Verse 9 of 14
Ragmala (Garland of the Raags), part 7 — the eight sons of Deepak
ਕਾਲੰਕਾ ਕੁੰਤਲ ਅਉ ਰਾਮਾ ॥
kaalankaa kuntal a-o raamaa.
Kaalankaa, Kuntal and Raamaa,
ਕਮਲਕੁਸਮ ਚੰਪਕ ਕੇ ਨਾਮਾ ॥
kamalkusam champak kay naamaa.
Kamalakusam and Champak are their names;
ਗਉਰਾ ਅਉ ਕਾਨਰਾ ਕਲ੍ਯ੍ਯਾਨਾ ॥
ga-uraa a-o kaanraa kal-yaanaa.
Gauraa, Kaanaraa and Kaylaanaa;
ਅਸਟ ਪੁਤ੍ਰ ਦੀਪਕ ਕੇ ਜਾਨਾ ॥੧॥
asat putar deepak kay jaanaa. ||1||
these are the eight sons of Deepak. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kaalankaa, Kuntal and Raamaa,
Kamalakusam and Champak are their names;
Gauraa, Kaanaraa and Kaylaanaa:
these are known as the eight sons of Deepak.
Even the names of melodies can sound like music.
Deepak's eight smaller tunes are named, and some of them carry the names of flowers.
Kamalkusam is the lotus blossom, and champak is a fragrant golden flower. These melodies were felt as living things, each with a color and a scent as much as a sound. Kaanaraa and Kaylaanaa (Kalyaan) are also full raags elsewhere in the book.
A Question to Sit With
Which of these names do you like the sound of most, just as a word on your tongue?
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