Purvi or Poorvi (IAST:Pūrvī) is a raga in Hindustani classical music that exemplifies its own thaat, the Poorvi thaat. Purvi has a deeply serious, quiet and somewhat mystical character. It is uncommon in performances nowadays.

Aroha & Avaroha

Arohana: ṆṞGM̄PḎNṠ

Thus: C D-flat E F-sharp G A-flat B C+

In German: C Des E Fis G Aes H C+

In Arohana, S and P are often avoided, specially in fast taans.

Avarohana: ṠNḎPM̄GMGṞS

Vadi & Samavadi

Vadi: Ga

Samvadi: Ni

Pakad or Chalan

SṞGM̄GMGM̄ḎPNḎPGM̄PM̄GMGṞS

Organization & Relationships

Thaat: Purvi is the main raga of Purvi Thaat.

Samay (Time)

4th Prahar of the day (3pm-6pm)

Film Songs

Language: Hindi

SongFilmComposerSingerLyricist
Bahut Shukriya Badi MeherbaniEk Musafir Ek HasinaO. P. NayyarMohammed Rafi & Asha BhosleS. H. Bihari

Language: Tamil

SongMovieComposerSinger
Amba ManamkanindhuSivakaviPapanasam SivanM. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar
Yezhu Swarangalukul(Ragamalika with Sindhubairavi, khamboji)Apoorva RaagangalM. S. ViswanathanVani Jairam
Neerada NeramVaira Nenjam
Arpudha KalaidhanIdhaya NayaganDeva
Intha NimishamHello (1999 film)Hariharan, K.S. Chitra
Thenthoovum VasandhamVaidehi KalyanamMano, K.S. Chitra
Rojavai ThaalattumNinaivellam NithyaIllayarajaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Kaadhal Ennum KaaviyamVattathukkul ChaduramJikki
Piraye PirayePithamaganMadhu Balakrishnan
Om SivohamNaan KadavulVijay Prakash
Ninnaichcharan AdainthenBharathiBombay Jayashree
Yenna Varam VendumNandhavana TheruMano, Lekha, Sindhu Devi
Sree RamavaaraiSri Rama RajyamChinmayi, Sakyath
Nalam PaaduvenKanmaniye PesuRaveendranS. Janaki
Hai RamaRangeelaA. R. RahmanHariharan, Swarnalatha
Athini SithiniThenaliHariharan, Chitra Sivaraman, Kamal Haasan
Macha MachiniyeStarUnni Menon
Oh NenjamePaasakanalS. A. RajkumarK. J. Yesudas, Sunandha
Adi kadhal EnpathuEnnavalleHariharan
En Vanam NeethanaDhinamdhorumOviyanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Shenoy Balesh
Or Aayiram YaanaiNandhaaYuvan Shankar RajaP. Unnikrishnan
Amma EndralleIllayaraja
Poovum MalarnthidaSwarnamukhiSwararajS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha
Kangal ThedutheyManathodu MazhaikalamKarthik RajaSadhana Sargam, Jassie Gift
Or MirugamParadesiG. V. Prakash KumarV. V. Prasanna, Pragathi Guruprasad

Related Ragas

Puriya Dhanashree

Rasa

Raga-Kalpadruma: Charming and beautiful, scantily dressed, lotus-eyed Puravi appears at the end of the day. Idle and sleepy, she suffers from the pangs of separation and dreams only of her lover.

Cattvarimsacchata-Raga-Nirupanam: Master of archery, seated on an elephant and dressed in white, Purvika has a splendid body and is served by all the different varnas.

Raga-Sagara: I remember Purvika dressed in a garment woven with threads of gold. Fair and charming like the moon, she holds a cup of wine and a parrot in her hands and she is served by women who are graceful and lively like the young deer. The head of her lover rests in her lap.

Historical Information

Poorvi is an old traditional raga, which originated in the eastern part of India. Its ancient precursor Purvagauda had a similar scale to modern Bhairav (S r G m P d N). Poorvi itself does not appear in the literature before the 16th century. It is one of the 14 original composition of the legend Tansen.

Literature

Bor, Joep (c. 1997), , Charlottesville, Virginia: Nimbus Records, archived from on 15 July 2009 Kaufmann, Walter (1968), The Ragas of North India, Calcutta: Oxford and IBH Publishing Company. Bhatkhande, Vishnu Narayan (1968–73), Kramika Pustaka Malika, Hathras: Sangeet Karyalaya. Bhatkhande, Vishnu Narayan (1968–75), Sangeet Shastra, Hathras: Sangeet Karyalaya. Rao, B.Subba (1964–66), Raganidhi, Madras: Music Academy. Ratanjankar, S.N., Abhinava Gita Manjari, Bombay: Popular Prakashan. Khan, Raja Nawab Ali (1968–78), Mariphunnagatama, Hathras: Sangeet Karyalaya.

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