Bhairav, or Bhairon, is a raga in Hindustani classical music. It corresponds to Mayamalavagowla, the first raga taught to beginners in Carnatic music. Bhairav has its name from Bhairava, a name of Shiva. It is traditionally performed before sunrise. Bhairav was for centuries considered to be the most important Hindustani raga, though its modern form, with flattened second, differs from that described in the old texts. The Raga Sagara (circa 8th century) describes the raga as awe-inspiring, expressing the "fulfilment of the desire to worship." Mesakarna (1509) calls it a morning melody of the autumn season, one of awesome grandeur. Today it is the head raga for one of the ten Hindustani modes, called that. It appears in the Sikh Guru Granth Sahib as the twenty-fourth in the series of 31 ragas. Compositions in this raga, 99 hymns by Guru Nanak, Guru Amar Das, Guru Ram Das and Guru Arjan, appear on 43 pages from pp. 1125 to 1168. There are several variants and ragas derived from the same scale, including Ahir Bhairav, Bairagi, Ramkali and Jogiya. Raga Bhairav is also sometimes linked to raga Bhairavi, reflecting the goddess Bhairavi's association as consort of Shiva. Bhairav appears in the Ragmala as the husband of Bhairavi and four other raginis. Aroha : Sa Re(komal) Ga Ma Pa Dha(Komal) Ni Sa Avaroha : Sa Ni Dha(komal) Pa Ma Ga Re(komal) Sa Vadi: Dha Samvadi: Re
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