Janya raga-s can be classified into varjya raga-s, vakra raga-s, upanga raga-s and bhashanga raga-s. In this instalment of Ask SRJ, we deal with varjya and vakra raga-s.

Varjya raga-s

Janya raga-s need not be sampoorna either in the arohana or avarohana or both taken together. One or two or sometimes even three swara-s may be absent or deleted. This aspect is technically known as varjya. Varjya raga-s are of three varieties: arohana varjya, avarohana varjya and ubhaya varjya – with both arohana and avarohana varjya. Besides these three, there are also krama varjya and vakra varjya raga-s.

Krama varjya raga-s can be sampoorna, shadava, audava, or swarantara.