Tōḍi

The towering raaga of Oothukkadu's 'Thaaye Yashoda': vast and majestic, heavy with deep winding gamaka (oscillation).

majestic, grave, profound; grandeur to deep pathos

Tōḍi is a sampurna (seven-note) raaga in the Carnatic tradition.

in the raaga jeeva (life note) nyasa (resting note)

or tap any lit note to hear it

arohana / ascending

S R1 G2 M1 P D1 N2 S

avarohana / descending

S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R1 S

How to hear it

Life notes / jeeva: G, M, D (per karnatik.com)
Resting notes / nyasa: G, M, P, D, N (per karnatik.com)
Signature phrases / prayoga: ndmgrs, dnSd, RSd; sanchara dnS,S,Snd - dnSRRS - pdndN,SRSSnd (per karnatik.com)
Ornament / gamaka: Difficult raga to perform owing to complexity in prayoga/intonation; heavily gamaka-laden

Not Hindustani Todi (= Carnatic Shubhapantuvarali)

Carnatic Todi's Hindustani equivalent is Bhairavi thaat

The same set of notes heard with a different note as Sa (graha bhedam). These raagas share this scale-shape.

◐ Draft: the reference facts on this page are compiled from public sources and are pending review by a musician. Corrections welcome via GitHub.