# Purvi

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.

## 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

## Vadi & Samavadi

Vadi : Ga
Samvadi : Ni

## 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

## Organization & Relationships

Thaat: Purvi is the main raga of Purvi Thaat.

## Samay (Time)

4th Prahar of the day (3pm-6pm)

## 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 | M. S. Viswanathan | Vani Jairam |
| Arpudha Kalaidhan | Idhaya Nayagan | Deva | Vani Jairam |
| Intha Nimisham | Hello (1999 film) | Deva | Hariharan, K.S. Chitra |
| Thenthoovum Vasandham | Vaidehi Kalyanam | Deva | Mano, K.S. Chitra |
| Rojavai Thaalattum | Ninaivellam Nithya | Illayaraja | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki |
| Kaadhal Ennum Kaaviyam | Vattathukkul Chaduram | Illayaraja | Jikki |
| Piraye Piraye | Pithamagan | Illayaraja | Madhu Balakrishnan |
| Om Sivoham | Naan Kadavul | Illayaraja | Vijay Prakash |
| Ninnaichcharan Adainthen | Bharathi | Illayaraja | Bombay Jayashree |
| Yenna Varam Vendum | Nandhavana Theru | Illayaraja | Mano,Lekha, Sindhu Devi |
| Sree Ramavaarai | Sri Rama Rajyam | Illayaraja | Chinmayi,Sakyath |
| Nalam Paaduven | Kanmaniye Pesu | Raveendran | S. Janaki |
| Hai Rama | Rangeela | A. R. Rahman | Hariharan, Swarnalatha |
| Athini Sithini | Thenali | A. R. Rahman | Hariharan, Chitra Sivaraman, Kamal Haasan |
| Macha Machiniye | Star | A. R. Rahman | Unni Menon |
| Oh Nenjame | Paasakanal | S. A. Rajkumar | K. J. Yesudas,Sunandha |
| Adi kadhal Enpathu | Ennavale | S. A. Rajkumar | Hariharan |
| En Vanam Neethana | Dhinamdhorum | Oviyan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam,Shenoy Balesh |
| Or Aayiram Yaanai | Nandha | Yuvan Shankar Raja | P. Unnikrishnan |
| Amma Endralle | Nandha | Yuvan Shankar Raja | 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.
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.
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.

## 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.