38. Avagun Na Kijiye Guni San
Raag: Yaman Kalyan
Taal: Teen Taal
Tempo: Drut
Devanagari:
अवगुण ना कीजिये गुणी संग
का जाने गुण की सार
को गुणी गुणी अनजानी
गुण की सार
अवगुण ना कीजिये गुणी संग
बड़ी बेर समझे नहीं समझत
एक बेर कह दीन्हो
कौन कहे ये बार बार
अवगुण ना कीजिये गुणी संग
Romanized:
Avagun na kijiye guni san
Ka jaane gun ki saar
Ko guni guni anjaani
Gun ki saar
Avagun na kijiye guni san
Badi ber samjhe nahin samjhat
Ek ber kah deenho
Kaun kahe yeh baar baar
Avagun na kijiye guni san
Composer:
Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar
Composer:
This is a moral and philosophical bandish. Paluskar ji composed this to teach: Humility, Discipline, The importance of listening to one’s Guru, The value of understanding “guna” (virtue).
The humorous line “ek ber keh deenho kaun kahe yeh baar-baar” reflects a teacher’s affectionate frustration when a student fails to grasp a lesson despite repetition.
It is a cornerstone Yaman Kalyan drut bandish taught in many schools of Hindustani music.
Links to Listen (Available on YouTube):
Singer: Pt Bhimsen Joshi | Posted by: NA Classical – Devotional
Singer: D. V. Paluskar | Posted by: D C | Bandish at: ’21:15
Singer: Ustad Amir Khan | Posted by: D C
Singer: Pt C. R. Vyas | Posted by: Narsee Sangeet