Raagmala an index ♟All refutations to allegations♟
Raagmala
We also want to notify we conclude raagmala as an index like we have an index before guru granth sahib ang 1 and the serial numbers
Waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh
Bapar govind naae i.e dealing in the name of God i welcome you all on this article.This article is a refutation to all mischievous elments who blatantly question guru granth sahib.
💭Raagmala is the 31st raag present in most of the bir of guru granth sahib.Raagmala means mala of ragas i.e garland of musical measures.Raagmala is spiritual raag not associated with wordly tunes.Also no raga in guru granth sahib is wordly rather a spiritual concept.
🤜One of the allegations they put which is trending mostly about raagmala.They question authenticity of raagmala i.e the last raag of guru granth sahib.In guru granth sahib there are total 31 raags.Let us refute them one by one based on guru granth sahib.
💥Allegation 1 Meaning of mundavni
♟Many people who do not believe in raagmala,the 31st raag usually come up with an argument based on 30th raag namely "ਮੁੰਦਾਵਣੀ ਮਹਲਾ ਪ".They say word "ਮੁੰਦਾਵਣੀ" means seal,hence after seal no thing is acceptable.So they just reject raagmala based on this perception.
# Response:-It is their dishonesty to just pick one meaning of word to reject it because "ਮੁੰਦਾਵਣੀ" has more than one meaning.As per mahankosh of gurmukhi "ਮੁੰਦਾਵਣੀ " means
# 1.Seal 2.Riddle
# So it will be dishonesty to pick one meaning and contradict gurbani.It can be riddle as well as guru granth sahib itself in Ang 645 says
# ਏਹ ਮੁਦਾਵਣੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਪਾਈ ਗੁਰਸਿਖਾ ਲਧੀ ਭਾਲਿ
# eh mudhaavaNee satiguroo paae'ee gurasikhaa ladhee bhaal.
# The True Guru has posed this riddle. The Guru's Sikhs have found its solution.
# In fact ਮੁੰਦਾਵਣੀ is derivative of root word ਮੁਦਾਵਣੀ which is mentioned in guru granth sahib 2 times.So when satguru can gives riddle to test hi sikhs so without violating sikhi we should understand mundaavne mehla punjva is actually riddle not a seal because guru granth sahib bir is protected.
In fact in reciting rehras sahib shalok mehla 5 is read after mundavne mehla 5
💥Allegation 2 Not all Raags of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji included: There are 8 raags that are utilised in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji that have not been mentioned in the Raagmala. These are: Bihagara, Wadahans, Manjh, Jaitsri, Ramkali, Tukhari, Prabhati and Jaijawanti. Mali-Gaura is not included in Raagmala but Gaura is.
♟Many anti ragmala elements just believe there are 31 raags in guru granth sahib and blindly they believe there is 31 counting of ragas which is although not correct.
# Response:- In guru granth sahib itself it is mentioned there are many ragas for Almighty.If raagmala does not mention the other ragas so there must be no denial that it can mention some more ragas quite spiritual as there are many ragas for infinite God.
# Ang 347 guru granth sahib
# ਕੇਤੇ ਤੇਰੇ ਰਾਗ ਪਰੀ ਸਿਉ ਕਹੀਅਹਿ ਕੇਤੇ ਤੇਰੇ ਗਾਵਣਹਾਰੇ ॥
# There are so many Ragas there for You, along with their accompanying harmonies; so many minstrels sing to You.
💥Allegation:-Raagmala is nearest to hanuman mat in arrangement and their perception regarding arrangement
♟Many anti raagmala elements say the raagmala arrangement is similar to hanuman mat and they say it is different from rest rags whose arrangements is nearest to saiv mala and the kalinath mat.
# Response:-Ragas have nothing to do with any worldy arrangements.These arrangements are just based on linguistic terminology if we say sri raag is first one in guru granth sahib chapter wise but what it has to do with ragas classification in verse form in raagmala.Raagmala has verses not chapters classified.Sri raag is chapter of guru granth sahib and we can not compare it with ragmala arrangement in verse form.
💥Allegation:-Based on position of Raags
♟Many anti raagmala elements put argument that Raag Bhairav mentioned in first place in raagmala is however mentioned in 24th positions in Ragas arrangement of guru granth sahib.Also they quote verse of guru granth sahib and bhai gurdas vaar to show inauthenticity of raagmala like
KABIT BHAI GURDAS VAAR 362
ਪੰਛੀਅਨ ਮੈ ਹੰਸੁ ਮ੍ਰਿਗਰਾਜਨ ਮੈ ਸਾਰਦੂਲ ਰਾਗਨ ਮੈ ਸਿਰੀ ਰਾਗੁ ਪਾਰਸ ਪਖਾਨ ਹੈ ॥
Just as swan is supreme amongst the birds, the lion amongst the feline family, Sri Rag amongst the mode of singing and philosopher-stone among the stones.
Ang 83 Guru granth sahib
ਰਾਗਾ ਵਿਚਿ ਸ੍ਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਹੈ ਜੇ ਸਚਿ ਧਰੇ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥
Among the ragas, Siree Raag is the best, if it inspires you to enshrine love for the True Lord.
# Response:-If you see in Ang 83 guru granth sahib Guru granth sahib
# ਰਾਗਾ ਵਿਚਿ ਸ੍ਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਹੈ ਜੇ ਸਚਿ ਧਰੇ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥
# Raga vich shri raag hai je sach dhare piyar
# Among the ragas, Siree Raag is the best, if it inspires you to enshrine love for the True Lord.
# It is quite clear if it inspires then it is regarded best otherwise when your own consciousness is hollow you can not misuse the shalok.Clearly read transliteration in which je(ਜੇ) word is used to denote conditionality.Ragas are medium and we should not misunderstand it.In bhai gurdas vaar 6 pauri 10
# ਰਾਗ ਨਾਦ ਸੰਬਾਦ ਲਖਿ ਭਾਖਿਆ ਭਾਉ ਸੁਭਾਉ ਅਲਾਏ।
# raag naadh sanbaadha lakhi bhaakhiaa bhaau subhaau alaae|
# Considering the ragas and nadas only as the medium, the Gurmukh discusses and recites with love.
💥Allegation:-Differentiation between raag and raginis
♟Many anti raagmala elements says as there is no difference between raag and raginis in guru granth sahib because all are classified under raags.Also rags can not have son or wife.
# Response:-Guru granth sahib does not restrict tp use spiritual attributes whether feminine or masculine to teach.As raagmala has used ragas and raginis it does not create issue as guru granth sahib is full of such spiritual attributes.
💥Allegation:-Difference in use of words: In the fifth line of Raagmala the word Pun (ਪੁਨਿ = ਫਿਰ; ਸੰਸਕ੍ਰਿਤ ਪੁਨਹ ਦਾ ਰੂਪ) has been used. This is a derivation of Sanskrit word Punah. On the other hand, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib wherever the derivation of Sankrit word Punah has been used it occurs in its prevalent Punjabi version, i.e., as Phun (ਫੁਨਿ). Nowhere it has been written as Pun (ਪੁਨਿ). Prof. Sahib Singh thinks it to be a strange occurrence of this word in Raagmala since no Guru ever used this word in Gurbani to mean what is conveyed in Raagmala.
# Response:-In bhai gurdas vaars word Pun comes many times,so when bhai gurdas who is known as "Key to guru granth sahib " can use this form so what is problem as it appears in Raagmala!
💥Allegation:-No authorization: Unlike Gurbani in Sri Guru Granth Sahib there is no Mehla in the title of Raagmala. According to style of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji after any Raag there is an indication of authorship by Mehla, e.g. Mehla 4 etc. The whole of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is unambiguous in this respect. There is no shalok in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji where Sikhs have to guess about its author.
# Response:-In many places of bhatt banis specifications are not given intially but that does not effect authenticity of banis.Even starting from japji sahib no manglacharan is added so that doesn't effect anything.
💥Allegation:-Difference in serialisation of stanzas:
♟As per anti raagmala elements they have doubt on raagmala due to serialisation of stanzas.
# Response:-There is no such thumb rule written regarding serialisation!
💥Allegation:-Stanzisation does not stand alone:
♟As per anti raagmala elements they have dounts on message conveyed in stanza of raagmala
# Response:-Raagmala is clear in spiritual meaning which pakhandis can not understand despite many hints given in guru granth sahib itself.
