that settles after the evening meal.
On Mars: Named for Shiva and sung with heroic vigour — Shankara's leaping vira energy sits with Mangal.
Recordings (3)
Full rendition
Complete rendition — aalaap, bandish, and development.
Ram Dhun | Raga Shankara | राग शंकरा | Jignesh Tilavat
vocal
শ্রীহরিনাম সংকীর্তন, শিবদাস মোহন্ত, রাগ- শঙ্করা ।
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