Shree - A North Indian Raga

Shree is a very old North
Indian raga of the Purvi
thaat said to have been
related to Lord Shiva: it
also appears in the Sikh
tradition from northern
India and is part of the
Guru Granth Sahib. In the
Guru Granth Sahib
composition appear in 31
ragas and this is the first
raga to appear in the
series. The composition in
this raga appear on 80
pages from page 14 to 94.
Raga Shree was favoured
for religious events and is
found in many ancient
articles on music. Shree is
a rare but popular concert
raga today and is
considered one of the most
famous from among the
North Indian classical
system. It is traditionally
performed at sunset. Its
mood is one of majesty
combined with prayerful
meditation. Guru Nanak ,
Guru Amar Das, Guru Ram
Das, and Guru Arjan have
composed sacred hymns
( Shabads ) to be
accompanied with this
raga. It accompanies about
142 Shabads .
Aroh: sa re- ma-, pa ni
sa
Avroh: sa ni dha-, pa ma-
ga re- sa
Pakad: sa, re- re- pa, pa
ma- ga re-, re- re-, sa
Vadi: re-
Samvadi: pa