This is an India musical
raga (composition) that appears in the
Sikh tradition from northern
India
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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 Guru Maneyo Granth, eternal Guru following the lineage of the Sikh gur ...
.
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
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 Guru Maneyo Granth, eternal Guru following the lineage of the Sikh gur ...
, 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 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 ...
(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
See also
*
Kirtan
*
Raga
*
Taal
References
External links
Gurmat Sangeet ProjectRaj Academy of Asian MusicSikhnet: Shabad for Printing
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Ragas in the Guru Granth Sahib