Borgeet are devotional song of Assam whose composed by Sri Sri Srimanta Sankardeva and Madhabdeva in 15th to 16th century.These songs are used as a prayer song in satra(monastry) and namghar associated with the eksaran santan dharma(Baisnav) .The main theme of sanatan dharma is “ek dev ek heve ek bine nai kev”.
- These songs lyrics language in brajavali language.The former language of assamese.
- The borgeet are written in the pada form of versa.The pada mark as dhrum work as a refrain and its repeated over the course of singing of the succeeding versus.
- The borgeet has mainly few raag like dhanashri,asavari,keddara,sri,gauri,basanta,mallara etc.
- The first borgeet was composed by srimanta sankardeva during his first pilgrimage at badrikashram in c1488,which is contemporanous to the birh of drupod in the court of man singh tomar(1486-1518).
- Sankardeva composed all total two hundred fourty borgeet but unfotunately a fire destroyed all and only 34 borgeet retrived from them .After that sankardev gave up and asked madhabdeva to write them instead.Mdhabdeva composed more than 200 borgeets.
- The borgeet are mainly base on ragas and rhytm is talas(taal). Few talas are ektaali,rupeka,yati,bisam etc
- The basic rules associated with borgeet is it should be practice in satra and namghar.
Borgeet Now a days
- Assamese famous Singer Late khogen mahanta who is also famous khol player made a bogeet album called “Rajani Bidur”..
- Modern assamese singer like zubeen garg,bhupen hazarika,tarali sarma sung these borgeet and released.
- Dony hazarika has a made album,bohnimaan the folk song to the national level.
- Utpal dutta made a short film on borgeet tittle by eti dhrupadi ratna.
- Music Director Anurag Saikia also syncing borgeet to the orchestra.
sankardev borgeet in Assamese a little Quote
- অসমৰ নৱ-বৈষ্ণৱ ধৰ্মৰ হোঁতা শ্ৰীমন্ত শংকৰদেৱ আৰু শ্ৰীমন্ত মাধৱদেৱৰ দ্বাৰা ৰচিত , উচ্চ আধ্যাত্বিক ভাৱ পূৰ্ণ, নিৰ্দিষ্ট ৰাগ বিশিষ্ট, এক বিশেষ শৈলীৰে গোৱা গীত সমুহকেই বৰগীত বোলা হয় ৷ শ্ৰীকৃষ্ণৰ ভক্তিৰ ব্যাখাৰে ব্রজাৱলী ভাষাত ৰচিত এই বৰগীত সমুহ হৈছে দুজনা গুৰুৰ এক অপূৰ্ৱ সৃষ্টি ৷
- বৰগীতৰ বিষয়বস্তু – বালগোপালৰ বিভিন্ন প্ৰকাৰৰ শিশু লীলা, যেনে – দুষ্টালি, খেল-ধেমালি, চৌৰ্য্য- চাতুৰি, ভেম-পেঁচ, গোপ কৃষ্ণৰ গোপী লীলা, যেনে- গোপীৰ লগত কৰা বিভিন্ন ক্ৰিয়া- নৃত্যাদিৰ মনোজ্ঞ আৰু আমোদজনক চিত্ৰ; গোপীনিীৰ বিৰহ আৰু কৃষ্ণ প্ৰেমৰ ব্যাকুলতা, উদ্ধৱৰ বান্ধৱ কৃষ্ণৰ প্ৰতি থকা প্ৰেম আৰু ভক্তি ; কৃষ্ণ- বিহীন বৃন্দাবনৰ অন্ধকাৰ চিত্ৰঁও অতি সুন্দৰকৈ এনে গীতত অংকিত হৈছে |
- কোনো কোনো বৰগীতত মানৱ জীৱনৰ নশ্বৰতা, ধন-জন, ৰূপ-যৌৱনৰ অস্থায়িত্ব, কাম-ক্ৰোধাদি ৰিপুবোৰৰ দৌৰাত্ম আৰু , আনহাতে ভক্তিৰ মাহাত্ম্য, মুক্তিৰ বাবে ভক্তৰ ভগৱানৰ চৰণত আত্মসমৰ্পণ আদি পাৰমাৰ্থিক তত্বও বৰ্ণিত হৈছে |
- শংকৰদেৱে ৰচনা কৰা মুঠ ডেৰকুৰি (ত্ৰিশ) টা গীত পোৱা যায় | জনপ্ৰবাদ অনুসৰি তেখেতে বাৰ কুৰি (দুশ চল্লিশ) বৰগীত ৰচনা কৰিছিল কিন্তু দূৰ্ভাগ্যক্ৰমে বনপোৰা জুয়ে সেই বৰগীত সমূহ নষ্ট কৰে | বৰ্তমান প্ৰচলিত বৰগীতসমূহৰ ভিতৰত শঙ্কৰদেৱৰ ৩৫টা (সঠিক সংখ্যা থিৰাং নহয়, কোনো কোনো ঠাইত ৩৩ টা বা ৩৪ টা বুলিও উল্লেখ কৰা আছে) পোৱা যায়|
- মাধৱদেৱে বাৰকুৰি (দুশ চল্লিশ) গীত ৰচনা কৰিছিল বুলি পোৱা যায় যদিও বৰ্তমান সৰ্বমুঠ নকুৰি (এশ আশী) মান গীতহে পোৱা যায় | অৱশ্যে ইয়াৰ ভিতৰত কিছু সংখ্যক অংকীয়া নাটৰ গীতো সন্নিৱিস্ত হৈ আছে |
- বৰগীতৰ সাহিত্যিক , সাংগীতিক আৰু আধ্যাত্মিক মূল্য অসমীয়া সংষ্কৃতিৰ এক অপূৰ্ৱ সম্পদ ৷
Listing Few Famous borgeet
| Sl no | Borgeet |
| 1 |
mana meri Rama caranahi lagu |
| 2 |
Rama meri hrdaya pankaje roiche |
| 3 |
pamaru mana : Rama carane citta dehu |
| 4 |
jaya jaya Yadava |
| 5 |
ki kahabo Uddhava ki kahabo prana |
| 6 |
Gopale ki gati koile |
| 7 |
soi soi : thakura moi |
| 8 |
Narayana carane karoho gohari |
| 9 |
koiche Narahari tarana upaya |
| 10 |
Narayana kahe bhakati karo tera |
| 11 |
nahi nahi ramaya bine tapa taraka koi |
| 12 |
madhura muruti muraru |
mana meri Rama caranahi lagu
|| raga : dhanasri ||
dhrum || mana meri Rama caranahi lagu |
tai dekha na antaka agu ||
pada || mana ayu khene khene tute |
dekho prana kona dine chute ||
mana kala ajagare gile |
jana tileke marana mile ||
mana nischaya patana kaya |
tai Rama bhaja teji maya ||
re mana isava bisaya dhandha |
kene dekhi nedekhasa andha ||
mana sukhe para koiche ninda |
tai cetiya cinta Govinda ||
mana janiya Sankare kahe |
dekho Rama bine gati nahe
Rama meri hrdaya pankaje roiche
|| raga : dhanasri ||
dhrum || Rama meri hrdaya pankaje roiche |
bhai citta na cintasa koiche ||
pada || jagata taraka yakeri nama |
dekho so punu apuna thama ..
Rama suhrda sodara mata |
jana Ramese abhaya data ||
Rama bhakata parama nidhi |
Ramaa bine nahi eko siddhi ||
Rama iha paraloka gati |
tahe dekho nahi mandamati ||
Krsna kinkara Sankara bhana |
Rama bine nahi gati ana
Pamaru mana : Rama carane citta dehu
|| raga : dhanasri ||
dhrum || pamaru mana : Rama carane citta dehu |
athira jivana Rama : madhavakeri nama :
maranaka sambala lehu ||
pada || rayani divase dura avi yavata
avata antaka garaji |
kati tanu-pata milata mati mani
Rama bhajahu sava baraji ||
asa pasa parasi manasa pasu
padali bandi beri beri |
bhava karagara taraka nahi ara
bine bhakati rati teri ||
avanisi sevahu Rama parama pahu
rahu hrdi- pankaja mora |
Krsna kinkara bhana Rama parama dhana
maranahi sanga nachora
Jaya jaya Yadava
|| raga : asovari ||
dhrum || jaya jaya Yadava jala nidhijadhava dhata
sruta matrakhilatrata |
smarane karaya siddhi dina daya nidhi
bhakati mukuti pada-data ||
pada || jagajana jivana ajana Janardana
danuja-damana dukha hari |
mahadananda kanda paramananda
nanda-nandana bana-cari ||
bibidha vihara bisarada sarada
indu nindi parakasi |
sesa sayana siva kesi binasana
pita basana avinasi ||
jagatabandhu bidhu Madhava madhuripu
madhura muruti mura nasi |
Kesava carana saroruha kinkara
Sankara ehu abhilasi
ki kahabo Uddhava ki kahabo prana
|| raga : dhanasri ||
tala – ekatali
dhrum || ki kahabo Uddhava ki kahabo prana |
Govinda bine bhayo gokula uchana ||
pada || sunya bhela angina birinda bipina |
na sohe rajani yoice candabihina ||
nahi caraba dhenu kalindi kula |
ara na sunabo benu kadambaka mula ||
mathura rahala sava gopinika piu |
Kesava bine koiche dharabaho jiu ||
|| raga : dhanasri ||
tala – paritala
dhrum || re soi Gopala piyaru :
meri prana adharu |
madhupuri rahe dahe jiu hamaru ||
pada || gokulaka manika Kanu nava nidhi |
hate harala nikaruna banka bidhi ||
canda bine rayani sohani kicho nohe |
Hari bine birinda bipina nahi sohe ||
|| raga : dhanasri || tala – ekatali
dhrum || mai Madhava-birahe haraya cetana tanu
jivana na rahe
pada || canda candana manda malaya samire |
Kesava bine bisa barise sarire ||
ghana ghana hanaya madana panchabana |
kokila kuhu kuhu lehu meri prana ||
pankaja pata ahita hima bari |
madhukara nikara karaya mahamari ||
aicana samaye madhupuri piu prana |
Krsna kinkara rasa Sankara bhana ||
Gopale ki gati koile
|| raga : sri ||
dhrum || Gopale ki gati koile :
Govinde ki mati dile :
natha! biphale bayasa sava gela re ||
pada || e bhava gahana bana ati moha pasa channa
tahe hamo harina bedai |
phandilo mayara pase kala byadhe dhaya ase
kama krodha kutta khedi khai ||
haraila cetana Hari najano kimate tari
gunite dagadha bhela jiva |
lobha-moha duho bagha satate nachare laga
rakhu rakhu e sadasiva ||
palaite nedekho sandhi dine dine dridha bandi
bhoilo manda manara yuguti |
tuva Hari lago goda mora maya pasa choda
Sankara karaya kakuti
Soi soi : thakura moi
|| raga : gauri ||
dhrum || soi soi : thakura moi :
yo Hari parakasa |
Nama smarata : rupa dharata :
takeri hamu dasa ||
pada || pandite padhe : sastra matra :
sara bhakate lije |
antara jala : phutaya kamala :
madhu madhukara pije ||
yahe bhakati : tahe mukuti :
bhakate o tattva jana |
yoise banika : cintamanika :
janiya guna bakhana ||
Krsna kinkara : Sankara kaha :
bhaja Govindaka pay |
sohi pandita : sohi mandita :
yo Hari guna gay
Narayana carane karoho gohari
|| raga : asovari ||
dhrum || Narayana carane karoho gohari
bisaya bilasa pasa chandi indriya mohi
ohi lute batovari ||
pada || nasa gandha madhura rasa rasana
sravane bividha dhvani dhai |
nayana rupa parasa tvacha cahe
kahe bhajoho pahu pai ||
kama krodha mada mana moha meri
aisava boiri bisala |
Sankara kaha pahu tuhu bine nahi ara
sevaka pala Gopala
koiche Narahari tarana upaya
|| raga : basanta ||
dhrum || koiche Narahari tarana upaya |
nasa sakale koilo bisaya lobhai ||
pada || athira jivana dhana yauvana deha |
suhrda sodara suta kichu nohe keha ||
pekhite amiya rasa bisa parinama |
tathiye majailo mana meri Rama ||
niramila bisa bimba kamini loha |
tasu parala meri emana moha ||
takara chodaite sakha nahi thika |
guruva manoratha badhali dhika ||
Narayana kahe bhakati karo tera
|| raga : dhanasri ||
dhrum || Narayana kahe bhakati karo tera |
meri pamaru mana Madhava ghanaghana
ghatuka papa nachoda ||
pada || yata jiva jangama kita patangama
aga naga jaga teri kaya |
sabakahu mari purata ohi udara
nahi karatu bhuta daya ||
isa svarupe Hari sava ghate boithaha
yoicana gagana biyapi
nindabada poisunya himsa Hari
teri karoho hamu papi ||
kaku Sankara kaya karahu karuna natha
yo no charohu Rama bani |
sava aparadhaka badhaka tuva Nama
tahe sarana lehu jani
janame janame hamo dasaku dasa |
Kesava avahu chodahu moha pasa ||
samanaka lai jiva bada dora |
Sankara kaha Hari sevaka tora
Ojha soja pantha naheri
|| raga : dhanasri ||
dhrum || ojha soja pantha naheri |
koti karama kaya Hariko nahi paya
parala bhava beri beri ||
pada || japa-tapa-tiritha karasi gaya kasi-
basi bayasa govai |
jani yoga-yuguti mati mohita
bine bhakati gati nai ||
Rama Nama maha nikhila punya raha
ohi nigama tattvabani |
kaliko parama dharama Hari Nama
padhi punu marama najani ||
Krsna kinkara kaha khanika deha raha
naratanu punuhu napai |
karama garava sava dura kari Hari
Carana cinta citta lai
Nahi nahi ramaya bine tapa taraka koi
|| raga : gauri ||
dhrum || nahi nahi ramaya bine tapa taraka koi |
paramananda : pada makaranda : sevahu mana moi ||
pada || tiritha barata : tapa japa : yaga yoga yuguti |
mantra parama : dharama karama : karata nahi
mukuti ||
matu pitu : patani tanaya : janaya sava marana |
chadahu dhandha : manasa andha : dharatu Hari
carana||
Krsna kinkara : Sankara kaha : vichuri bisaya kama |
Rama Carane : sarana lehu : japa Govindara Nama
Madhura muruti muraru
|| raga : mallara ||
dhrum || madhura muruti muraru :
mana dekho hridaye hamaru |
rupe ananga sanga tulana :
tanu koti suruja ujhiyaru ||
pada || makara kundala ganda mandita khandita
canda ruci smita hasa |
kanaka kirita jadita ratana nava
ni raja nayana bikasa ||
catura ujjvala kara kankana keyura
bhuja maha motima haru |
lila binodi kambu koumudi
cakra keri kanja dharu ||
syama sarira racita pita ambara
ure banamala lole |
koustubha sobhita kantha kati kanchi
kinkini kanaya dole ||
aravinda nindi pava nava pallava
ratana nupura parakasa |
bhakata parama dhana tahe majoka mana
Sankara ehu abhilasa