Clarification...

[asharaj]

Does the raga differ between singing in panchama sruthi and madhyama sruthi??

The hindi film song " pankh hoti tho ud jaathi re rasiya o zalima" is sung in panchama and the raga is mohanam or bhoopali but when the same song is sung in madhyama sruthi it seems to be in raga malkauns or hindolam ??
Can someone explain pl??

[Lakshman]

Here is what Vidvan Shashikiran posted on the net:
Mohanam - A sarva svara mUrccanakAraka rAgam. All the four notes ri, ga, pa, dha admit graha bhEdam (modal shift of tonic). The ri, ga, pa, dha mUrccanas of mOhanam result in rAgams madhyamAvati, hindOLam, shuddha sAvEri and udayaravicandrika, respectively.

[Rsachi]

Let me say this like one beginner to another :
1. Shruthi or sruti is what you select. You have to select the tonic. Or SA. Then you select on your tambura whether you want SA MA SA or SA PA SA.
2. Then you select the raga you want to sing or play. It has a scale. Like Mohana is SA RI GA PA DHA SA.
3. don't worry about tonic shifts and Grahabheda. This term refers to playing the same NOTES with a different reference note or tonic or SA. Obviously the scale composed of the notes will vary if you choose a different reference amongst them.

[Rsachi]

Further, the madhyama sruti is used on two occasions. First, when you are performing a raga which has NO PA. like Hindola or madhyamavati. Second, when you wish to shift your SA to the earlier MA point and perform the song or raga with that new tonic. This is done to make the melodic appeal different. This is done for specific light items often. But remember you will come back to the old SA for the next song etc. So madhyama sruti WILL NOT CHANGE A RAGA.