Bhimpalasi or Bheempalasi (also known as Bheempalas or Bheempalashree) is a Hindustani classical raga. The Carnatic Music equivalent of this raga is Abheri.
Raga Bhimpalasi belongs to the Kafi Thaat.
The raga has komal Ni and Ga. Rishabh ((re)second) and dhaivat ((Dha)sixth) are skipped in ÃÂroha (ascending) passages, but are given due importance when descending (avroha). Since the scale has 5 notes ascending and all 7 descending, the resulting jÃÂti is AudavâÂÂSampà «rá¹Âa. It is performed in the early afternoon, from 12:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. (the third prahar of the day).
Use of dhaivat(dha) and rishabh(ray) is symmetrical in that both are approached via the succeeding notes (D from á¹Â, and R from ). is sung with a kaá¹Â-svara (grace note) of M. Similarly, á¹ is sung with a kaá¹Â-svara from S.
A bandish is a composition in Hindustani classical music. Both of the following bandishes are examples of Bhimpalasi.
This bandish is set in Teental. Pandit Jasraj is known for having sung this particular bandish; it is also in the repertoire of Sanjeev Abhyankar.
The Bandish Initials(Bandish Name): "GÃÂo BajÃÂo Sab Mil ÃÂtàUmaá¹ g So"
The Bandish is set in tÃÂla Ektal
Related/similar ragas:
The madhyam (fourth) is the most important note. It is also a nyÃÂsa-svara (resting note) with emphasized elaboration around this note - .
Note that the following songs are composed in Abheri, the equivalent of raga Bhimpalasi in Carnatic music.