Baradi

Baradi (Odia: ବରାଡ଼ି, romanized: barādi) is a rāga belonging to the tradition of Odissi music.^[1][2][3] Falling under the meḷa Barādi,^[4] the raga uses komala rusabha, komala dhaibata and tibra madhyama swaras and is traditionally associated with the karuṇa rasa.^[5] The raga is mentioned in treatises such as the Gita Prakasa^[6] and Sangita Narayana.^[7][5] This raga has been used by the 12th-century Odia composer Jayadeva in his Gita Govinda along with its angaraga Desa Barādi.^[8]

Baradi

Odia script	ବରାଡ଼ି
Melā	Baradi
Jati	Sampurna - Sampurna
Badi	Gandhara
Sambadi	Nisada
Anga Ragas	Desa Baradi, Mangala Baradi
Allied Ragas	Ramakeri

Structure

An ancient raga, Baradi has been used by hundreds of poet-composers for well-over the past many centuries.^[9] The raga is sampurna or heptatonic in its aroha and abaroha (ascent and descent). Its aroha-abaroha are given below :

Aroha : S r G M P d N S

Abaroha : S N d P M G r S

The raga dwells or does nyasa on the gandhara, as per tradition and evokes a solemn mood (ପବିତ୍ର ପରିବେଶ).^[8]

Compositions

Some of the well-known traditional compositions in this raga include :

• Sajani Tora Dharuchi Kara by Banamali Dasa^[10]
• Manasija Mana Mohana by Gopalakrusna Pattanayaka^[11]