बगवत् प्रिय

Raag Bagavat Priya is a complete scale with all 7 notes in both ascent and descent raga in the Carnatic classical music tradition.. With its Sampurna-Sampurna jati structure, this raag creates a distinctive tonal landscape. The predominant rasa is Peace/Tranquility (शांत), making it suitable for compositions that evoke peaceful, meditative emotions. It is traditionally performed during evening hours, and its melodic contour offers rich possibilities for alapana, kalpanaswaram, and creative improvisation.

As part of the rich tapestry of Indian classical music, Raag Bagavat Priya represents the deep connection between melodic structure and emotional expression that defines the Carnatic tradition.

Raag Bagavat Priya (Bhagavat Priya, 'beloved of the Divine') derives its name from the Sanskrit 'bhagavat' (भगवत्), meaning 'pertaining to the Lord' — a term used for Vishnu in the Bhagavad Gita and Bhagavata Purana. The raag's title places it in the devotional current of Vaishnavite and broadly Bhakti-oriented Carnatic music, where compositions praising the supreme (bhagavat-stotra) were an important compositional category alongside Shaiva and Shakta hymns. Carnatic janya raags named in this devotional mode often emerged within temple music traditions, particularly in Tiruvanantapuram, Tanjavur, and Mysore courts where temple musicians and vidwans attached to the Vishnu shrines developed specialized repertoires. The raag's parent melakarta has not been definitively identified in the principal Carnatic lakshana sources available, and its arohana-avarohana remain undocumented. Its classification as sampurna-sampurna (all seven notes in both ascent and descent) is noted but requires verification.