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SWARAS
AND SWARASTHANAS
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seven basic swaras occupy various swara sthanas and produce a total
of sixteen swaras that form the basis
of the raga scheme. It should be emphasized that
the swara sthanas are nominal
and in actual usage, depending on the raga, the swara is not fixed
at any one sthana but appears
at various locations around a nominal swara sthana in different swara
phrases. The Shadja and Panchama swaras are like the foundations
upon which the rest of the
melody is constructed. So, these occupy fixed sthanas. This is
denoted by naming these swaras
as Prakruthi swaras (all the other swaras are grouped under Vikruthi
swaras). Further, these two
swaras are usually employed without any gamakas. In order
to identify the
sthanas of the various swaras, let us number the twelve sthanas. The
names of the swaras and the swara sthanas they occupy are given in
the following table. |
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