[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Ragas and Raginis: A Pictorial and Iconographic Study of Indian Musical Modes Based on Original Sources](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935) › c10.173 # Ragas and Raginis: A Pictorial and Iconographic Study of Indian Musical Modes Based on Original Sources c10.173 Rāgas and Rāginīs: A Pictorial and Iconographic Study of Indian Musical Modes Based on Original Sources c10.173 - **Language:** English ### [c10.173](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c10.173) ‘Śyām: Her body shines with the beauty of clouds; she has snatched away the picture of the figure of Kṛṣṇa (Ghana-śyām). The glitter of her yellow robes is full of beauty; she has decked her brow with specks of saffron. The damsel dallies in sweet smiles which raise new desires in one’s heart. Such is the great melody Śyām, carrying a wreath of jewels round her neck,—a captivating beauty,—as the incarnation of Cupid.’² - [Previous: c10.172](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c10.172) - [Next: c10.174](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c10.174) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c10.173](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c10.173) · Pramāṇa