Ragas and Raginis: A Pictorial and Iconographic Study of Indian Musical Modes Based on Original Sources c8.25

c8.25

The remaining melodies can be sung at any time, except that the melodies Naṭa, Gauḍī, Varāḍī, Gurjarī, Deśī are forbidden during the early part of the day, and that Bhairavī and Lalita should not be sung in the afternoon. Further exceptions are offered during the night after the tenth watch. Lastly, it is asserted that on the stage, and under royal command, singing a melody at inappropriate hours does not amount to an offence.¹ The author sums up the authority