Durga is a raga in Hindustani Classical music. It shares some features with Shuddha Saveri of Carnatic music (such as the note positions), but is significantly different from it in terms of the sancharas of the raga.

Unless mentioned otherwise, notes refer to the concept of notes in Indian classical music, called ‘swara’ in Hindustani. Durga raga evokes the sringara rasa – romantic love.

Technical description Feature Detail Notes Jati / Nature Audav-Audav 5 Notes on both Aaroh and Avroh Aroha Sa Re Ma Pa Dha Sa सा रे म प ध सा^ Avaroha Sa Dha Ma, Pa Dha Ma, Re Dha. Sa सा^ ध म, प ध म, रे ध_ सा Pancham should not be a resting note in Avroh Pakad Re Ma Pa Dha, Ma Pa Dha, Ma Re, Sa Re Dha. Sa Vadi Ma Samvadi Sa Poorvang-Uttarang Poorvang The vadi swar M is present in the lower half of the saptak (octave) i.e. S R G M. Thaat Bilawal

Notes and features All swaras used are suddha Gandhar and Nishad are not used.

Example composition R m P D; P D m; m P D D m; D m P D S'; D D S' S' D D m; m P D; m R, D S; Here m is Shuddha Madhyam, M is Madhyam but this is not used in Durga at all.

Samay (time) Second Prahar of night : 9:00 p.m. to midnight ()

Comparable to Malhar Durga has the same notes as Malhar, another popular raag and one of old pedigree. The aural experience of both are significantly different. Technically, they are made apart by the use of rishabh (Re). Durga is also readily distinguished by its salient use of the phrase Sa Re Dha Sa

1) Common phrase Re Pa, distinguished by the use of Re Both Durga and Malhar have the Re Pa pairing (), however, the Re Pa cohort in Malhar involves a repetition of Re twice or thrice. More importantly the Re has a kaṇ of shuddha madhyam. (ma) Malhar: Ma Re Re Re[ma] Pa Durga: Ma Pa Dha Sa’ Re Dha Pa Dha Ma Re Pa. Here, in Malhar, the transition between Re to Pa, the Re has a kaṇ of ma, and is not independently pronounced. The ma is shown stuck to Re in square brackets. Stylistically, the duplication of ‘Re’ is also noted.

2) Different phrases Also present in the pakad of the raag, Sa Re, Dha Sa is the quintessential phrase of Durga, which is not present in Malhar. (dha denotes dhaivat (dha) of the lower octave i.e. mandra saptak)

Jaldhar Kedar Jaldhar Kedar is a variant of, the major raag Kedar, and a part of the raagang of its namesake.

Film songs SongMovieComposerArtists Geet Gaya Pattharon NeGeet Gaya Patharon NeRamlal Hirapanna ChowdhuryAsha Bhosle Chanda Re Mori Patiya Le JaBanjaarin(1960 film)Chand PardesiMukesh (singer) & Lata Mangeshkar Brindavan Ka Krishna KanhaiyaMiss Mary (1957 film)Hemant KumarLata Mangeshkar & Mohammed Rafi Hum Intezar KarengeBahu BegumRoshan (music director)Mohammed Rafi Hoga Tumse Pyara KaunZamane Ko Dikhana HaiR D BurmanShailendra Singh

Bollywood songs Geet gaya pattharo ne - Geet Gaya Patharon Ne (1964) Chanda re mori patiya le ja - Banjaarin Vrindavan ka Krishna Kanhaiya - Miss Mary Hum intezaar karenge – Bahu Begam Be Nazaara - Mom Hoga Tumse Pyara Kaun - Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai

Language:Tamil Note that the following songs are composed in Shuddha Saveri, the equivalent of raga Durga in Carnatic music. SongMovieComposerSingerSithaye Ye SithayeSivakaviPapanasam SivanM. K. Thyagaraja BhagavatharVaadikkai MaranthathumKalyana ParisuA. M. RajahA. M. Rajah, P. SusheelaManjal MugamKarnanViswanathan–RamamoorthyP. SusheelaAadiyile Perukkeduthu AadivarumRadha (1973)M. S. ViswanathanSwararaaga (Ragamalika:ShuddhaSaveri, Shivaranjani)Andha 7 NaatkalP. Jayachandran, Vani JairamPoonthendral KaatrragaAval Oru KavarimaanR. RamanujamMalaysia V. Sarangapani, P. SusheelaRadha Radha Nee EngeMeendum KokilaIllayarajaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. JanakiKovilmani Osai Kizhakke Pogum RailMalaysia Vasudevan, S. JanakiKadhal MayakamPudhumai PennP. Jayachandran, SunandhaRettai Killigal Ore Oru GramathileyK.J. Yesudas, K. S. ChithraMalargalil Adum ilamaiKalyanaramanS. P. SailajaAsai Kiliyey Naan SolliTheertha KaraiyinileManoSithakathi pookale RajakumaranS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. ChithraNattu Vacha RojaAranmanai KiliP. SusheelaManamagale ManamagaleThevar MaganMinmini, Swarnalatha, SindhujaSandiyare SandiyareVirumaandiShreya GhoshalManasaoramAyyanSriram Parthasarathy, Sadhana SargamMaanada KodiMuthal VasanthamS. JanakiUnakagave Naan Uyir VazhigirenRasigan Oru RasigaiRaveendranVanakkiliyeKalloori VaasalDevaKottungadi KummiSurieyanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. JanakiEn Uyir ThozhiyeKangalal Kaidhu SeiA. R. RahmanUnni Menon, ChinmayiSollitharavaa SollitharavaaMajaaVidyasagarMadhu Balakrishnan, Sadhana SargamAthikaalaiyil SevalaiNee Varuvai EnaS. A. RajkumarP. Unnikrishnan, SujathaMurali NagadevathaiHamsalekhaP. Unnikrishnan, K. S. ChithraO Maha ZeeyaTamizh PadamKannanHariharan, Shweta

References

External links More details about raga Durga Durga, ITC Sangeet Research Academy