Ek Onkar, Satgur Prasad:
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
Raag Mala:
Raag Maalaa:
raag ayk sang panch barangan.
Each Raga has five wives,
sang alaapeh aath-o nandan.
and eight sons, who emit distinctive notes.
paratham raag bhairo vai karhee.
In the first place is Raag B
panch raagnee sang uchrahee.
It is accompanied by the voices of its five Raaginis:
paratham bhairvee bilaavalee.
First come Bhairavee, and Bilaavalee;
punni-aakee gaavahi banglee.
then the songs of Punni-aakee and Bangalee;
pun aslaykhee kee bha-ee baaree.
and then Asalaykhee.
ay bhairo kee paacha-o naaree.
These are the five consorts of Bhairao.
pancham harakh disaakh sunaaveh.
The sounds of Pancham, Harakh and Disaakh;
bangaalam maDh maaDhav gaavahi.||1||
the songs of Bangaalam, Madh and Maadhav. (1)
lalat bilaaval gaavhee apunee apunee bhaaNt.
Lalat and Bilaaval – each gives out its own melody.
asat putar bhairav kay gaavahi gaa-in paatar. ||1||
when these eight sons of Bhairao are sung by accomplished musicians. (1)
dutee-aa maalka-usak aalaapeh.
In the second family is Maalakausak,
sang raagnee paacha-o thaapeh.
who brings his five Raaginis:
goNdkaree ar dayvganDhaaree.
Gondakaree and Dayv Gandhaaree,
ganDhaaree seehutee uchaaree
the voices of Gandhaaree and Seehutee,
Dhanaasree ay paacha-o gaa-ee.
and the fifth song of Dhanaasaree.
maal raag ka-usak sang laa-ee.
This chain of Maalakausak brings along:
maaroo masatang mayvaaraa.
Maaroo, and the intoxicating Mayvaaraa,
parabalchand ka-usak ubhaaraa.
Prabal, Chanda, Kausak, Ubara
kha-ukhat a-o bha-uraanad gaa-ay.
Khaukhat and Bauraanad singing.
asat maalka-usak sang laa-ay. ||1||
These are the eight sons of Maalakausak. (1)
pun aa-i-a-o hindol panch naar sang asat sut.
Then comes Hindol with his five wives and eight sons;
utheh taan kalol gaa-in taar milaavahee. ||1||
It rises in waves when the sweet-voiced chorus sings. (1)
taylangee dayvkaree aa-ee.
There come Taylangee and Darvakaree;
basantee sandoor suhaa-ee.
Basantee and Sandoor follow;
saras aheeree lai bhaarjaa.
then Aheeree, the finest of women.
sang laa-ee paaNcha-o aarjaa.
These five wives come together.
surmaanand bhaaskar aa-ay.
The sons: Surmaanand and Bhaaskar come,
chandarbimb manglan suhaa-ay.
Chandrabinb and Mangalan follow.
sarasbaan a-o aahi binodaa.
Sarasbaan and Binodaa then come,
gaavahi saras basant kamodaa..
and the thrilling songs of Basant and Kamodaa.
asat putar mai kahay savaaree.
These are the eight sons I have listed.
pun aa-ee deepak kee baaree. ||1||
Then comes the turn of Deepak. (1)
kachhaylee patmanjree todee kahee alaap.
Kachhaylee, Patamanjaree and Todee are sung;
kaamodee a-o goojree sang deepakkay thaap. ||1||
Kaamodee and Goojaree accompany Deepak. (1)
kaalankaa kuntal a-o raamaa.
Kaalankaa, Kuntal and Raamaa,
kamalkusam champak kay naamaa.
Kamalakusam and Champak are their names;
ga-uraa a-o kaanraa kal-yaanaa.
Gauraa, Kaanaraa and Kaylaanaa;
asat putar deepak kay jaanaa. ||1||
these are the eight sons of Deepak. (1)
sabh mil sireeraag vai gaavahi.
All join together and sing Siree Raag,
paaNcha-o sang barangan laaveh.
which is accompanied by its five wives.:
bairaaree karnaatee Dharee.
Bairaaree and Karnaatee,
gavree gaaveh aasaavaree.
the songs of Gawree and Aasaavaree;
tih paachhai sinDhvee alaapee.
then follows Sindhavee.
sireeraag si-o paaNcha-o thaapee. ||1||
These are the five wives of Siree Raag. (1)
saaloo saarag saagraa a-or gond gambheer.
Saaloo, Saarang, Saagaraa, Gond and Gambheer –
asat putar sareeraag kay gund kumbhhameer. ||1||
the eight sons of Siree Raag include Gund, Kumb and Hameer. (1)
khastam maygh raag vai gaavahi.
In the sixth place, Maygh Raag is sung,
paaNcha-o sang barangan laaveh.
with its five wives in accompaniment:
sorath gond malaaree Dhunee.
Sorat’h, Gond, and the melody of Malaaree;
pun gaavahi aasaa gun gunee.
then the harmonies of Aasaa are sung.
oochai sur sooha-o pun keenee.
And finally comes the high tone Soohau.
maygh raag si-o paaNcha-o cheenee.||1||
These are the five with Maygh Raag. (1)
bairaaDhar gajDhar kaydaaraa.
Bairaadhar, Gajadhar, Kaydaaraa,
jableeDhar nat a-o jalDhaaraa.
Jabaleedhar, Nat and Jaladhaaraa.
pun gaavahi sankar a-o si-aamaa.
Then come the songs of Shankar and Shi-aamaa.
maygh raag putran kay naamaa. ||1||
These are the names of the sons of Maygh Raag. (1)
khasat raag un gaa-ay sang raagnee tees.
So all together, they sing the six Raagas and the thirty Raaginis,
sabhai putar raagann kay athaarah dasbees. ||1||1||
and all the forty-eight sons of the Raagas. (1)(1)