By composing the whole of Sri Guru Granth Sahib in Divine Melodies, in various Ragas, Sri Guru Arjan has divinised the very foundation of music, has divinised the Rag Mala. Every hymn of Sri Guru Granth Sahib is a monument of direct and experienced divine love. This is the magical effect. Holy Kirtan is a sure divine prescription, in this Dark Age, for the cure of all ills of life. Holy Kirtan releases Divine Power, Influence and Potencies which envelop the soul and the whole atmosphere with tremendous impact and effect.
Divine music being the language of the spirit transcends all barriers.
It is in these holy melodies of the soul that all lovers of God, Hindus and Muslims, high caste and low caste, outcaste and untouchables, sing in soul-stirring unison the Glory of the Sole God in this Holiest of the Holy Scriptures called Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Sri Guru Arjan Sahib in Sri Rag says that he speaks what his Lord causes him to speak. The divine music has become a daily food, a daily spiritual nourishment, the very sustenance, life and psyche of the lovers of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Mata Bhani, the holy Mother of Sri Guru Arjan Sahib had given a unique parting blessing to her holy child when he was to leave for Lahore to attend a cousin s marriage ceremony on the directions of his beloved father Sri Guru Ram Das Ji. Oh my son, this is your mother s blessing that you may never forget the Lord even for a moment.