Bhoopali


Bhoopali, also known as Bhoop, Bhopali or Bhupali, is a Hindustani classical raga. It is a pentatonic scale. Most of the songs in this raga are based on Bhakti rasa. Since it uses 5 notes, belongs to the "Audav jaati" of ragas.
The same raga in Carnatic music is known as Mohanam.
Raga Bhoopali, Raga Yaman and Raga Bhairav tend to be the three basic ragas of Hindustani music, learnt first by its students.

Theory

Karhade explains that raga Bhopali consists of just 5 notes - सा रे ग प ध.
It does not use Ma and Ni. It is said that the absence of Ni and Ma means this raga is about non-attachment.
The Introduction consists of two parts - Aaroh आरोह and Avaroha
Thereafter, with these same five notes, different combinations are made by the singer, similar to short phrases, also called "chalan".

Aroha & Avaroha

The scale of Bhopali uses only Shuddh swaras.
Gandhar - ga
Dhaivat - Dha

'''Alap'''

  1. S, D1 D1...S, R - - S...D1 S..., D1 - - - P1, S - - - D1 S - - D1 P1, P1 D1, D1 D1 S

    Pakad & Chalan

The Pakad is:
S R G R S D1 S R G
or:
S R G R S D1 S R G P G D P G R S
or:
G R P G G R S R D1 S
or:
G R S D1 S R G R P G D P G R S
Some chalans are:
  1. S R G R S D1 S R G
  2. S R G R S D1 P1
  3. P1 D1 S R G R G
  4. S R P G
  5. G R S R G P
  6. G P D P D D S’
  7. P G P D P D S’ R’ G’ R’ G’
  8. G’ R’ S’ D P G R S
Note: Normally written swaras indicate the middle octave. A swara immediately followed by 1 indicates the mandra saptak and ' indicates the taar saptak D1 S
PP D P
where the notes in parenthesis are connected by slides or sung as meend.

Bandish

This bandish is bound with Teentaal.
1 2 3 4 | 5 6 7 8 | 9 10 11 12 | 13 14 15 16 |
Asthayi:
D S D2 P | G2 R2 S R2 |
G2 _ G2 P | G2 R2 S _ |
S R2 G2 P | R2 G2 P D2 |
G2 P D2 P | G2 R2 S _ |
Antara:
G2 _ G2 G2 |P _ D2 P |
S' _ S' S' |D3 R3 S' _|
G3 G3 R3 S'|R3 R3 S' D3|
S' _ D2 P |G2 R2 S _|
The Asthayi starts with the 9th beat.

Organisation & relationships

Raga Bhoopali belongs to the Kalyan Thaat.
Related ragas: Deshkar. Shuddha Kalyan is another similar raga.

Samay (Time)

First part of night.

Rasa

Bhakti Rasa
The essence from the raga evokes the Shanti Rasa - peaceful and calming.

Film Songs based on Bhoopali

Bhoopali is a popular raga used in Indian folk songs, and thus in Hindi and other regional film songs.
Hindi: