A Comparative Study of Some of the Leading Music Systems of the 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries c6.s4.35

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Translation.—The use of the "gatis" will naturally depend upon the nature of the raga proposed to be sung or played. The second "gatis" of gandhara and nishada have special names, namely "antar-gandhara" and "kakali-nishada". These names will be used whenever the ga and ni rise two srutis. The srutis fifth, sixth, eighteenth and nineteenth will never be used in any raga at all. Barring these four, the remaining eighteen will be allowed to be so used. The rise or fall by one sruti only in the mandra and tara octaves, could safely be neglected. It will not destroy the general effect of a raga. In the maddhya octave, however, it will be proper to use the prescribed sruti-swara.