Jaijaivanti

Raga Jaijaivanti also spelled as Jaijaiwanti is a rāga[1] in Hindustani classical music in Khamaj thaat. According to the Guru Granth Sahib, this raga is a mixture of two other ragas - Bilaval and Sorath. This raga has not been mentioned in any ancient Indian classical scriptures on music. It is also not mentioned in the ragamalas at the end of Granth Sahib.[2]

Features

Raga Jaijaivanti is sung during the first prahar of the night - from six to nine in the evening. Its season of recitation is summer or grishma. It is noted to have been composed by Guru Tegh Bahadur.[2]

Composition

Aaroha: Re ga(komal) re sa, re ga(shuddh), ma pa dha pa, ni sa
Avroha: Sa ni(komal) dha pa, dha ma ga re, re ga(komal) re sa

"Possible notes" : Ni Sa Dha NI(komal) Re, Re Ga(Komal) Re Sa,

                : Pa Re Ga(komal) Re Sa, Ma Pa Ni(shuddh) Re (tar saptak) Ni(komal) Dha Pa, Dha Ma Ga Re, Re Ga(komal) Re Sa

References

  1. Mackenzie, Sir Compton; Stone, Christopher. The Gramophone. 77, Issues 915-918. p. 100.
  2. 2.0 2.1 1, Sukhbir Singh Kapoor & Mohinder Kaur Kapoor. Vol. (2002). Guru Granth Sahib : an advance study. New Delhi: Hemkunt Press. ISBN 9788170103172.