Bandish Overview
Bandish Text
English / Roman
dhyaana dhariye raaga ko
aarohee avarohee soora saMvaada saadhe
taba raagaroopa upajai sarasa |
soorasiMgaara kara alaMkaara
chalana gatibheda leho nibhaae
bhaava rasaraMga bharo suMdara
raaga manabhaavana 'chita' taba hota ||
Devnagri
ध्यान धरिये राग को
आरोही अवरोही सूर संवाद साधे
तब रागरूप उपजै सरस ।
सूरसिंगार कर अलंकार
चलन गतिभेद लेहो निभाए
भाव रसरंग भरो सुंदर
राग मनभावन 'चित' तब होत ॥
Meaning
Contemplate the Raga in this way – Make a point in knowing ascent & descent along with the consonances in the Raga (which make the Raga sounding interesting), then the features of Raga will be clear in shape. For improvising any Raga, one needs to embellish it with Swar-Alankars, i.e. permutations & combinations of notes, also one needs to elaborate a Raga in its specific movement (Chalan) and speed variation between the notes (Gati-Bheda), (All this grammatical perfection is not just enough, but) one should render the Raga with coloring it with emotions, then only the Raga is beloved (ManaBhaavan) of all! - so says the composer \'Chita\'.
Notes
Each consecutive line of this Bandish has 'Sama' on notes S R G M P D N S' is a specialty of this Bandish. This Bandish explains the basic characteristics of Raga is another important feature.