YOGI BHANU

Astro sound
therapy with
Indian classical
music - Raga

We know how beautiful the effect of

melodies can bring us into. It can
completely change our mood and
feeling to something else. Every sound
that we listen creates a sensation in our
body and creates a visual impression of
particular that time or a vision of the
past comes because of the sound or a
melody.

This study will dive deep into and take

you into the understanding of astrology
and Indian classical music works
together in harmony.

Medicinal Astro sound therapy

approach which bases on Vedic
astrology and Indian classical music.
An integrated approach of both
therapies combing the element of space
and its sound to bring the
transformational experience in our life.

The significance of
Indian classical
music is based on
understanding
that everything is
vibration, such as
Om. From that om
produces all the
sounds. Every
matter which is in
the space is having
vibrations.

Here in this blog, I’m bringing out an

interesting science. We will understand
the relationship between planets,
zodiac signs, and Svaras (musical
note). The essence of this piece of the
study lies in the strong influence of a
harmonized and complex forms of
sound as Ragas known in Indian music
that effectively stimulate physical,
physic-chemical, and biochemical
reactions through the medium of the
abstract form of the human psyche and
surrounding context.

The total cosmos is a larger unit,

believed to be formed with a big sound
that enforces the elements to unite,
disperse to transform, or to make the
complex elemental world that of ours.
Each form of sound, element, and
compound has a special sound attached
with, so as each human being. Hence, a
way of performing a harmonized
complex group of sounds influences on
the abstract sphere of human beings to
the physical forms of energy that exist
in the entire universe.

The whole cosmos is formed on

vibrations, what we are seeing and
hearing are the forms of vibrations.
Even when we see them as simply
vibrations it will appear that how our
emotions, psychic nature is associated
with the vibrations. We use their root
sound to bring the result of the desire
for spiritual awakening and fulling the
purpose of your soul.

Ragas

"Ragas" (the word Raga means "color"

or "mood" in Sanskrit) refer to the
melodious modes used in Classical
Indian music. Each raga rests on five or
more notes upon which a melody is
built. Ragas can also denote specific
melodies as well. The tradition of
Classical Indian music believes that
ragas awaken different emotions or
"moods" in people. Therefore, its
"pictures" the experience of the
listener. Ragas are usually sung
according to different seasons or times
of the day. For instance, Malhar raga
groups are played during the Monsoon
season. Classical Indian Music is
always built on ragas. Even non-
traditional Indian music such as
popular film songs can base its
compositions on ragas.

"Ragini" is a term used to refer to the

"female" counterpart of ragas. Even
though notes do make up an important
portion of the ragas, they cannot
constitute the raga by themselves.
Ragas are beyond scales. Many ragas
share the same scale too.

In Indian classical music

there are:
12 Swaras
7 Shuddha SA RE GA MA
PA DHA NI

1 Sa

2 Re

3 Ga

4 Ma

5 Pa

6 Dh

7 Ni

5 Vikrut re ga ma’ dha ni

1 re

2 ga

3 ma

4 dh

5 ni

SA and PA always remain shudh (pure)

Two of the seven notes, Sa and Pa are

unchanging.
The other four notes, Re, Ga, Dha, and
Ni can go down half a tone to create
four new notes. These are called Komal
Re, Komal Ga, Komal Dha and Komal
Ni respectively. Finally, the note Ma
can be raised half a tone to create Tivra
Ma.

Ragas that use Komal notes are usually

more romantic in nature and create
nostalgic feelings, pleasing the human
spirit. This is similar to the minor
mode in Western Classical Music. By
contrast, the ragas using the Tivra Ma
express dynamism and action, similar
to the major mode in the West.

Now let us see the relationship between

the zodiac and Swaras

12 Zodiac signs

There are 12 zodiac sign and also 12

Swaras. Each swara is associated to
zodiac sign. Means that every zodiac
sign is a sound (swara) or has a sound.
Every zodiac sound represents its own
vibrations. How do we know that which
swara is for which house?

1 Ar

2 Ta

3 Ge

4 Ca

5 Le

6 Vi

7 Lib

8 Sc

9 Sa

10 Ca

11 Aq

12 Pis

7 planets
5 retros gradable: mercury, Venus,
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
2 no/retrograde(unchangeable) sun
and moon

1 Sun

2 Mercu

3 Venus

4 Mars

5 Moon

6 Jupite

7 Saturn

Sun and moon

Which is also SA and PA, because they
always remain sure. They only own one
zodiac sign. And other 5 planets get 10
zodiac signs. Each planet owns two
zodiac signs.

Aries Scorpio

Taurus Libra

Gemini Virgo

Vancer

Leo

Sagittarius Pisces

Capricorn Aquarius

Let’s see in the chart how they

associated 
There are seven svara’s and seven
planets

Planet

Sun

Mercury

Venus

Mars

Moon

Jupiter

Saturn

Now 5 Svara are changeable except sa

and pa. 
Each planet owns Sudha and Komal
Svaras as their two zodiac signs.

Zodiac Komal

Leo

Gemini Re

Taurus Ga

Aries ma’

Cancer

Sagittarius dha

Aquarius ni

Both astrology and music have curing

effects in medical parlance.
A weak planet causing physical or
mental hardship can be rid of by
strengthening the planet with relevant
Chanting of mantras or slokha, raga
and Svara.

Zodiac Zodi
(shudh) (Kom

Sa Leo

Re Gemini Re Virgo

Ga Taurus Ga Libra

Ma Aries ma’ Scorp

Pa Cancer

Dha Sagittarius dha Pisce

Ni Aquarius ni Capr

Similarly, there are ragas which are

stated to give relief for the ailments. On
the basis of this understanding, we
read your musical astrology how
planets will sound in your life, and also,
we this a medical therapy to bring
astrology and sound together.  to give
the right raga for wellbeing. 

In every raga, there is Svara which

more emphasized and which are
neglected sometimes to form various
compositions of music. It’s the same as
what planets are doing sometimes they
are in full authority when they are in
emphasized state and sometimes, they
are not. we here try to bring the science
out from this to able to give different
compositions to the person with what
they want to bring in their life. 

Through studying the astrology chart,

we generate a study or reports of
channelizing the energy of those
planets with help of sounds or ragas. 

Some of the ragas associated with

zodiac sign.

Sign Sw

Aries Ma

Taurus Ga

Gemini Re

Cancer Pa

Leo Sa

Virgo Re

Libra Ga

Scorpio Ma

Sagittarius Dha

Capricorn Ni

Aquarius Ni

Pisces Dha

Understanding
the therapy

In sound astrology, we see which are

the planets associated with zodiac signs
and how is their relationship. Based on
the calculations of stronger and weaker
planets Svaras and ragas can be given
to listen to increase the strength of the
planet if its week.
Each raga has vadi and samvadi

Vadi / samvadi in raga

The different notes (swara) of the rag

have different levels of significance. 
The note which is strongly emphasized
is referred to as the vadi.  Another note
which is strong but only slightly less so
is the samvadi.  A note which is neither
emphasized nor de-emphasized is
called anuvadi.  Notes which are de-
emphasized are referred to as being
durbal, while notes which are excluded
are called vivadi.

Similarly in the planet also it is very

similar when they are in full control
and when they are not. means when
they are in samvadi, vadi, anuvadi or
durbal.

Ragas are compositions between the

specific Svara based on basis of
vadi/samvadi. In astrospace also
planets are constantly changing their
place to create a musical raga. When
the planet is in full control, that defines
it is in vadi condition. When the planet
is in low power can be said it is in
samvadi and when it is completely in a
null state it can be in durbal state. 

Sign Swara Raga

1 Vadi Emphasized

2 Samvadi Less
emphasized

3 Anuvadi Neither
emphasized
or de-
emphasized

4 Vivadi Excluded
 5 Durbal De
emphasized

Vadi swara is also helpful to identify

the appropriate time for singing or
playing a raga. If the vadi swara of a
raga is from the purvanga part of the
saptak i.e., “Sa Re Ga Ma”, then it is
called purvanga vaadi raaga and
usually, the time for singing or playing
purvanga vaadi raagas is from 12 pm to
12 am. For example, ragas like
Bhimpalasi, Pilu, Purvi, Marwa,
Yaman, Bhoopali, and Bageshree etc.
have purvanga vadi swara and so the
time for singing and playing these
ragas is between 12 pm to 12 am.

Sign Swara Raga

Purvanga Utranga
vaadi vadi

Svara SA RE GA MA’ PA
MA DHA NI

Time 12PM TO 12 AM
12 AM 12 PM

Planets Sun, Mars,

Mercury, Moon,
Venus, Jupiter,
Mars Saturn

In the same way, if the vaadi swara of a

raaga is from the utranga part of the
saptak i.e., “Ma Pa Dha Ni” then it is
classed as a utraanga vaadi raaga and
the time for singing or playing utraanga
vaadi ragas is from 12 am to 12 pm. For
example, ragas in Hindustani classical
music like Bhairav, Bhairavi, Bilawal,
Kalingada, Sohini, and Asavari, etc.
have utraanga vaadi Swara and so the
time for singing or playing these ragas
is between 12 am to 12 pm.

Vaadi Swara, along with the Samvadi

Swara of a raga, usually brings out the
uniqueness of the raga and its bhāva
(mood) and rasa (emotion).

Let’s use for example with Saturn:

In a birth chart of somebody suppose
Saturn is not in the right place or is at a
weaker position. How the strength of
Saturn can be increased will be
depending the Svara associated with
Saturn which is NI and ni. A melody
composition based on the vadi or
samvadi Svara of ni the strength of
Saturn can be increased. 

Now, this can also be dangerous if

Saturn is placed in the enemy house.
suppose it is situated with the sun then
increasing the strength of Saturn will
create problem with sun. so, lot of
factors have to be considered to
prescribe a raga remedy for someone.

Saturn is the last Svara as Ni and also

in Vedic astrology it is the last planet,
slow and cold.
Saturn own the houses of Aquarius and
Capricorn.
And the Svara associated to it is Ni for
Aquarius and ni for Capricorn.
When in raga if NI is samvadi then
those ragas will increase the strength of
the planet and brings the power of the
planet in their life.

Suppose Ni is vivadi, in a raga then it

there no energy or force from that
planet in the compositions. There is no
energy of that planet. When we look at
the birth chart of the person it gives the
blue print of the astrospace and
studying that we can know which
planet is (on the basis of Vedic
astrology).  This allows us also to
integrate many different charts and
their placements of the planets with
houses giving a deeper insight about
the chart.  based on that study several
ragas can be given to the person to
listen. or even to bring desired effect.

How to find a raga?

To able to know that first we have to
know on what bases raga are
designed. They are designed basically
into 10 different. That's A thaat is a
"mode", a type of scale, in Hindustani
music.
Thaat always have 7 pitches and are a
basis for the organizing & classifying
raags of Hindustani classical music.
Thaat system was invented by Vishnu
Narayan Bhatkhande (1860-1936).
Bhatkhande was first Indian
musicologist who wrote the modern
treatise on Hindustani Classical Music,
an art which was propagated mostly
through oral traditions.

at Sargam Raaga Vadi Sam

wal SA RE Alhaiya Dha G

GA bilawal
MA
PA
DHA
NI SA

rav SA Re AHIR MA S
GA BHAIRAV
MA
PA
Dha
NI SA

ARI SA RE JAUNPURI Dha G

Ga MA
PA
Dha
Ni SA

RAVI SA Re RAAG MA S
Ga MA BHAIRAVI
PA
Dha
Ni

FI SA RE RAAG PA S
Ga MA KAFI
PA
DHA
Ni SA

AN SA RE RAAG GA DH
GA BHOPALI
MA’PA
DHA
NI SA

MAJ SA RE DESH RE P
GA
MA
PA
DHA
Ni SA

WA SA Re PURIYA Re DH
GA KALYAN
MA’
PA
DHA
NI SA

In the above chart, you will be seeing

various planets which are powering the
effect of raga based on vadi and
samvadi, similarly many other studies
can be brought into considerations.
Like time of the raga. which is again
based on the vadi Svara. also, from
which family it belongs to (jati)

JATI IN SARAGAM

The word "jati" or "jati" literally means

a "caste" or "collection; as such it has
numerous musical and non-musical
usages.  In the musical sense it can
mean a rhythmic pattern, an ancient
musical mode, or the number of notes
in a modern mode.  It is this latter
definition that we will deal with here.
The number of notes in the rag is
significant, for not everyone uses all
seven notes.  Normally, a rag will
consist of either five, six, or a full seven
notes. 

A five-note rag is said to be an

audhav jati; 
a six-note rag is said to be shadav
jati; 
and one of seven notes is said to be
sampurna jati. 
Furthermore, rags may be mixed
jati.

That is to say that there may be

different jati for the ascending and
descending structures. In Astro sound
therapy if someone has a weaker planet
or stronger planet in the wrong place in
their birth chart through the study of
the raga and planets and its vadi,
samvadi, jati one can prescribe or can
conclude a raga to balance the effect of
it.

To able to do that one can listen or sing

that particular raga according to its
time. this helps in balancing, reducing,
or increasing the tremendous effect of
the planet. This study is generated to
give you an understanding of how
Indian classical music is in relation to
the cosmic fields and that is why
specific ragas can bring specific results.
Previously we have heard stories when
people are singing and they have the
ability to bring the rain. It is completed
related to the astrospace frequency
when they come to align with the
sounds you create vibrations and it
resonates with those elements to able
to create from nothing.

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