Thaat
Poorvi
A deep and distinctive thaat associated with evening gravity.
Understanding this thaat
A thaat is a parent scalar family that groups raags by shared note material. The Poorvi thaat provides a foundational set of swaras from which many distinct raags emerge, each with its own phrase grammar, mood, and performance identity. Two raags in the same thaat can sound very different depending on their aaroh, avroh, vadi, samvadi, and phrase treatment.
Browsing by thaat is one useful starting point for understanding scalar relationships, but it should not be mistaken for a complete picture of melodic identity.
Raags in Poorvi thaat
Basant
बसंत
A late-evening raag associated with spring, featuring komal Re, tivra Ma, and komal Dha.
Thaat: Poorvi
Time: Late Evening
Lalit
ललित
A luminous dawn raag with both Mas and no Pa, creating an atmosphere of awakening and devotion.
Thaat: Poorvi
Time: Dawn
Puriya Dhanashree
पूरिया धनाश्री
A majestic evening raag combining the gravity of Puriya with the presence of Pa.
Thaat: Poorvi
Time: Evening
Shree
श्री
A majestic evening raag with komal Re, tivra Ma, and komal Dha, conveying regal grandeur.
Thaat: Poorvi
Time: Evening