Light the lamp within - "Raghunath" (feat. Rajhesh Vaidhya)

With blessings of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth guru who gave his life for the freedom of belief, dedicated to my Guru, Late Pt. Raghunath Prasanna and featuring the the most innovative veena maestro in the world: Rajhesh Vaidhya on the Veena here is a live recording of new track "Raghunath":


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4IC_WMF5TM

Thanks much to Janapriyan Levine for his beautiful guitar rendition and Suellen Primost for playing a soulful cello on this track. Above all with much love and respects to my father, Sardar Preet Mohan Singh, for taking some video shots of the live recording.

This project will become an album that includes other couplets from Guru Tegh Bahadur - if you want to play along or sing some of couplets please reach me at shivpreetsingh@live.com Recorded at the Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA. Mixed and Engineered at Windermere Studios, San Ramon, CA. The beautiful words from Guru Tegh Bahadur: 

ਸੰਗ ਸਖਾ ਸਭਿ ਤਜਿ ਗਏ ਕੋਊ ਨ ਨਿਬਹਿਓ ਸਾਥਿ ॥ 
संग सखा सभि तजि गए कोऊ न निबहिओ साथि ॥ 
Sang sakẖā sabẖ ṯaj ga▫e ko▫ū na nib▫hi▫o sāth. 
My associates and companions have all deserted me; no one remains with me. 

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਇਹ ਬਿਪਤਿ ਮੈ ਟੇਕ ਏਕ ਰਘੁਨਾਥ ॥੫੫॥ 
कहु नानक इह बिपति मै टेक एक रघुनाथ ॥५५॥ 
Kaho Nānak ih bipaṯ mai tek ek ragẖunāth. ||55|| 
Says Nanak, in this tragedy, the Lord alone is my Support. ||55||


ਨਾਮੁ ਰਹਿਓ ਸਾਧੂ ਰਹਿਓ ਰਹਿਓ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਬਿੰਦੁ ॥ 
नामु रहिओ साधू रहिओ रहिओ गुरु गोबिंदु ॥ 
Nām rahi▫o sāḏẖū rahi▫o rahi▫o gur gobinḏ. 
The Naam remains; the Holy Saints remain; the Guru, the Lord of the Universe, remains. 
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਇਹ ਜਗਤ ਮੈ ਕਿਨ ਜਪਿਓ ਗੁਰ ਮੰਤੁ ॥੫੬॥ 
कहु नानक इह जगत मै किन जपिओ गुर मंतु ॥५६॥ 
Kaho Nānak ih jagaṯ mai kin japi▫o gur manṯ. 
||56|| Says Nanak, how rare are those who chant the Guru's Mantra in this world. ||56||


ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਉਰ ਮੈ ਗਹਿਓ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਸਮ ਨਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥ 
राम नामु उर मै गहिओ जा कै सम नही कोइ ॥ 
Rām nām ur mai gahi▫o jā kai sam nahī ko▫e. 
I have enshrined the Lord's Name within my heart; there is nothing equal to it. 
ਜਿਹ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਸੰਕਟ ਮਿਟੈ ਦਰਸੁ ਤੁਹਾਰੋ ਹੋਇ ॥੫੭॥੧॥ 
जिह सिमरत संकट मिटै दरसु तुहारो होइ ॥५७॥१॥ 
Jih simraṯ sankat mitai ḏaras ṯuhāro ho▫e. ||57||1|| 
Meditating in remembrance on it, my troubles are taken away; I have received the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||57||1||

2 comments

  1. Rajesh BhutkarMarch 9, 2020 at 3:33 AM

    Waheguru ji kha khalasa Waheguru ji ki Fateh ji

    Please let me know Raaga of shabad "Tek ek raghunath..." composed by shri Guru Teg Bahadur ji.
    Regards
    Rajesh Bhutkar
    rbhutkarmmm@gmail.com
    9689931458

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    1. Shivpreet SinghSeptember 13, 2020 at 5:02 PM

      Waheguru ji ka khalsa, Waheguru ji ki fateh ... This is a reet that is likely a mix of raagas but is not categorized.

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