Patdeep is a raag of the late afternoon, close kin to Bhimpalasi: the same komal Ga, the same climb without Re, but its Ni is shuddh. That bright Ni, rising to Sa, makes Patdeep sweeter and lighter than its neighbour, and it is a favourite on the bansuri. Bhatkhande placed it in Kafi thaat.
Hear it
How it moves
Pa is Patdeep's vadi and Sa its samvadi.
Its hour
Patdeep belongs to the fourth prahar of the day, from 3 to 6 in the afternoon, with Bhimpalasi.
On the bansuri
- S
- R
- G
- M
- P
- D
- N
- S
- Shuddh Ni rising to Sa is Patdeep's brightest moment: keep it high and clear.
- Komal Ga, low and soft, is its other colour: the contrast between them is the raag.
Look-alikes
Kirwani has Patdeep's swaras but for one: a komal Dha, which opens the wide step to shuddh Ni.
Practise it
- Long notes on Pa and Sa, and on shuddh Ni.
- The aaroh and avaroh, slowly.
- The pakad and the phrases.
Meend starts it with Aaroh–Avaroh, Pakad, Aalap and Bandish, 27 minutes a day, and listens as you play: each swara of the notation lit as it is played, the time kept, a lotus grown petal by petal.
Questions
What is the difference between Patdeep and Bhimpalasi?
Patdeep's Ni is shuddh; Bhimpalasi's is komal. Both leave out Re going up and belong to the late afternoon.
Which thaat is Patdeep in?
Kafi, by Bhatkhande's placing, though its shuddh Ni is not Kafi's.