RULE id: śuddharagas (822)
SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_II_p052)
SCOPE: technical_term family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE)
CONCEPT: śuddharagas
STATUS: traditional

ASSERTIONS:
  - [structural] Śuddharagas form a distinct class within the rāga system, with suddhaṣāḍava being presented as an exemplary instance
    -- p.vol_II_p052 "[क. तत्र शुद्धरागा] इदानी शुद्धाना लक्षणमाह"
  - [definition] Śuddharagas are rāgas that conform to their own jāti without reference to other jātis, or represent one individual form among many of their own jāti
    -- p.vol_II_p052 "अनपेक्ष्यान्यजातीर्ये स्वजातिमनुवर्तकाः । स्वजात्यन्यतमाश्चेव ते शुद्धा परिकीर्तिता"

CONFIDENCE: traditional
PROTECT: false