Devagandhari
(Devgandhaari) This is an Indian musical raga (composition) that appears in the Sikh tradition from northern India and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji or SGGS for short. Every raga has a strict set of rules which govern the number of notes that can be used; which notes can be used; and their interplay that has to be adhered to for the composition of a tune. In the SGGS, the Sikh holy Granth (book), there are a total of 31 raga compositions and this raga is the sixth raga to appear in the series. The composition in this raga appears on a total of 10 pages from page numbers 527 to 537 .
Today, Devagandhari is a rare, little known, ancient raga. Its performance time is the morning hours. Historically, it has had three forms; the less ornamented type is described here. In the Ragmala, Devagandhari is a ragini of Malkaunsa. Today, it belongs to the Asavari thata. Its mood is one of prayerful supplication presenting a heroic effect. The texts set to this raga reveal a heroic search for these qualities which lead one to the Lord. This raga was used primarily by Guru Arjan Dev Ji who had 38 hymns composed to this raga. Forty-Seven hymns were composed to it including three by Guru Tegh Bahadar Ji and six by Guru Ram Das Ji.
| Section | Punjabi | English |
| Aroh: | ਸ ਰ ਮ ਪ ਧ ਸ | Sa Re Ma Pa Dha Sa |
| Avroh: | ਸ ਨ ਧ ਪ ਧ ਨ ਧ ਪ ਮ ਗ ਰ ਸ | Sa Ni Dha Pa Dha Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Sa |
| Pakar: | ਧ ਨ ਧ ਪ, ਮ ਗ, ਸ ਰ ਮ, ਗ ਸ ਰ ਗ ਸ | Dha Ni Dha Pa, Ma Ga, Sa Re Ma, Ga Sa Re Ga Sa |
| Vadi: | ਮ | Ma |
| Samvadi: | ਸ | Sa |
Another version is:
| Section | Punjabi | English |
| Aroh: | ਸ ਰ ਮ ਪ ਧ ਮ ਪ ਧ ਨ ਸ | Sa Re Ma Pa Dha Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa |
| Avroh: | ਸ ਨ ਧ ਪ ਮ ਗ ਰ ਸ ਰ ਨ ਸ ਰ ਗ ਗ ਮ ਪ ਗ ਰ ਸ | Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Sa Re Ni Sa Re Ga Ga Ma Pa Ga Re Sa |
| Vadi: | ਧ | Dha |
| Samvadi: | ਗ | Ga |
Gurbani Keertan in Raag Devgandhari
See also
External links
- Gurmat Gian Group
- Gurmat Sangeet Project
- Gurmat Sangeet
- Gurmat Sangeet Darbar
- Raj Academy of Asian Music
- Sikhnet: Shabad for Printing
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