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Gurbani Raag: Kanara

The modern name for this raga appears to be "Kanada", probably a mattcr of transliteration from its original name. Under the Kanara spelling this raga was prevalent in the classifications of 16th and 17th centuries. However, in one instance, Kanara and Kanada both appear in the same ragmala. This would indicate that at one time these were two distinctly different ragas. Kanara was used by Guru Ram Das and Guru Arjan for 69 hymns, a var, plus numerous slokas. In the Ragmala, Kanara is a putra of Dipak. The modern Kanada is one of a group of many Kanada ragas which are combinations of Kanada with other ragas; one of the most popular is Darbari Kanada classified under the Asavari thata. Assigned to the night hours, its mood is quiet and full of majesty. Darbari-Kanada is performed in slow tempo and is a popular concert form today. The details of this raga: Aroh : Sa Re Ca, Ma Pa, Ni Sa
Avroh : Sa, Ni Pa, Ma Pa, Ga Ma Re Sa
Vadi : Pa
Samvadi : Sa

kwnVw mhlw 5 ] (1299-13)
kaanrhaa mehlaa 5.
Kaanraa, Fifth Mehl:
ibsir geI sB qwiq prweI ] (1299-13, kwnVw, mÚ 5)
bisar ga-ee sabh taat paraa-ee.
I have totally forgotten my jealousy of others,
jb qy swDsMgiq moih pweI ]1] rhwau ] (1299-13, kwnVw, mÚ 5)
jab tay saaDhsangat mohi paa-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
since I found the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||1||Pause||
nw ko bYrI nhI ibgwnw sgl sMig hm kau bin AweI ]1] (1299-14, kwnVw, mÚ 5)
naa ko bairee nahee bigaanaa sagal sang ham ka-o ban aa-ee. ||1||
No one is my enemy, and no one is a stranger. I get along with everyone.
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jo pRB kIno so Bl mwinE eyh sumiq swDU qy pweI ]2] (1299-14, kwnVw, mÚ 5)
jo parabh keeno so bhal maani-o ayh sumat saaDhoo tay paa-ee. ||2||
Whatever God does, I accept that as good. This is the sublime wisdom I have
obtained from the Holy. ||2||
sB mih riv rihAw pRBu eykY pyiK pyiK nwnk ibgsweI ]3]8] (1299-15, kwnVw, mÚ 5)
sabh meh rav rahi-aa parabh aykai paykh paykh naanak bigsaa-ee. ||3||8||
The One God is pervading in all. Gazing upon Him, beholding Him, Nanak
blossoms forth in happiness. ||3||8