It is very obvious that we should sing Gurbani in its composed raags. why? this is because the raags are stressed again and again. Before each shabad, a title raag is given. and just count the number of times that the raag's name appeared in the Guru Granth Sahib? Doesn't that sounds more like a command given to us by our Guru? Why would Guruji repeat the raag's name again and again if it isn't important? Guruji could have easily just write the raag's name once and proceed with only mehla 1, 2 and so on. there are also the ghar taal theory as well as a few more theories in certain raag titles.
However, I find it very interesting to learn and understand the raag's title and also the shabad. and also sing the shabads according to the order that is given by Guruji.(at least for me I see it more of an order)
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Satsimran Singh
Gurfateh Ji.
You have hit upon a very important point. WHAT GURU JI STRESSED..must be VITAL.
1. Guru Ji REPEATED the Manglacharan....From EK Oangkar to Satgur Parsaad at Each and Every Raag. Its shorter versions - EK Oangkar satgur Parsaad..also REPEATED Multiple times....BUT many "Sikhs" in their Own MANMATT keep insisting that the Manglacharan is up to Nanak Hosee Bhee Sach (which appears only ONCE and is separated by QUADRUPLE DANDEES and Title of JAP....but we still maintain our manmatt.)
2. Guru Ji gave clear written INSTRUCTIONS...EH SLOK AAD AANT PAHHRRNNA....meaning..This SLOK MUST be READ...in the beginning and in the END....(Sukhmani Sahib)...just in case smart aleck "Sikhs" also decide the Guur made a "mistake" and wrote the same slok TWICE ??..and so begin SKIPPING it.
3. A particular Vaar has a so called "missing line" in subsequent paurees except the First one...and so smart alec "Sikhs" read that "invisible line"...when its NOT even there..
4. The Guru Ji accorded the Manglacharans PRIME POSITION...TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER of the PAGE....as it deserves seeing that Guru Ji saw fit to REPEAT it so many times in each Raag...and at beginning of each shabad..BUT then again smart aleck "Sikhs" decided to SHIFT it as and where pleases..simply to accomodate PRINTING/Paper Saving..whatever. An attempt to CORRECT this anamoly was shot down by the "SANTS" as interefernce in Gurbani (thereby completley ignoring the stark fact that its the Commercial Printers who interefered in Gurbani all this while )
5. Recently a few smart aleck sikhs also authorised a fellow smart aleck "Academician"...from South India at a cost of a few MILLION Rupee Grant...and he REWROTE the SGGS by "CUTTING AWAY" and REMOVING the "superflous aunkarrs and siharees etc"...since he didnt know anything about Gurbani Grammar he thought the aunkarrs and siharees etc in Gurbani were SUPERFLOUS and of no use whatsoever...and so were his backers....
GURBANI is agaadh Bodh..as deep as the deepst oceans..it takes many lifetimes..to just skim its surface...so its wise to beg Guru Jsi GRACE..and study its intricasies while applying GURMATT and discarding Manmatt. RAAGS...Guru Ji used 31 Raags...the MOST in one Granth ever composed at any time...and REPEATED the Raag Title...again and again..for a REASON.:happysingh: