Purvi

This article is about the raga. For other uses, see Poorvi (disambiguation). For other uses, see Purvi (disambiguation).

Purvi or Poorvi (IAST: Pūrvī) is a raga in Hindustani classical music that exemplifies its own thaat, the Poorvi thaat. Purvi has a deeply serious, quiet and somewhat mystical character. It is uncommon in performances nowadays.

Purv Purvi

Thaat	Poorvi[1]
Type	Sampurna-Sampurna Vakra[1]
Time of day	4th Prahar of the day (3pm-6pm)[1]
Arohana	Ṇ Ṟ G M̄ P Ḏ N Ṡ
Avarohana	Ṡ N Ḏ P M̄ G M G Ṟ S[1]
Pakad	S Ṟ G M̄ G M G M̄ Ḏ P N Ḏ P G M̄ P M̄ G M G Ṟ S[1]
Chalan	S Ṟ G M̄ G M G M̄ Ḏ P N Ḏ P G M̄ P M̄ G M G Ṟ S[1]
Vadi	G[1]
Samavadi	N[1]

Aroha & Avaroha

Arohana: Ṇ Ṟ G M̄ P Ḏ N Ṡ

Thus: C D-flat E F-sharp G A-flat B C+

In German: C Des E Fis G Aes H C+

In Arohana, S and P are often avoided, specially in fast taans.

Avarohana: Ṡ N Ḏ P M̄ G M G Ṟ S^[1]

Vadi & Samavadi

Vadi : Ga^[1]

Samvadi : Ni^[1]

Pakad or Chalan

S Ṟ G M̄ G M G M̄ Ḏ P N Ḏ P G M̄ P M̄ G M G Ṟ S^[1]

Organization & Relationships

Thaat: Purvi is the main raga of Purvi Thaat.

Samay (Time)

4th Prahar of the day (3pm-6pm)^[1]

Film Songs

Language: Hindi

Song	Film	Composer	Singer	Lyricist
Bahut Shukriya Badi Meherbani	Ek Musafir Ek Hasina	O. P. Nayyar	Mohammed Rafi & Asha Bhosle	S. H. Bihari

Language: Tamil

Song	Movie	Composer	Singer
Amba Manamkanindhu	Sivakavi	Papanasam Sivan	M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar
Yezhu Swarangalukul(Ragamalika with Sindhubairavi, khamboji)	Apoorva Raagangal	M. S. Viswanathan	Vani Jairam
Neerada Neram	Vaira Nenjam
Arpudha Kalaidhan	Idhaya Nayagan	Deva
Intha Nimisham	Hello (1999 film)		Hariharan, K.S. Chitra
Thenthoovum Vasandham	Vaidehi Kalyanam		Mano, K.S. Chitra
Rojavai Thaalattum	Ninaivellam Nithya	Illayaraja	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Kaadhal Ennum Kaaviyam	Vattathukkul Chaduram		Jikki
Piraye Piraye	Pithamagan		Madhu Balakrishnan
Om Sivoham	Naan Kadavul		Vijay Prakash
Ninnaichcharan Adainthen	Bharathi		Bombay Jayashree
Yenna Varam Vendum	Nandhavana Theru		Mano, Lekha, Sindhu Devi
Sree Ramavaarai	Sri Rama Rajyam		Chinmayi, Sakyath
Nalam Paaduven	Kanmaniye Pesu	Raveendran	S. Janaki
Hai Rama	Rangeela	A. R. Rahman	Hariharan, Swarnalatha
Athini Sithini	Thenali		Hariharan, Chitra Sivaraman, Kamal Haasan
Macha Machiniye	Star		Unni Menon
Oh Nenjame	Paasakanal	S. A. Rajkumar	K. J. Yesudas, Sunandha
Adi kadhal Enpathu	Ennavalle		Hariharan
En Vanam Neethana	Dhinamdhorum	Oviyan	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Shenoy Balesh
Or Aayiram Yaanai	Nandhaa	Yuvan Shankar Raja	P. Unnikrishnan
Amma Endralle			Illayaraja
Poovum Malarnthida	Swarnamukhi	Swararaj	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha
Kangal Theduthey	Manathodu Mazhaikalam	Karthik Raja	Sadhana Sargam, Jassie Gift
Or Mirugam	Paradesi	G. V. Prakash Kumar	V. V. Prasanna, Pragathi Guruprasad

Related Ragas

Puriya Dhanashree

Rasa

Raga-Kalpadruma: Charming and beautiful, scantily dressed, lotus-eyed Puravi appears at the end of the day. Idle and sleepy, she suffers from the pangs of separation and dreams only of her lover.^[2]

Cattvarimsacchata-Raga-Nirupanam: Master of archery, seated on an elephant and dressed in white, Purvika has a splendid body and is served by all the different varnas.^[2]

Raga-Sagara: I remember Purvika dressed in a garment woven with threads of gold. Fair and charming like the moon, she holds a cup of wine and a parrot in her hands and she is served by women who are graceful and lively like the young deer. The head of her lover rests in her lap.^[2]

Historical Information

Poorvi is an old traditional raga, which originated in the eastern part of India. Its ancient precursor Purvagauda had a similar scale to modern Bhairav (S r G m P d N). Poorvi itself does not appear in the literature before the 16th century. It is one of the 14 original composition of the legend Tansen.