Garhwali, Kumaoni, Himalayan Literature

Glimpse of History of Modern Garhwali Poetry in Shailvani Part-2
Bhishma Kukreti

Garhwali in Gorakhpanth Literature
Gorakhpanth has influenced the whole psych of Garhwalis . There has been Gorakhnath panthi literature for more than eight hundred years in Garhwal. Bahuguna provides proof that Kashuraj Jaichand wrote poetry in apbhrans language and we may find Garhwali in poems created around thirteenth century as
Je kajjiya ghala jnnu nikhala , bhotant pitant chale
Or, the poem of 1350 is as:
Dharti agas feranta chale, ayana chale, sapna chale, , mar mar karanto maimanda chale
There is priest crowning in Devalgarh which was initiated by famous Sidh Gorakhnath pupil Satyanath .
Gorakhvani literature as Dhol Sagar, Damau Sagar, Indrajal, Ghat Stahapana, Shrinath ji ko Suklais, Samaina is nothing but primitive Garhwali.
Iasan basan dand kamandal u dhyan lagaunti
Jogi jugeta mery mekhla tirsuli adhari