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ਜਪੁ | Jup
ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
ਸੋਹਿਲਾ | Sohilaa
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ | Raag Siree-Raag
Gurbani (14-53)
Ashtpadiyan (53-71)
Gurbani (71-74)
Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
Vaar Siri Raag (83-91)
Bhagat Bani (91-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
Vaar Maajh Ki (137-150)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
Ashtpadiyan (235-242)
Chhant (242-249)
Baavan Akhari (250-262)
Sukhmani (262-296)
Thittee (296-300)
Gauree kii Vaar (300-323)
Gurbani (323-330)
Ashtpadiyan (330-340)
Baavan Akhari (340-343)
Thintteen (343-344)
Vaar Kabir (344-345)
Bhagat Bani (345-346)
ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
Aasaavaree (409-411)
Ashtpadiyan (411-432)
Patee (432-435)
Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
Bhagat Bani (475-488)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ | Raag Bihaagraa
Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
Chhant (565-575)
Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
Vaar Sorath (642-659)
ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
Bhagat Bani (870-875)
ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
Gurbani (876-902)
Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਲਿਆਨ | Raag Kalyaan
Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
Salok | Gatha | Phunahe | Chaubole | Swayiye
Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
Phunhay Mahala 5
Chaubolae Mahala 5
Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
Shaloks Sheikh Farid
Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 115126" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Music is integral to most religions, perhaps because the language of music is universal, and transcends the limitations of the spoken or the written word. One doesn't have to understand the words or their meaning to revel in, for example, the glorious spirituality of Gregorian chants, or the inimitable synchrony of a choir, or the resonance and the longing of the soul in a cantor's voice. Clearly, the appeal of instrumental music doesn't depend upon words. One doesn't even need to understand the mathematical inter-relationships of the notes, or their infinitesimally small fractions, to, for instance, appreciate Indian classical music. </p><p> Most religions, therefore, use music to frame their worship, with one notable exception. Islam finds music a distraction and does not allow it in religious service, even though the <em>muezzin's</em> call for prayer is intensely musical, and not the monotone of ordinary speech. And yet, some exceptional exponents of classical Indian music have been Muslims, and the spirituality in Muslim Sufi music is legendary. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>This brings me to a curious period in Indian history. The Mughal dynasty, constituting kings who professed the Islamic faith, ruled much of India during the 16th and 17th centuries, and into the early 18th - roughly contemporaneous to the period of the Ten Sikh Gurus. Most of the Mughals were notable patrons of art and culture, some even of music. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>Aurangzeb ruled India at the fag end of the dynasty, commencing in the latter half of the 17th century. He imposed on his far-flung empire a tight and an overly strict, fundamentalist Muslim regime, intolerant of others who did not subscribe to his own, narrow interpretation of the Faith. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>Since music had no place in Islamic worship, he decreed that there be no music in Indian society. There are even some sad stories of musicians of the day who symbolically administered last rites to their musical instruments and formally buried them. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>Three religions were extant in India at that time. Islam was politically dominant; Hinduism was the faith of the majority of the people, while Sikhism was the newly emerging belief of a small minority. </p><p> Islam had no problem with banning music, for its worship had no use for it. Hinduism submitted to the new laws, even though music was a necessary ingredient of its culture. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>Sikhism, however, must have found itself somewhere between a rock and a hard place. Better than 90 percent of Sikh scripture consists of hymns, each carrying instructions on how it is to be performed. The musicology is specified and is an integral part of worship. The "raag" and "taal" of each hymn is listed. The bulk of Sikh scripture was completed in 1604, with final minor additions made around 1706. Through the years that Aurungzeb ruled with his regressive diktats, Sikhs continued to celebrate their worship in music. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>Aurangzeb, known for his authoritarian and intolerant ways and his cruelty, must have deemed it a challenge to his authority: after all, the scripture of the Sikh Faith - still nascent during that early period - had put music front and center. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <em>Here's something worth pondering over... and for scholars to explore: How did Sikh sacred music survive that tumultuous period?</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 115126, member: 1"] Music is integral to most religions, perhaps because the language of music is universal, and transcends the limitations of the spoken or the written word. One doesn't have to understand the words or their meaning to revel in, for example, the glorious spirituality of Gregorian chants, or the inimitable synchrony of a choir, or the resonance and the longing of the soul in a cantor's voice. Clearly, the appeal of instrumental music doesn't depend upon words. One doesn't even need to understand the mathematical inter-relationships of the notes, or their infinitesimally small fractions, to, for instance, appreciate Indian classical music. Most religions, therefore, use music to frame their worship, with one notable exception. Islam finds music a distraction and does not allow it in religious service, even though the [I]muezzin's[/I] call for prayer is intensely musical, and not the monotone of ordinary speech. And yet, some exceptional exponents of classical Indian music have been Muslims, and the spirituality in Muslim Sufi music is legendary. This brings me to a curious period in Indian history. The Mughal dynasty, constituting kings who professed the Islamic faith, ruled much of India during the 16th and 17th centuries, and into the early 18th - roughly contemporaneous to the period of the Ten Sikh Gurus. Most of the Mughals were notable patrons of art and culture, some even of music. Aurangzeb ruled India at the fag end of the dynasty, commencing in the latter half of the 17th century. He imposed on his far-flung empire a tight and an overly strict, fundamentalist Muslim regime, intolerant of others who did not subscribe to his own, narrow interpretation of the Faith. Since music had no place in Islamic worship, he decreed that there be no music in Indian society. There are even some sad stories of musicians of the day who symbolically administered last rites to their musical instruments and formally buried them. Three religions were extant in India at that time. Islam was politically dominant; Hinduism was the faith of the majority of the people, while Sikhism was the newly emerging belief of a small minority. Islam had no problem with banning music, for its worship had no use for it. Hinduism submitted to the new laws, even though music was a necessary ingredient of its culture. Sikhism, however, must have found itself somewhere between a rock and a hard place. Better than 90 percent of Sikh scripture consists of hymns, each carrying instructions on how it is to be performed. The musicology is specified and is an integral part of worship. The "raag" and "taal" of each hymn is listed. The bulk of Sikh scripture was completed in 1604, with final minor additions made around 1706. Through the years that Aurungzeb ruled with his regressive diktats, Sikhs continued to celebrate their worship in music. Aurangzeb, known for his authoritarian and intolerant ways and his cruelty, must have deemed it a challenge to his authority: after all, the scripture of the Sikh Faith - still nascent during that early period - had put music front and center. [I]Here's something worth pondering over... and for scholars to explore: How did Sikh sacred music survive that tumultuous period?[/I] [/QUOTE]
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