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The note within the saptak, which embodies the essence of the raga, is known as the nyaas swar and is frequently employed by contemporary musicians for pauses. Typically, all the phrases of a raga tend to culminate on this nyaas swar. In the case of raga Yaman, the nyaas swar is GA in the middle saptak, while for raga Desh, it is RE in the middle saptak. At times, the vadi and samvadi notes are also considered as nyaas swar, and in some ragas, SA (Shadaj) is recognized as the nyaas swar. According to certain musicologists, the phrases of a raga do not find fulfillment until they touch upon the nyaas swar.

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