Raag Maali Gaura

20. Gurbaani Raag Maali Gaura

Gaura is listed in the Ragmala as a putra (son) of Dipak, but not Mali Gaura. Currently classified under the Marva thata, Mali Gaura is performed in the evening at sunset. In recent years it is rarely heard in concert. Guru Ram Das and Guru Arjan composed to this raga 14 hymns included in the Holy Book.

Aroh Sa Re Sa Ni Dha Sa Re Ga NI'a Pa, Dha Ni Dha Sa

Avroh Sa Ni Dha Pa, M'a Ni Dha M'a Ga, Re Sa

Vadi Re

Samvadi Pa

Introduction

According to Indian Schools of music this raga is a complete raga of Marwa thaht. This raga is a mixture of raga Mali and raga Gaura. It is classified as a son of raga Malkaus. It is an ancient raga, its description is not available in the modern music books.

This raga is not included in the Ragamala listed at the end of Guru Granth Sahib.

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 dha pa ma ga re sa

The vadi (most popular) note is 're' and samvadi (second most popular) note is 'dha'.

This raga is sung at the third part of the day i.e., from 12 noon to 3 p.m. The season of its recitation is winter (sharad) i.e., during October, November. In Guru Granth Sahib it has hymns from pages 984- 988 (5 pages).

The Composers

The composers of bani (hymns) in this raga are:

Gurus

Guru Ramdas
Guru Arlan Dev

Bhagats

Namdev





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				20. Gurbaani Raag Maali Gaura Gaura is listed in the Ragmala as a putra (son) of Dipak, but not Mali Gaura. Currently classified under the Marva thata, Mali Gaura is performed in the evening at sunset. In recent years it is rarely heard in concert. Guru Ram Das and Guru Arjan composed to this raga 14 hymns included in the Holy Book. Aroh Sa Re Sa Ni Dha Sa Re Ga NI'a Pa, Dha Ni Dha Sa Avroh Sa Ni Dha Pa, M'a Ni Dha M'a Ga, Re Sa Vadi Re Samvadi Pa Introduction According to Indian Schools of music this raga is a complete raga of Marwa thaht. This raga is a mixture of raga Mali and raga Gaura. It is classified as a son of raga Malkaus. It is an ancient raga, its description is not available in the modern music books. This raga is not included in the Ragamala listed at the end of Guru Granth Sahib. 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 dha pa ma ga re sa The vadi (most popular) note is 're' and samvadi (second most popular) note is 'dha'. This raga is sung at the third part of the day i.e., from 12 noon to 3 p.m. The season of its recitation is winter (sharad) i.e., during October, November. In Guru Granth Sahib it has hymns from pages 984- 988 (5 pages). The Composers The composers of bani (hymns) in this raga are: Gurus Guru Ramdas Guru Arlan Dev Bhagats Namdev

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