Raag Pilu

Swar Notations

Swaras	Rishabh and Dhaivat Varjya in Aaroh. Both Gandhars, Both Dhaivats and Both Nishads. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Jati	Audhav - Sampurna
Time	3rd Prahar of the Day
Vishranti Sthan	S; G; P; N; - n; P; g;
Mukhya-Ang	G m P N S' ; n D P ; m P N d P ; m g R S ; P g R S ,N ; S g R S ;
Aaroh-Avroh	S G m P N S' - S' n D P m g R S ; ,N S g R S ;

Raag Description: In Raag Pilu, ,P ,N S g ; g R S ,N ; ,N S - are the Raag Vachak notes. In this Raag nyas on Komal Gandhar and Shuddha Nishad of Mandra Saptak, at once creates the Raag mood. In this Raag Komal Nishad is used with Shuddha Dhaivat and Shuddha Nishad is used with Komal Dhaivat.
The mood of this Raag is light and thus apt for Thumri and Bhajans. This Raag is full of devotion and piety. This Raag is expandable in Mandra and Madhya Octaves. Following are the illustrative combinations of the Raag:
S; g R S ,N ; ,m ,P ,N S g R S ; S ,N ,d ,P ; ,P ,N S g ; g m P (m)g ; g (R)S ,N ; S ; S G ; G m g (R)S ; S G m P ; n D P ; G m D P g R S ,N ; S ,N S R ; S ,N ,D ,P ; ,m ,P ,N ,N S ;

Raag Shivranjani

Swar Notations

Swaras	Madhyam and Nishad Varjya, Gandhar Komal. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Jati	Audhav - Audhav
Time	Midnight
Vishranti Sthan	P; S'; - S'; P;
Mukhya-Ang	R g P ; D P g R ; g S R D S ;
Aaroh-Avroh	S R g P D S' - S' D P g R S; R ,D S ;

Raag Description: This is a very melodious Raag. This Raag is similar to Raag Bhoopali but has Gandhar Komal instead of Shuddha Gandhar as in Bhoopali.
Following are the illustrative combinations of Raag Shivranjani: S R g P ; D P g R ; g S R ,D S ; R g P D P D S' ; D S' D P g R ; P D P g R ; g R g S R ,D S ;

Listen to Raag Shivranjani: These bandishen are composed by Acharya Vishwanath Rao Ringe 'Tanarang' and will be published in his next book 'Acharya Tanarang Ki Bandishen Vol II'. The book is expected to be published in the year 2014.