[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) › c10.6 # Ragas and Raginis: A Pictorial and Iconographic Study of Indian Musical Modes Based on Original Sources c10.6 Rāgas and Rāginīs: A Pictorial and Iconographic Study of Indian Musical Modes Based on Original Sources c10.6 - **Language:** English ### [c10.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c10.6) able indication as to the presiding deity of each melody is in the text of the \*Sangīta-ratnākara\* (13th century). The jāti-rāgas are not assigned to any presiding spirits, but the rāga-gītis described in the rāga-vivekādhyāya are invariably assigned to its protective divinity. Thus the Suddha-sādhārita melody has for its god, the sun (\*ravi-daivatā\*), the ṣaḍja-grāma rāga has for its god, Bṛhaspati (\*guru-daivatā\*), Śuddha-kaiśika, has for its lord, the Earth (\*bhauma-vallabha\*): Mālava-kaiśika is to be sung for the pleasure of Keśava (\*Keśava-prītyaye\*) its protective deity. Bhinna-ṣaḍja, has for its deity the four-faced god Brahmā (\*caturānana daivatā\*). Takka (Taṅka) rāga is sung for the pleasure of Rudra (\*mude rudrasya\*). Hindola has for its lord the god Makara-dhvaja, the Indian Cupid, the dolphin-bannered god (\*makara-dhvaja-vallabha\*). Kakubha is assigned to the god of Death (\*Yama-daivataḥ\*); and so on. Though the protective deities are indicated, their pictures, or images are not described in the text of Śārṅgadeva in any prayer-formulas in the shape of descriptive verses (\*dhyānas\*) such as we find in the later texts. - [Previous: c10.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c10.5) - [Next: c10.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c10.7) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c10) ## Cites (1) - [Saṅgītaratnākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.sangita.sangraha.ratnakara.sangitaratnakara) — Śārṅgadeva, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c10.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c10.6) · Pramāṇa