Raag Mala 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.|| the songs of Bangaalam, Madh and Maadhav.
lalat bilaaval gaavhee apunee apunee bhaaNt. Lalat and Bilaaval – each gives out its own melody. asat putar bhairav kay gaavahi gaa-in paatar. || when these eight sons of Bhairao are sung by accomplished musicians.
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. || These are the eight sons of Maalakausak.
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. || It rises in waves when the sweet-voiced chorus sings.
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. || Then comes the turn of Deepak.
kachhaylee patmanjree todee kahee alaap. Kachhaylee, Patamanjaree and Todee are sung; kaamodee a-o goojree sang deepakkay thaap. || Kaamodee and Goojaree accompany Deepak.
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. || these are the eight sons of Deepak. 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. || These are the five wives of Siree Raag.
saaloo saarag saagraa a-or gond gambheer. Saaloo, Saarang, Saagaraa, Gond and Gambheer – asat putar sareeraag kay gund kumbhhameer. || the eight sons of Siree Raag include Gund, Kumb and Hameer.
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.|| These are the five with Maygh Raag.
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. || These are the names of the sons of Maygh Raag.
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. || and all the forty-eight sons of the Raagas.
