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Husēni

Janya of Kharaharapriyā (22) — uses chatusruti Ga₂ (Hindustani-influenced)

Devotional Hindustani-influenced; softer than the parent

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Ārōhaṇa (ascending)

  1. S
  2. R₂
  3. G₂
  4. M₁
  5. P
  6. D₂
  7. N₂
  8. Ṡ

Avarōhaṇa (descending)

  1. Ṡ
  2. N₂
  3. D₂
  4. D₁
  5. P
  6. M₁
  7. G₂
  8. R₂
  9. S

Signature phrase

S R₂ G₂ M₁ P D₁ D₂ N₂ Ṡ

The pakad (catch-phrase) is the 4-8 svara motif that defines this raga's identity. Internalise this phrase first — it's what your ear reaches for when the raga returns to its home base.

Rāga grammar

Vādi (king svara)
R₂
Samvādi (queen svara)
G₂
Jīva (life-giving)
R₂ G₂ M₁ N₂
Nyāsa (resting)
S R₂ M₁ P
Graha (phrase-starting)
S R₂ G₂

Listen to Husēni

Arōhaṇa-avarōhaṇa exposition with tampura drone.

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Husēni raga — Carnatic scale, swaras & phrase