Gauri For Hindu deity see Dakshayani This is an India musical raga ( composition ) that appears in the Sikh tradition from northern India and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called Sri Guru Granth Sahib or SGGS for short . Every raga has a strict set of rules which govern the number of notes that can be used ; which notes can be used ; and their interplay that has to be adhered to for the composition of a tune . In the SGGS , the Sikh holy Granth ( book ) there are a total of 31 raga compositions and this raga is the third raga to appear in the series . The composition in this raga appear on a total of 196 pages from page numbers 151 to 347 . Gauri is one of several ragas that appears in the Ragmala as a ragini ( subset ) of Sri Raga . This is an evening raga assigned to autumn and its mood is contemplative . The composition in Gauri is very voluminous . Gauri was used by Guru Nanak , Guru Amar Das , Guru Ram Das , Guru Arjan and Guru Tegh Bahadur . Several forms of Gauri Raga exist historically and this probably accounts for the large number of variants : Gauri Cheti , Gauri Bairagan , Gauri Dipaki , Gauri Purbi-Dipaki , Gauri Guareri , Gauri-Majh , Gauri Malava , Gauri Mala , Gauri Sorath , Gauri Dakhani . Aroh : Sa Re Ga Re Ma Pa Ni Sa Avroh : Sa Ni Dha Ma Pa , Dha Pa Ma Ga , Ga Re Sa Ni Sa Vadi : Re Samvadi : Pa Occasionally Re is performed with a vibrate as in Siri Raga which has the same vadis . Ni is given prominence through either stopping or lingering on this note . See also Ragas in the SGGS Kirtan Raga Taal External links Gurmat Sangeet Project Raj Academy of Asian Music Sikhnet : Shabad for Printing These articles deal with Sikh Ragas Asa | Bairari | Basant | Bhairon | Bihagara | Bilaval | Devagandhari | Dhanasari | Gauri | Gond Gujari | Jaijavanti | Jaitsri | Kalian | Kanara | Kedara | Maajh | Malaar | Mali Gaura | Maru | Nat Narain Prabhati | Ramkali | Sarang | Sri | Sorath | Suhi | Tilang | Todi | Tukhari | Vadahans Categories : Sikhism | Sikh Kirtan 