RAAG YAMAN ( the king of raga))

 It is said that raag yaman was created by Ameer Khusro (1253-1325) by mixing Hindol and a Persian melody called Nairez, but raag yaman seems to be an inspiration of the folk songs of North India, like 'Sautan na jaa, na jaa more saiyaan'. 

                  Raga Yaman expresses the ultimate humility. The raga has an untainted appeal or urge of shaking off ego, haughtiness and arrogance. One can completely surrender one's soul to the ultimate, through immersing in the ecstatic melody of Yaman.

                         Yaman: ThaatKalyan

                     Type  : Sampurna

          Time of dayEarly night, 6–9Season1 

Arohana: Ni Re Ga Ma(tivra Ma i.e. Ma#) Pa Ma# Dha Ni Sa'(upper octave)

      Avarohana:Sa' Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re sa Pakad: Ni-Re-Ga-/Re-Ma-Pa-/Ma-Pa-Dha/Dha-Ni-Sa'

                Vadi: Ga  Samavadi:Ni

Alap 1:'NRG, RS-,NRGMG-,GMP-,MG-RGRS-.   

    

 'NRS-, S'NDP-, MD'NRG-, GMG-, PMGRS

Alap 2:'NRGMP-, MD NDP-,MDN S'-,S'NDP-,N

DP-, MG-RG-RS-GM'DNS-, NR. S'-, S'NDP-, MDNS  

Alap 3: MDNRS-,NRG-RS'-, S'NDP-, MDN-,MD

NRS'-GMDNR. S'-, NRG-, RS-, NRMGRGRS-, S'

NDP-,MDNS' -

                                Bandish

  Below are two simple compositions (bandish) in Raag Yaman.

Piya ki najariya jaadu bhari. This popular composition in Raag Yaman is a drut khayal. ...

Eri aali piya bin. This composition is a drut          khayal from the Agra gharana (school).