Hook Jhadno Mantra: Folk Rites of Garhwal and Kumaun for Healing Back-Pain and Backache

Hook Jhadno Mantra: Folk Rites of Garhwal and Kumaun for Healing Back-Pain and Backache  

                          Bhishma Kukreti

            There was time when medicinal knowledge and doctors were rare the people all over world used to take help of folk healers who used to use herbal remedies and chanting folk rites too.

   In Latin America a procedure or concept of herbal and folk rites healing of pain called ‘Coranderismo’.

              Aboriginal -native people of Australia believed that illness is caused because of sorcery particularly buy object intrusions.   Aboriginal -native people of Australia used many types of spiritual rites for healing pains.

  Alfonso Fanjul  Peraja (1959) details about folk ‘Health Rituals in the EO Valley that is Austria and Spain related to superstition.

   In Philippines, there are prayers for healing – Orasyon (from written form) and Bulong(whisper prayer).

Hook Jhadno Mantra: Folk Rites of Garhwal and Kumaun for Healing Back-Pain and Backache  

    In Garhwal-Kumaun regions, the folk healer (Mantrik) uses Sivanlu leaves for sweeping  on the back and chants following folk rites (Mantra) for healing backache,  back pain or neck ache

                      हूक झाड़ने का मंत्र

Hook Jhadno Mantra: Folk Rites of Garhwal and Kumaun for Healing Back-Pain and Backache  

ओउम नमो गुरु को आदेस

ओउम नमो गुरु को आदेस ,

ओउम नमो गुरु को आदेस ,

माता पिता को जुवार

माता पिता को जुवार

माता पिता को जुवार

गंगा पार बैठो भाट

कांव कुलाड़ी हाथ थमाळी

कंहाँ जांदी ,

मैं जाऊं गंगा पार

गंगा पार जै क क्या कैलो

सोलह सुले पयाँ बेंदी दाथी

सोला सुले करूणो मूल माटी

ऊपर की उवसरी जल के हूक फटाई नी लाइ

राजा रामचन्द्र धन्वन्तरी वैद तेरी दुवाई

बाल सुन्दरि तेरी दुवाई

फोर मंत्र इश्वरो वाच:

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