A Comparative Study of Some of the Leading Music Systems of the 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries c3.s4: (8) Megha
A Comparative Study of Some of the Leading Music Systems of the 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries c3.s4
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(8) Megha
c3.s4.1
धनिषादौ च शार्ङ्गस्य वर्णितस्य गमौ यदि ।
भवेतां रागराजन्यौ मेघरागः प्रजायते ॥
c3.s4.2
Translation — In the Megha Thata the dhaivata and nishada, will be those of Saranga, and the gandhara and madhyama will be the same as used in the Kamat Thata
c3.s4.3
Observation — The retention of dhaivata and nishada of Saranga merely means that both nishadas have to be used in the megha scale The 'ga' and 'ma' of Kamat would mean tivratara 'ga' and shuddha 'ma' practically In the Saranga Thata there were two madhyamas (tivra and komal), but no gandhara The ati-tivratama 'ga' was only another name for Shuddha 'ma' The difference, therefore, between the Megha and Saranga scales, will be clearly seen Our modern shuddha 'dha' of the Kafi Thata does not appear in the Megha scale