Raja raja Radhite- Raga Niroshta

Niroshta is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a pentatonic scale (audava/owdava rāgam). It is a derived scale (janya rāgam), as it does not have all the seven swaras (musical notes). Niroshta literally means without the lips. If the lips do not meet / touch, then the notes Ma and Pa cannot be scale does not use either note and hence the name. It is a very pleasing rā Bhagavatar is credited with creating this scale. His melodious composition Raja raja radhite set to Rupaka tala (3/4 beat) also does not use the syllables Ma and Pa.