Raag Vrindavani Sarang
राग वृंदावनी सारंग
Kafi thaat Also spelled: Brindavani Sarang, Brindabani Sarang, Vrindabani Sarang
A midday raga of the Sarang family, built from just five notes. Its resting points on Re and Pa, and its use of both nishads, are what identify it.
- Thaat (parent scale)
- Kafi
- Jati (type)
- Audav – Audav · 5 notes up, 5 down
- Vadi (king note)
- Re (Rishabh)
- Samvadi (minister note)
- Pa (Pancham)
- Varjya swara (omitted)
- Ga, Dha
- Time of singing
- Second quarter of the day (midday)
Scale and structure
Key rule: Ga and Dha are omitted entirely. Shuddha Ni in the ascent, komal Ni in the descent.
Aaroha (ascent)
नि (मंद्र) सा रे म प नि सां
Avaroha (descent)
सां नि॒ प म रे सा
Pakad (catch phrase)
नि (मंद्र) सा रे, म रे, प म रे, नि (मंद्र) सा
Sargam is given in Devanagari, as it is written in practice — a line beneath a note marks it komal (flat), and (मंद्र) marks the lower octave.
Other ragas in Kafi thaat
Learning this with a teacher
These pages will take you a long way on theory. The singing needs a guru — live online classes, one level at a time, with exam preparation built in.