Arjun Baja Jagar-Nach”: A Garhwali folk song (jagar) for Pandau Jagar-Dance

(Garhwali Folk dance-Song, Traditional Folk dance-songs of Kumaun, Himalayan Folk Literature)

Bhishm Kukreti

There is popular or could be said a compulsive dance-song related to Arjun a Pandava.  The song is with the raptures of chivalry, rage, love and pathos.

पंडौं अर्जुन बाजा नृत्य-गीत

कृष्ण अब पोंछी गे हे अर्जुन

देखी तौं तब हे अर्जुन

जनीति मा विलाप हे अर्जुन

प्रण करी याले हे अर्जुन

जयद्रथ तैं मी मारी धोळलु हे अर्जुन

निथर सूरज डुबण पर भोळ हे अर्जुन

चिता मा पोड़लु हे अर्जुन

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जयद्रथ घर्मु लुक्युं च हे अर्जुन

सूर्य अछ्लेणु वाळ च हे अर्जुन

अर्जुन चिता मा बैठण लगी गे हे अर्जुन

जयद्रथ तमासो दिखण को परगट ह्व़े गे हे अर्जुन

कृष्ण न अपणो माया को चक्र हटाये हे अर्जुन

सूर्य सौब जगा दिखयाण लैगे हे अर्जुन

अर्जुन न तीर मार आले हे अर्जुन

जयद्रथ को सिर आकाश उड़ेगे हे अर्जुन

तेरी परतिज्ञा रै ग्याई हे अर्जुन

सन्दर्भ : डा. शिवा नन्द नौटियाल

           The story starts when Abhimany was killed by seven army generals of Kaurava together against the rules of battle for Kurukshetra. Jaydratha was the brother in law of Duryodhan the crowned pricnce of Kuruvansh/ Hastinapur . Jaydrath kicked the dead body of Abhimany the son of Arjun .

    Now,  Arjun  takes a vow that he will kill Jaydrath before the sun set. Jayadrath hides in his house.

                      Krishna spread his Maya (magic) and the sun sets. Arjun becomes ready to die on a Chita (pyre0. Hearing the news that Arjun is ready to do Armdah (die by fire him), Jaydrath comes out from his hide outs and shows his face at the scene. As soon as Jaydrath appears in the battle ground where, Arjun was ready for Atmdah the sun starts shining and Arjun kills Jaydrath by his arrow.

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