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Gurbani Raag: Bihagara

Bihagara is very similar to the modern and yen , popular raga Biliag. The resemblance is so close that many performers have trouble maintaining the significance of each. Bihagara is not given in the Ragmald. Today it is classified under the Bilaval thdta. Guru Rain Das, Guru Arjan and Guru Teg_h Bahadur set a total of 17 sabdas, chhants and a vdr to this rdga. The performance time is between y p.m. and midnight, and the mood is devotional and tranquil. The texts composed to this raga describe the complete peace and response that come to man when he surrenders all to the Lord.
Aroh : Ni Sa Ga Ma Pa Ni Sa
Avroh : Sa Ni Dha Pa Ni Dha Pa Dha Ga Ma Ga Re Sa
Vadi : Ma
Samvadi : Sa
Raag Bihaagraa
The mood of Bihaagraa is that of extreme sadness and pain, which gives rise
to the need to find peace and understanding. The heightened emotional state
of sadness is only harnessed by the craving for truth and meaning.
ibhwgVw mhlw 5 Gru 2 (544-5)
bihaagarhaa mehlaa 5 ghar 2
Bihaagraa, Fifth Mehl, Second House:
<> siq nwmu gur pRswid ] (544-5)
ik-oNkaar sat naam gur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
vDu suKu rYnVIey ipRA pRymu lgw ] (544-6, ibhwgVw, mÚ 5)
vaDh sukh rainrhee-ay pari-a paraym lagaa.
O peaceful night, grow longer - I have come to enshrine love for my Beloved.
Gtu duK nIdVIey prsau sdw pgw ] (544-6, ibhwgVw, mÚ 5)
ghat dukh need-rhee-ay parsa-o sadaa pagaa.
O painful sleep, grow shorter, so that I may constantly grasp His Feet.
pg DUir bWCau sdw jwcau nwm ris bYrwgnI ] (544-6, ibhwgVw, mÚ 5)
pag Dhoor baaNchha-o sadaa jaacha-o naam ras bairaaganee.
I long for the dust of His Feet, and beg for His Name; for His Love, I have
renounced the world.
ipRA rMig rwqI shj mwqI mhw durmiq iqAwgnI ] (544-7, ibhwgVw, mÚ 5)
pari-a rang raatee sahj maatee mahaa durmat ti-aaganee.
I am imbued with the Love of my Beloved, and I am naturally intoxicated with
it; I have forsaken my awful evil-mindedness.
gih Bujw lIn@I pRym BInI imlnu pRIqm sc mgw ] (544-7, ibhwgVw, mÚ 5)
geh bhujaa leenHee paraym bheenee milan pareetam sach magaa.
He has taken me by the arm, and I am saturated with His Love; I have met
my Beloved on the Path of Truth.
ibnvMiq nwnk Dwir ikrpw rhau crxh sMig lgw ]1] (544-8, ibhwgVw, mÚ 5)
binvant naanak Dhaar kirpaa raha-o charnah sang lagaa. ||1||
Prays Nanak, please Lord, shower Your Mercy on me, that I may remain
attached to Your Feet. ||1||