Daag Utarno Mantra: A Folk Ritual Song for Removing Influence of Evil Eye of Garhwal and Kumaun

Daag Utarno Mantra: A Folk Ritual Song for Removing Influence of Evil Eye of Garhwal and Kumaun

Notes on Asian Folk Culture, Indian Folk Culture, North Indian  Folk Culture, Himalayan Folk Culture, Uttarakhandi Folk Culture, Kumauni Folk Culture, Garhwali Folk Culture

                                By: Bhishma Kukreti

                  The concept of evil eye is universal concept. The evil eye means the look which causes injury or harm. In Garhwal and Kumaun, Evil Eye concept persists in today time too. 

                                         Evil Eye concept in United States

                   Henry Gamache (1946) published a book ‘Terrors of Evil Eye Exposed’ and he delivers the direction for protecting Evil Eyes.

                                         Evil Eye concept in Mexico

  In Mexico the concept of evil eye is called ‘mal ojo’ as a Spanish word.  As in Kumauni and Garhwali community ‘mal ojo’ is also used for an envious evil eye.

                                         Evil Eye concept in Albania

  In Albania the concept of Evil eye is referred as ‘Syni Keg/gheg’ or ‘syri I keg’

                                       Evil Eye concept in Arabic language            

  In Arabic language or Arabic world, the concept of Evil eye and its danger is called ‘ayn al hasud’

                                       Ethiopian  Evil Eye concept

 There is concept of evil eye in Ethiopia and Buda is power of bad eye.

                                            Japanese concept of Evil eye

In Japanese, the word for evil eye is ‘jagan’

                                      Evil Eye concept in Germany

  In German language the Evil Eye concept is called ‘boser blick’

                                          Evil Eye concept in Greece                                   

                                            

  Greek use ‘matiasma’ word for Evil Eye concept and is 600 B.C. old concept.

                                  Evil Eye concept in Turky

The word for Evil eye in Turkish is ‘kem goz’

                                      Words for Evil Eye concept in Brazil and Portugal

   Word for Evil Eye in Brazil and Portugal is ‘mau olhado’

                                           Evil Eye concept in Spain

The word for evil ye in Spanish is ‘mal de ojo’

                                            Evil Eye concept in Israel Hebrew

  The word for Evil Eye in Hebrew is ‘ayin hara’

                                                     Evil Eye concept in Hungary

  Hungarian call ‘szemmelveres’ to evil Eye

                                         Evil Eye concept in Sanskrit

Drishti dosh ‘is word for Evil eye in Sanskrit

                        In all area, the people perform rituals for removing evil eye through the healer or Mantrik

Daag Utarno Mantra: A Folk Ritual Song for removing Influence of Evil Eye of Garhwal and Kumaun

  The following Mantra is common for removing Influence of Evil Eye in Garhwal and Kumaun. Mantrik performs the ritual as is done in Maharashtra. The Mantrik reads ritual and does mix ash making the ash as holy ash.

  There is Islamic influence on this mantra. Therefore, the mantra is new or three hundred old or so.

कुमाऊं व गढ़वाल में प्रचलित दाग उतारने का मंत्र /नजर उतारने का मंत्र

Daag Utarno Mantra: A Folk Ritual Song for removing Influence of Evil Eye of Garhwal and Kumaun

ओउम नमो गुरु जी को आदेस .

हो वीर चक्र धारिणी असमानीय पठान आयो मैद्दा लोदा पठान को नाली

खाप्राचारी को बेटा लद्दाक दलैला पठान अमर पचि म्स्लानी फकरी खुले में पड़ता है

संगी नाम भजता है , पूजा अपनी लेता है ,

सरे जादू मंगता है , चौकी अपनी रखता है,

सुमरन सेज वे कु लगाना पड़ता है, निगुरु पन्थ्य को मार,

लेटा दि मसाणि को मार,

गुजरनि तुरखाणि को मार,

मुसलमानी उढत कौ मार,

सेरजादू को मार,

मुसलमानी की चौट को मार,

मारी बदकरनी लाई तो , स्वा शेर को तु सो नी पायी

मुर्गा की बली नी पायी ,

दम को दरिया को वाच बासो नी पायी , फॉर मंत्र जाग मंत्र जंत्र इश्वरी वाच .

A Folk Ritual Song for removing Influence of Evil Eye popular in Maharashtra, West India 

महाराष्ट्र में प्रचलित दाग उतारने का मंत्र

ओउम नमो गुरु जी को आदेस

तुझ्या नवे भूत पळे , प्रेत पळे, खबीस पळे, सब पळे अरिष्ट पळे

न पळे गुरु की गोरख नाथ की बीद माहीचले गुरु की संगत मेरी भगत चले मंत्र इश्वरा वाचा

  Both the above Mantras of Garhwal-Kumaun and Maharashtra are based on Nathpanth sect. Maharishtrian Mantriks transformed various words of Braj/Rajashthani into Marathi. However, Garhwali and Kumauni Mantrik use same vocabulary of Braj/Rajashthani language Mantras  

Mantra from Garhwal source : Dr Nandkishor Dhoundiyal, Dr. Manorama Dhoundiyal Garhwali Lokmantra (ek Sanklan)

Himadri Prakashan, Kotdwara

Collected by

Sandeep ishtwal, Isodi, Mvalsyun, Pgarhwal,

DhairyaRam Baudai , Bharpoor, Sabali, P Garhwal

Girish Chandra Dabral, Dabar, Dabralsyun, P.Garhwal

Keshvanand Maindola, Sidhpur, Rikhnikhal, P Garhwal

Ghuttaram Jagri, Bilkot, Nanindandaa, P Garhwal

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti

Notes on Asian Folk Culture, Indian Folk Culture, North Indian  Folk Culture, Himalayan Folk Culture, Uttarakhandi Folk Culture, Kumauni Folk Culture, Garhwali Folk Culture to be continued