Byoli-Byola grih Pravesh: Garhwali Wedding Songs of Bride Entering into Groom House
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(Abstract: In this write up, the author describes the Garhwali (Indian) custom of bride entering into the groom’s house, narrates a wedding song and also briefs about customs of bride entering in the groom house of China, Irish, Jewish, Turkey and ancient roman civilization)
When the marriage party taking bride reaches at the village, a few respectable villagers who did not go to marriage party welcome the marriage party at the village gate. After reaching on the country yard (chauk of groom house) , two persons separately take groom and bride at the door step of marriage ceremony room. There, the groom’s mother and other female family members throw rice mixed with turmeric dust and coins circling the hand around heads of bride and groom. There is pooja (rituals) at the door step. Then there is a ritual at the entry gate inside the room. Then bride and groom sit before Pooja Chaukal. There, there are a couples of rituals in Sanskrit and many customs are performed as Knagn todan, etc.
There is Mukh Dikhai, Sasbhet, gifting etc in the marriage pooja room. There is enthusiasm in the atmosphere as there are funs; funny talks etc in the room. Bhabhi would be teasing groom and many women would be teasing bride too.
When there are performances of various rituals and customs, the female singers inside the room and professional female das singer outside the room sing the ‘Welcoming Bride Songs or Byoli Byola Grih Pravesh. The following wedding song of welcoming bride song is a symbolic song. In thi osng the bride is Sita and groom is Ram , groom’s mother is equal to Kaushyalya….:
ब्योली -ब्योला गृह प्रवेश
लै आयूँ मांजी लै यूं मांजी सीता बिवैक
लै यूं मांजी सीता बिवैक ए
त्वेकूण लौऊँ त्वेकूण लौऊँ पाणि पन्द्यर
त्वेकूण लौऊँ पाणि पन्द्यर ए
मा कौशल्या को मा कौशल्या को नाम उठाई
मा कौशल्या को नाम उठाई ए
राजा जनक को परण पूरो काई
राजा जनक को परण पूरो काई ए
सुजातअ होली सुजातअ होली दैणि खुटी ध्वेली
सुजातअ होली दैणि खुटी ध्वेली ए
कुजातअ होली कुजातअ होली मुख मोड़ी रैली
कुजातअ होली मुख मोड़ी रैली ए
बैठ मेरी सीता बैठ मेरी सीता आतोल भण्डार
बैठ मेरी सीता आतोल भण्डार ए
जोंकी ह्वेली सीता जौंकी होली सीता सोना सिंगाड़
जौंकी होली सीता सोना सिंगाड़ ए
सोना सिंगाड़ सोना सिंगाड़ चंदी किवाड़
सिंगाड़ चंदी किवाड़ ए
वी होली सीता वी होली सीता आतोल भण्डार
वी होली सीता आतोल भण्डार ए
जख होली सीता जख होली सीता जोत उन्दंकार
जख होली सीता जोत उन्दंकार ए
सदा रैंनि अमर सदा रैंनि अमर बर ब्योली जोड़ी
सदा रैं अमर बर ब्योली जोड़ी
दूब सि मौळयाँ दूब सि मौळयाँ चाम सि फुळयाँ
दूब सि मौळयाँ चाम सि फुळयाँ
Mom! I brought Sita after marrying her.
For you , she is a helping hand for many house works
For me, she is companion, a lover!
I made mother Kaushalya’s name famous
I made to complete the promise of King Janak
She would be civilized and would wash right feet
If she would be uncivilized, she would be quarrelsome
Sit! My dear Sita .you are similar to never ending store of luck and materials
That who w weds sita , he will have gold door head
That who weds sita would get the silver door
Sita is the sign of never ending store
Wherever Sita would be there would be bright light (Good Luck)
Mother and other female members:
Be your companionship for forever!
Be healthy for forever as evergreen Doob grass and be famous and prosperous! As Cham tree.
A significant custom next day of Marriage
Most of the Garhwali wedding customs and rituals of Garhwal are as per Hindu rules. However, there is a regional touch in the next day custom. The young married and unmarried females take the bride to source of water for fetching the water. The Pundit is does perform a very short ritual there.
Chinese wedding Custom of Bride’s Entry into Groom’s House:
The groom and bride will enter the groom’s home under the elder brother’s pant hung across the main door. There would be tea party there.
Before bride entering the groom’s house, the family members and friends hide somewhere to avoid the clashes of luck. When the bride reached into bridal room the relatives, family members and friends will return to the family hall. In old days, there would be religious ceremony in the bride room and bride would not leave the room before next morning.
Taking Bride to groom home in Turkey
Bride does not move away from carriage or car till the groom’s home comes. Before bride’s entry into home, groom sprinkles coins, nuts etc. The mother breaks the pot of coins. The bride is stepped on the sheep fur. The bride rubs the oil on her hands. Then the bride steps active the iron basin.
The bride sits on a sitting base and her face would be towards Mecca male child is given on her lap. The bride offers candy etc to who are there and come to see her.
Jewish Wedding Custom after marriage:
Before the groom and bride enter into private room, the family places a silver spoon on the doorstep. The groom steps over it and then bride enters after groom.
The Jewish newlywed couple does not go for honeymoon but stay at home for seven days. The relatives and friends invite the couple for feast to honor them.
In Irish custom, the groom carries bride over the threshold when newlywed couple enters into groom hose first time.
Arrival of bride into new home in Ancients Roman Culture
The bride once more recited the permission chants in front of door. The groom takes bride on threshold. In the room, the bride lit the firewood of fireplace with ‘Marriage Tourch’.
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