Bhairo is very ancient, sweet raag and is one of the important raags. The environment of Bhairo is very pleasing and love inducing. In this raag Guru Sahib has described in detail the story of Bhagat Prahlad, who destroyed the ego of Harnakash. In this raag only there is reference to the bravery of Bhagat Namdev ji who told his mother “N ho tarerra poongarraa n too maeree maae” “Neither am I your son, nor are you my mother”
Aroh : Sa Re, Ga Ma Pa, Dha, Nee Saˆˆ
Avroh : Saˆˆ Nee Dha Dha Pa, Ga Ma Re Re, Sa
Sur : Rishab and Dhaiwat are flat and the rest of the notes (swar) are sharp.
Thaat : Bhairav
Jaati : Sampooran – Sampooran
Time : Morning (sandhi parkash)
Vadi : Dhaiwat (Dha)
Samvadi : Rishab (Re)
Main sur : Ga Ma Dha Dha Pa, Ga Ma Re Re Sa
Bhairo Mehalaa 5 |(GGS-1142) Kirtan Kaar: Bibi Jaswinder Kaur Delhi
Satigur maeraa baemuhataaj | satigur maerae sachaa saaj | satigur maeraa sabhas kaa daataa | satigur maeraa purakh bidhaataa |1| gur jaisaa naahee ko daev | jis masatak bhaag su laagaa saev |1| rahaao | satigur maeraa sarab pratipaalai | satigur maeraa maar jeevaalai | satigur maerae kee vaddiaaee | pragatt bhee hai sabhanee taaee |2| satigur maeraa taan nitaan | satigur maeraa ghar deebaan | satigur kai ho sad bal jaaeiaa | pragatt maarag jin kar dikhalaaeiaa |3| jin gur saeviaa tis bhau n biaapai | jin gur saeviaa tis dukh n santaapai | naanak sodhe sinmrit baed | paarabreham gur naahee bhaed |4|11|24|
Bhairo Kabir ji || (GGS-1158) Kirtan Kaar: Bhai Ravinder Singh Ludhiana
Maathae tilak hath maalaa baanaa | logan raam khilounaa jaanaa |1| jo ho bauraa to raam toraa | log maram keh jaanai moraa |1| rahaao | toro n paatee poojo n daevaa | raam bhagat bin nihafal saevaa |2| satigur poojo sadaa sadaa manaavo | aisee saev darageh sukh paavo |3| log kehai kabeer bouraanaa | kabeer kaa maram raam pehichaanaa |4|6|