This is an India musical

raga A ''raga'' or ''raag'' (; also ''raaga'' or ''ragam''; ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a melodic mode. The ''rāga'' is a unique and central feature of the classical Indian music tradition, and as a ...

(composition) that appears in the

Sikh Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism (Sikhi), a monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ' ...

tradition from northern

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and is part of the

Guru Granth Sahib The Guru Granth Sahib ( pa, ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ, ) is the central holy religious scripture of Sikhism, regarded by Sikhs as the final, sovereign and eternal Guru following the lineage of the ten human gurus of the rel ...

. 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

, the Sikh holy Granth (book) there are a total of 60 raga compositions and this raga is the Thirty – sixth raga to appear in the series. The composition in this raga appear on a total of 17 pages from page numbers 859 to 875 . Raag Gond (ਗੋਂਡ) – Gond is an expression of triumph, however these feelings are balanced and in perspective ensuring that there is also an aspect of humility. Therefore, although there is a sense of knowing and understanding the achievement, there is not a feeling of becoming obsessed or getting lost in the achievement itself. Gond was used by

Guru Ram Das Ram Das (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਰਾਮ ਦਾਸ, pronunciation: ; 24 September 1534 – 1 September 1581) was the fourth of the ten Gurus of Sikhism. He was born in a family based in Lahore. His birth name was Jetha, and he was ...

and

Guru Arjan Guru Arjan (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਰਜਨ, pronunciation: ; 15 April 1563 – 30 May 1606) was the first of the two Gurus martyred in the Sikh faith and the fifth of the ten total Sikh Gurus. He compiled the first official edition of t ...

(29 hymns). The texts ask man to depend solely on the Lord for all benefits since it is He who has given him all his blessings. The following represents the order of notes that can be used on the ascending and descending phase of the composition and the primary and secondary notes: * Aroh: Sa Re Ga Ma, Pa Dha Ni Dha Ni Sa * Avroh: Sa Ni Dha Ni Dha Pa, Ma Ga, Re Sa * Pakar: Re Ga Ma, Pa Ma, Ma Pa Ni Dha Ni Dha Ni Sa, Ni Dha Ni Pa, Dha Ma * Vadi: Sa * Samvadi: Ma

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Gurmat Sangeet Project

Raj Academy of Asian Music

Sikhnet: Shabad for Printing
{{Sikh Ragas G Ragas in the Guru Granth Sahib

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