Rag Malkauns: Second Bandish - Shankar Girija Pati

Vedanta is a studio album of Dhrupad performances released in 2007 by Sense World Music. The recording features vocalists Wasifuddin Dagar and Ustad Mohi Baha’uddin Dagar in a traditional presentation of the Dhrupad genre. The album adopts the CD format and centers on raga-based compositions characteristic of the Dagar vani (style).

The second track, titled Rag Malkauns: Second Bandish - Shankar Girija Pati, spans 7 minutes and 6 seconds. The composition follows the structure of a bandish (fixed melodic composition) in Raga Malkauns, a pentatonic raga associated with late-night performances in the Hindustani classical tradition. Wasifuddin Dagar and Ustad Mohi Baha’uddin Dagar render the piece with alap (unmetered improvisation) followed by the composed bandish text Shankar Girija Pati, which invokes Lord Shiva. The track exemplifies the layered vocal technique and microtonal intonation of the Dagar brothers’ lineage.

The album title Vedanta references the philosophical school of Hindu thought, though the liner notes or accompanying documentation do not explicitly link the recordings to Vedantic themes. Sense World Music produced the release as part of its catalog dedicated to North Indian classical music. Additional details about the recording sessions, accompanying instrumentalists, or the full tracklist remain undocumented in the provided context.