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Seventh prahar — night · 00:00–03:00
Chandrakauns
चन्द्रकौंस
Modern variant of Malkauns with shuddha Ni (instead of komal n), evoking moonlit stillness. Deep meditation raga.
Shastra
- Thaat
- Bhairavi
- Jati
- audava
- Vadi / Samvadi
- M / S
- Primary rasa
- adbhuta
- Graha
- Moon
- Chakra
- ajna
- Ritu
- —
- Part of day
- late-night
Dosha effect
Vata -2 · Pitta -1 · Kapha ±0(−2 pacifies · +2 aggravates)
Moon-themed meditative raga — cools pitta retained from the day and deeply pacifies late-night vata.
On Moon: Name literally means 'moonlit Kauns' — explicit Chandra attribution in the raga-ragini tradition.
Recordings (4)
Aalaap
Unmetered exploration of the raga's sonic shape.
Chandrakauns Aalaap
bansuri · 9.2 MB
Full rendition
Complete rendition — aalaap, bandish, and development.
4K | 2025 | Raag Chandrakauns | Dr Gurinder Singh Batala Wale | Dasam Bani | Guru Har Rai Studio
vocal
