A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
Thaat:
Marwa
Preferred time or season for playing
Time:
Early evening
The most prominent note of a raga
Vadi
/
The second most prominent note of a raga
Samvadi:
, 
Categorization based on number of notes used in aroh and avaroh
Jati:
Containing 6 notes
Shadav
-
Containing 6 notes
Shadav
Do not follow strict ascending or descending order of notes
Vakra
Emotions evoked by the raga
Mood:
Bhakti (Devotion), Gambhir (Serious), Shant (Serene, Peaceful)
Puriya is a serious raga of the early evening. It omits and uses
A flat note
komal
 and
A sharp note
tivra
 . The other notes are shudh. , and have more prominence in this raga. Puriya has the same notes as those of Marwa and Sohni. It gets differentiated from Marwa by more prominence of and in addition to no sustenance of and . It is differentiated from Sohani by its
With focus on notes lower than M or P (depending on the point of view) of the middle octave
poorvang pradhan
 and serious nature. , , are the key phrases. If
A flat note
komal
 is used instead of
A natural note (corresponds to notes in Western major scale)
shuddha
 , then the raga is called Din Ki Puriya.