Raag Nanak Ki Malhar

Nanak Ki Malhar is a form of Malhar. It is an aprachalit raag.

Raag Malhar is 27th Raag to appear in the raag wise collection of Shabads in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Malhar is a raag of rainy season. With the passage of time various forms of Raag Malhar have come into existence like, Malhar, Shudh Malhar, Megh Malhar, Mia Ki Malhar, Gaund Malhar, Meera Malhar,  Nat Malhar, Des Malhar, Ramdasi Malhar, Sur Malhar, Kedar Malhar.

Another rare and unknown form of Raag Malhar has been mentioned by few masters of Indian Classical Music like Pandit Jasraj and Pandit Vikas Kashalkar.

This aprachalit raag form is ‘Nanak Ki Malhaar‘. It is ‘supposed’ to be a creation of Guru Nanak himself.
Jaati: Shadav Shadav; Thaat: Kafi; Singing time: Anytime in rainy season. In this raag, Komak gandhar both nishads rest are shudh. Dhaivat is absent .
Aroh: .ਨ ਸ਼ ਰ ਗੁ ਮ ਪ ਨੁ ਨ ਸਂ  ‘N S R g m P n N S’
Avroh: ਸਂ ਨੁ ਪ ਮ ਗੁ ਰ ਗੁ ਮ ਗੁ ਰ ਸ਼  S’ n P m g R g m g R S
Vadi: ਸ  Sa
Samvadi: ਮ Ma
Pakar:  R g m g R S n P m P n N S

Speciality of Nanak Ki Malhar
In other types of Malhars mostly we have g m R S or we have n D N S; these are the typical swars for Malhar. In Nanak Ki Malhar, the gatti of komal gander is vakra. The chalan of this raga goes like this: m g R g m g R S. In Nanak Ki Malhar (Like Megh Malhar) the swars in Aroh go like this: m P n n N N S’ because dhawat is absent the combination of both the nishads are shown together umpteen times.
 Nayas swar: madhyam gandhar komal nishad & shudh nishad
 
Swar visthaar: 
m P S’ n N S’ R’ N S’ R’ n P, m P g R ’S, m g R g m g R ’S.m P S’ N R’ n P m P n N, m P n N ssssm P n N ssss S’ N S’ n m P n N ssssm P N S’, P S’ N S’, P N m P g R g m P N S’, R g m P n N ssss, R g m g R m g R m P n N S’
Album .. Nanak Ki Malhar
Raag Malhar
 
 
Shabads in Album Nanak Ki Malhar
 

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