Hindustani / Ragas / Madhukauns
Raag Madhukauns
A raag of the Kafi thaat, Madhukauns comes into its own in the 2nd prahar of the night. It uses five swaras on the way up and five coming down. Phrases centre on Pancham - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Shadj as samvadi.
Swars: Rishabh and Dhaivat Varjya. Gandhar and Nishad Komal. Madhyam Teevra.
Raga Madhukauns
2nd Prahar of the Night (9PM to 12AM)Kafi thaatAudhav - AudhavVadi: PanchamSamvadi: Shadj
SgM̄PnṠ
ṠnPM̄gS
Pakad: S g M̄ · P M̄ g M̄ P · M̄ P n Ṡ · Ṡ n P M̄ · g M̄ g S
Sargam is written with Sa on C: komal swars are lowercase, teevra Ma is M̄, ʼ before a swar marks the lower (mandra) octave and Ṡ / ʼ after marks the upper (taar) octave. The synth plays plain notes - the gamak, meend, and andolan that bring a raag to life are what you learn in class with an expert.