Ragas in the Guru Granth Sahib

Last updated December 16, 2020

A raga or raag is a complex structure of musical melody used in Indian classical music. It is a set of rules of how to build a melody which can ignite a certain mood in the reciter and listeners. The Sikh holy scripture, Guru Granth Sahib Ji, is composed in and divided into a total of 60 ragas. This is a combination of 39 single raags and 21 mixed (or "mishrit") raags (a raag composed by combining two or three raags together). Each raga is a chapter or section in the Guru Granth Sahib starting with Asaa raag . All raags in the Guru Granth Sahib Ji are named as "Raag".

Following is the list of all sixty Raags (including 39 main raags and 21 "mishrit" raags) under which Gurbani is written, in order of appearance with page numbers.

1. Asa ------------------------08

2. Gujari --------------------10

3. Gauri Deepaki -------------12

4. Dhanasri ------------------13

5. Gauri Poorabi -------------13

6. Sri ----------------------14

7. Majh ----------------------94

8. Gauri Guarairee ----------151

9. Gauri --------------------151

10. Gauri Dakhani ------------152

11. Gauri Chaitee ------------154

12. Gauri Bairagan -----------156

13. Gauri Poorabi Deepaki -----157

14. Gauri Majh ----------------172

15. Gauri Malva ----------------214

16. Gauri Mala ----------------214

17. Gauri Sorath --------------330

18. Asa Kafi ------------------365

19. Asavari -----------------369

20. Asa Asavari - --------------409

21. Devgandhari ---------------527

22. Bihagra -------------------537

23. Vadhans -------------------557

24. Vadhans Dakhani ------------580

25. Sorath --------------------595

26. Jaitsri --------------------696

27. Todi ----------------------711

28. Bairarri -------------------719

29. Tilang --------------------721

30. Tilang Kafi ----------------726

31. Suhee ----------------------728

32. Suhee Kafi -----------------751

33. Suhee Lalit ----------------793

34. Bilaval --------------------795

35. Bilaval Dakhani ------------843

36. Gound ----------------------859

37. Bilaval Gound --------------874

38. Ramkali --------------------876

39. Ramkali Dakhani ------------907

40. Nut Narayan ----------------975

41. Nut ------------------------975

42. Mali Gaura -----------------984

43. Maru -----------------------989

44. Maru Kafi -----------------1014

45. Maru Dakhani --------------1033

46. Tukhari -------------------1107

47. Kedara --------------------1118

48. Bhairo --------------------1125

49. Basant --------------------1168

50. Basant Hindol -------------1170

51. Sarang --------------------1197

52. Malar ---------------------1254

53. Kanra ---------------------1294

54. Kaliyan ------------------1319

55. Kaliyan Bhopali -----------1321

56. Parbhati Bibhas -----------1327

57. Parbhati ------------------1327

58. Parbhati Dakhani-----------1344

59. Bibhas Parbhati -----------1347

60. Jaijavanti ---------------1352

Mishrat Raags of Sri Guru Granth Sahib:

1. Gauri Deepaki

2. Gauri Poorabi

3. Gauri Guarairee

4. Gauri Chaitee

5. Gauri Bairagan

6. Gauri Poorabi Deepaki

7. Gauri Malva

8. Gauri Mala

9. Gauri Majh

10. Gauri Sorath

11. Asa Kafi

12. Asa Asavari

13. Tilang Kafi

14. Suhee Kafi

15. Suhee Lalit

16. Bilaval Gound

17. Maru Kafi

18. Basant Hindol

19. Kaliyan Bhopali

20. Parbhati Bibhas

21. Bibhas Parbhati

Single Raags of Sri Guru Granth Sahib:

1. Asa

2. Gujari

3. Dhanasri

4. Siri

5. Majh

6. Gauri

7. Gauri Dakhani (Since Dakhani is not a raag. Hence this raag is not considered as Mixed (Mishrit)).

8. Asavari

9. Devgandhari

10. Bihagra

11. Vadhans

12. Vadhans Dakhani

13. Sorath

14. Jaitsri

15. Todi

16. Bairarri

17. Tilang

18. Suhee

19. Bilaval

20. Bilaval Dakhani

21. Gound

22. Ramkali

23. Ramkali Dakhani

24. Nut

25. Nut Narayan

26. Mali Gaura

27. Maru

28. Maru Dakhani

29. Tukhari

30. Kedara

31. Bhairo

32. Basant

33. Sarang

34. Malhar

35. Kanra

36. Kaliyan

37. Parbhati

38. Parbhati Dakhani

39. Jaijaivanti

Raags are used in Sikh music simply to create a mood, and are not restricted to particular times. A mood can be created by the music of the raag regardless of the time of day. There are a total of 60 raags or melodies within the Guru Granth Sahib. Each melody sets a particular mood for the hymn, adding a deeper dimension to it. The Guru Granth Sahib is thought by many to have just 31 raags or melodies which is correct of single raags. However, combined with "mishrit" raags, that total is 60.

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