Purvi or Poorvi () 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:
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:
Vadi & Samavadi
Vadi : Ga
Samvadi : Ni
Pakad or Chalan
Organization & Relationships
Thaat: Purvi is the main raga of Purvi Thaat.
Samay (Time)
4th Prahar of the day (3pm-6pm)
Film Songs
Language: Hindi +SongFilmComposerSingerLyricistBahut Shukriya Badi MeherbaniEk Musafir Ek HasinaO. P. NayyarMohammed Rafi & Asha BhosleS. H. Bihari
Language: Tamil SongMovieComposerSingerAmba ManamkanindhuSivakaviPapanasam SivanM. K. Thyagaraja BhagavatharYezhu Swarangalukul(Ragamalika with Sindhubairavi, khamboji)Apoorva RaagangalM. S. ViswanathanVani JairamNeerada NeramVaira NenjamArpudha KalaidhanIdhaya NayaganDevaIntha NimishamHello (1999 film)Hariharan, K.S. ChitraThenthoovum VasandhamVaidehi KalyanamMano, K.S. ChitraRojavai ThaalattumNinaivellam NithyaIllayarajaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. JanakiKaadhal Ennum KaaviyamVattathukkul Chaduram JikkiPiraye PirayePithamaganMadhu BalakrishnanOm SivohamNaan KadavulVijay PrakashNinnaichcharan AdainthenBharathiBombay JayashreeYenna Varam VendumNandhavana Theru Mano, Lekha, Sindhu DeviSree RamavaaraiSri Rama Rajyam Chinmayi, SakyathNalam PaaduvenKanmaniye PesuRaveendranS. JanakiHai RamaRangeelaA. R. RahmanHariharan, SwarnalathaAthini SithiniThenaliHariharan, Chitra Sivaraman, Kamal HaasanMacha MachiniyeStarUnni MenonOh NenjamePaasakanalS. A. RajkumarK. J. Yesudas, SunandhaAdi kadhal EnpathuEnnavalleHariharanEn Vanam NeethanaDhinamdhorumOviyanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Shenoy BaleshOr Aayiram YaanaiNandhaaYuvan Shankar RajaP. UnnikrishnanAmma EndralleIllayarajaPoovum MalarnthidaSwarnamukhiSwararajS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, SwarnalathaKangal ThedutheyManathodu MazhaikalamKarthik RajaSadhana Sargam, Jassie GiftOr 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.Kaufmann 1968
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.
References
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External links Detailed analysis by Rajan Parrikar of Purvi/Poorvi and associated ragas along with audio samples. More details about raga Poorvi