सुरकंडा देवी का जागर

Culture of Kumaun and Garhwal

Surkanda Devi Jagar

सुरकंडा देवी का जागर

(Spiritual Folk Literature of Garhwal and Kumaun )

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In Garhwal, there are twelve Devi as the mythology in Garhwal suggests that they were twelve siters )Dr Shiva Nand Nautiyal)

In Athwad or in Ghadela of Surkanda Devi, the Jagari (who narrates story in lyrical form and plays Damru or thali or Dhol /Damau) narrates the story of Mahamaya that Mahamaya (Surkanda Devi ) beheaded Asur (Devils) and threw those bodies Nepal and their heads on the hills of Surkhanda . She came to take rest under the tre Ransula in Surkanda hill.There her twelve sisters come to meet Mahamaya (Dr Shiva Nand Nautiyal in Garhwal ke Lok Nrity Geet) The song and dance is of bravery rapture and the dancers dance with vibrant form . Same way the audiance enjoys chivelary rapture by watching and listening Ghadela . Devi also whistles laudly (kilkana ) . The Ghadela of Devi performance is realy a different experience than Nagraja or Nagelu devta. you get different enjoyment /delight from each jagar and Ghadela

Dr Govind Chatak provided the following Jagar ( perfomrmed either in Devi Ghadela or Athwad)

जै जगदम्बा भाख बाणी

सर्वाणि चंडिका माई

आदि संसार की माया

यो पिंड तैने उपाया

महा लक्ष्य महा नारायणी

जै जगदम्बे तेरो ध्यान जागो

कनि रैंदी माता उंचा सुरकंडा

उंचा सरकंडा माता रौन्सालू को छैल

उंचा सरकंडा का नीत माता कुंजापुरी

कनि भेंटदी माता बारा बैणि

रागसून नेग करी रागसून

मद पीक माता ह्वेगे विकराळ

तब मारे त्वेन रागस

मारिक त्वेन धड पौन्चाये नेपाल

मुंड पौन्चाये सुरकंडा

जय जगदम्बा संघारणी देवी

सब की चंडिका माई

आदि संसार की हे आदि माया

यो पिंड तीन उपजायो

हे महालक्ष्मी हे महानारायणी

हे जगदम्बे तेरो ध्यान जागे

मा तू उच्चो सुरकंडा मा रौंदी

उच्चू सुरकंडा मा जख रौन्सालू को छैलू

उख सबि बैणी मिलणो भींट्याणो आन्दन

जब रागसून करी उत्पात

तब तू ह्व़े मद पीके विकराळ

तीन एक एक मारी धड पौन्चाये नेपाल

अर मुंड पौन्चाये सुरकंडा

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