kirtan

12th September 2014
Dhrupad in Raag Bihagra - Bhai Kultar Singh Ji Ragi and Bhai Swaran Singh Ji, at Royal Leamington Spa.

ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ ਚਉਪਦੇ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੨ ॥
Raag Bihaagraa, Chau-Padas, Fifth Mehl, Second House:
ਦੂਤਨ ਸੰਗਰੀਆ ॥
To associate with your arch enemies,
ਭੁਇਅੰਗਨਿ ਬਸਰੀਆ ॥
is to live with poisonous snakes;
ਅਨਿਕ ਉਪਰੀਆ ॥੧॥
I have made the effort to shake them off. ||1||

ਤਉ ਮੈ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕਰੀਆ ॥Then, I repeated the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,
ਤਉ ਸੁਖ ਸਹਜਰੀਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
and I obtained celestial peace. ||1||Pause||

ਮਿਥਨ ਮੋਹਰੀਆ ॥
False is the love of,
ਅਨ ਕਉ ਮੇਰੀਆ ॥
many emotional attachments,
ਵਿਚਿ ਘੂਮਨ ਘਿਰੀਆ ॥੨॥
which suck the mortal into the whirlpool of reincarnation. ||2||

ਸਗਲ ਬਟਰੀਆ ॥
All are travelers,
ਬਿਰਖ ਇਕ ਤਰੀਆ ॥
who have gathered under the world-tree,
ਬਹੁ ਬੰਧਹਿ ਪਰੀਆ ॥੩॥
and are bound by their many bonds. ||3||
ਥਿਰੁ ਸਾਧ ਸਫਰੀਆ ॥
Eternal is the Company of the Holy,
ਜਹ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਹਰੀਆ ॥
where the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises are sung.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਰਨਰੀਆ ॥੪॥੧॥
Nanak seeks this Sanctuary. ||4||1||


Dhrupad - Dootan Sangaria  (Raag Bihagra)- Bhai Kultar Singh Ji

Tu Samrath Sada Hum Deen Bhekharee Ram .. Raag Bihagra

ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਛੰਤ ॥
ਤੂ ਸਮਰਥੁ ਸਦਾ ਹਮ ਦੀਨ ਭੇਖਾਰੀ ਰਾਮ ॥ 
ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਮਗਨੁ ਕਢਿ ਲੇਹੁ ਮੁਰਾਰੀ ਰਾਮ ॥ 
ਲੋਭਿ ਮੋਹਿ ਬਿਕਾਰਿ ਬਾਧਿਓ ਅਨਿਕ ਦੋਖ ਕਮਾਵਨੇ ॥ 
ਅਲਿਪਤ ਬੰਧਨ ਰਹਤ ਕਰਤਾ ਕੀਆ ਅਪਨਾ ਪਾਵਨੇ ॥ 
ਕਰਿ ਅਨੁਗ੍ਰਹੁ ਪਤਿਤ ਪਾਵਨ ਬਹੁ ਜੋਨਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਤੇ ਹਾਰੀ ॥ 
ਬਿਨਵੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜੀਅ ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਅਧਾਰੀ ॥੨॥
You are eternal and all powerful, I am a mere beggar, Waheguru. I am intoxicated with the love of Maya, save me, Waheguru! Bound down by greed, emotional attachment and corruption, I have made so many mistakes. The creator is both attached and detached from entanglements. One obtains the fruits of his own actions. Show kindness to me, O Purifier of sinners, I am so tired of wandering through reincarnation. Prays Nanak, I am the slave of the Lord. God is the Support of my soul, and my breath of life. 

Tu Samrath Sada Hum Deen Bhekharee Ram .. Raag Bihagra

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“Complete the Bhog of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji by reading Raagmala. All sins are vanquished with the paath of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Without Raagmala the paath is incomplete. By reading raagmala it becomes complete” - Gurbilas Patshahi 6 (written on July 22, 1718, within ten years of Guru Sahib's departure by Bhai Bhagat Singh Ji, under the Guidance of Shaheed Bhai Mani SIngh Ji)


The spiritual light of the 10 Guru Sahibs is enshrined within Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and thus the commandments of Gurbani are to be adhered to. From ‘Ik Oa(n)kaar...’ to ‘At(h)arah Das Bis.’ Gurbani is to be accepted as the Guru.
Raagmala was authored by Guru Ji, first Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji got Bhai Gurdas Jee to write an edition of Aad Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji – in which Raagmala is present, it is written in the same ink, on the same quality paper and in the same handwriting as the rest of the Gurbani (this was also confirmed by various Sikh Scholars as recorded in the book titled 'Kartarpuri Bir Dhe Darshan), this edition is now at Sri Kartarpur Sahib (Doaba). Bhai Bano Ji copied that edition, which also includes Raagmala. Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji at Takhat Damdama Sahib got Bhai Mani Singh Ji to be scribe, Guru Ji dictated the whole of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji in which Raagmala is present, it is also present in the 4 editions written by Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Ji. Those that argue the poet Jodh wrote Raagmala in ‘Madavanal Kamkandla’ or that the poet Alam wrote it, in actual fact are mistaken. The poet Jodh wrote ‘Madavanal Kamkandla’ in Sanskrit in the Hijra year 991 (Muslim calendar), which is 1640 Bikrami in which Raagmala is not present. The poet Aalam was one of Satguru Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s 52 poets, he lived from 1712 Bikrami to 1774 Bikrami. He wrote the Raagmala according to what he heard spoken in the court of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Jee. The poet Aalam lived 113 years after the first edition of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Jee was compiled – how do some argue that he wrote Raagmala 113 years before the first edition? From this it is clear that Guru Sahib wrote Raagmala. Bhai Sahib Bhai Vir Singh Ji in Sri Gur Partap Suraj Granth from page 2128 to page 2133 in detail explains why Raagmala was authored by Guru Ji. If one were to read Giani Sahib Singh’s (Damdama Sahib) detailed discourse about the authenticity of Raagmala no confusion and doubt would be left and one would surely be convinced that Raagmala was written by Guru Ji and that it is Gurbani. There is also a small book called "Raagmala Gurbani Hai", published by Damdami Taksal, which details the spiritual meaning of Raagmala and has arguments for any point that has ever been raised against Raagmala’s authenticity. Furthermore, there is a book called 'Anbhavi Arth' written by Sant Sundar Singh Ji Bhindrawale which gives very in-depth spiritual meaning of Ragmala.

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