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Sri Guru Granth Sahib
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Gurbani Raag : Nut Narain
In the Ragmala, Nat is given as putra (son) of Megha while today Nat Narain appears under the Bilaval thata and is assigned to the evening hours. This raga was used by Guru Ram Das and Guru Arjan. Nat Narain is pictured as a warrior riding to battle. In the Holy Book, the fight against sin is never ending but those who seek refuge in the Lord have their suffering removed. Aroh : Sa Ga Ma Re, M'a Pa' Dha Ni Sa Avroh : Sa Dha Pa M'a Dha Pa, Ga Ma Re Sa Pakar : Sa Ma Ga Ma Pa, Dha Pa, Ma, Ga Ma Re Sa Vadi: : Sa Samvadi : Re Introduction: According to Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha this raga emerges from the Bilawal thaht. In the Ragamala listed at the end of Guru Granth Sahib, this raga is listed as a son of raga Megh. The scale and notes of the raga are as follows: Arohi (ascending scale) - sa re ga ma ga pa dha ni sa Avrohi (descending scale) - sa ni pa ma re sa The vadi (most popular) note is 'pa' and samvadi (second most popular) note is 're'. This raga is sung at the third part of night i.e., from 12 a.m. to 3 a.m. The season of its recitation is rainy (varsha) i.e., during July August. In Guru Granth Sahib it has hymns from pages 975- 983 (9 pages). The Composers: The composers of bani (hymns) in this raga are: Gurus Guru Ramdas Guru Arjan Dev Bhagats: No bhagat bani The structure: The sequence of the structure of compositions in this raga are: Gurubani: Shabads (2,3,4, padas) Shabads (8 padas, Ashtpadis) Matrix VISUAL ANALYSIS Count of the use of Managals: Complete Mool Mantar = 1 at page 975 Ik-ongkar Satgur Prasadh = 5 Placement and count of rahau verses: All shabads and ashtpadis, except one ashtpadi (page 983, ashtpadi 6) have rahau verses with numeral placed in the beginning of the compositions. Diversification of headings & subheadings in this raga: Page number Heading/Subheading 975 Raga Nut Narain Mehla 4 977 Nut Narain Mehla 4 Partal 978 Nut Narain Mehla 5 dopadae 980 Nut Partal Mehla 5 Composers Structure of Bani Padas Ashtpadis Specialist Chts Specialist Var Sloaks* Gurus 2 3 4 5 6 8 (padas) untiled Titled Ramdas 3 6 6 Arjan Dev 8 1 1 Pds= padas Chts = Chhants Excerpts taken from: Guru Granth Sahib: An Advance Study Dr Sukhbir Singh Kapoor Vice Chancellor World Sikh University, London