Ragas and Raginis: A Pictorial and Iconographic Study of Indian Musical Modes Based on Original Sources c10.55

c10.55

(1) According to the technical meaning of the word ‘gati’ used by Pundarika, it refers to a note which moves from its normal and natural ‘śuddha’ position to a vikṛta or sharpened form by adding śrutis to its normal form. As Mr. Bhatkhande has pointed out, “Each ‘gati’ will be measured by a śruti; for instance ‘gāndhāra’ rising one śruti will be called ‘trigatikā’; when it rises two śrutis, it will be supposed to have gone up to two ‘gatis’ and so on.”