A Comparative Study of Some of the Leading Music Systems of the 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries c13.30

c13.30

Here there is an interesting problem before the scholars If Vyankata Makhi has invented the Sinharava Raga, and put it under the 58th mela, how is it that the raga appears in the Sangeet Parijat of Ahobala Pandit? Ahobala puts it under his Bhairavi thata, that is our modern Asavari Thata. Was Parijat written after the Chaturdandi? It is quite true this raga does not appear in any of the other works of the southern system. There was a very old raga called "Ghantarava" in existence Even the Ratnakara mentions the "Ghantarava" It is quite possible that Ahobala took it from the Chaturdandi, and changed its thata in deference to the northern rule of avoiding tivra 'ma' in combination with the komala 'ga' and komala 'ni' Again, Chaturdandi has नतुना रितस्वरश्रुत्योर्मेदो नादिकरूपयोः। अरितमेदलयोर्द्वत्वस्वरटंकविटयोः। and Parijata has धुनय.रपु.स्वरामिधाः श्रावणत्वेन हेतुना। अहिकुंडल्यथभमेदीतिः शामसमता.