Hantya Jagar: A Garhwali Folk Ritual for calling the unsatisfied soul of ancestors हंत्या जागर

Bhishma Kukreti

[Notes on Folk Ritual for calling the unsatisfied soul of ancestors/Forefathers; Garhwali Folk Ritual for calling the unsatisfied soul of ancestors/Forefathers; Kumauni Folk Ritual for calling the unsatisfied soul of ancestors/Forefathers; Uttarakhandi Folk Ritual for calling the unsatisfied soul of ancestors/Forefathers; Mid Himalayan Folk Ritual for calling the unsatisfied soul of ancestors/Forefathers; Himalayan Folk Ritual for calling the unsatisfied soul of ancestors/Forefathers; North Indian Folk Ritual for calling the unsatisfied soul of ancestors/Forefathers; Indian Folk Ritual for calling the unsatisfied soul of ancestors/Forefathers; Asian Folk Ritual for calling the unsatisfied soul of ancestors/Forefathers]

 ‘Hantya’ means the unfulfilled desire of deceased one. Many times, the future teller speaks that there is ‘Hantya’ problem for the bad days of a family or families the family perform the ‘Hantya’ Ghadela ritual. The jagri (Ghadela performer) first sings the following songs before the stories of Hantya Jagar. In the initiating chants the Jagri calls the souls of deceased died by accidents or with unusual death.  Jagri and his assistant play the Daunru and bronze plate.                          

              हंत्या जागर का प्रथम भाग

मृत पितर अथवा पुरखों की लालसा को गढवाली-कुमाउनी में हंत्या कहते हैं

 

ओ ध्यान जागि जा

ओ ध्यान जागि जा

गाड का बग्यां को ध्यान जागि जा

ओ ध्यान जागि जा

भेळ का लमड्याञ को ध्यान जागि जा

ओ ध्यान जागि जा

डाळ का लमड्याञ को ध्यान जागि जा

फांस खैकि मरयाँ को ध्यान जगी जा

ओ ध्यान जागि जा

जंगळ मा बागक खयां को ध्यान जागि जा

ओ ध्यान जागि जा

घात प्रतिघात का मोर्याँ को ध्यान जागि जा

आतुर्दी मा मरयाँ को ध्यान जागि जा

भूत देवता परमेश्वर महाराज

हरि का हरिद्वार जाग -- धौळी देवप्रयाग जाग

जै रण का मोर्याँ तै रण का ध्यान जाग ..

  After the above initiating chant the Jagri tells the Jgari /stories of Dashrath-Shravan Kumar, Mordhwaj or Abhimanyu.

 In all the stories, the last stage of Jagar is of pathos rapture and creates a tragedy among the listeners and dancers

Reference-

Dr Anil Dabral

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti.4/7/2012  

Notes on Folk Ritual for calling the unsatisfied soul of ancestors/Forefathers; Garhwali Folk Ritual for calling the unsatisfied soul of ancestors/Forefathers; Kumauni Folk Ritual for calling the unsatisfied soul of ancestors/Forefathers; Uttarakhandi Folk Ritual for calling the unsatisfied soul of ancestors/Forefathers; Mid Himalayan Folk Ritual for calling the unsatisfied soul of ancestors/Forefathers; Himalayan Folk Ritual for calling the unsatisfied soul of ancestors/Forefathers; North Indian Folk Ritual for calling the unsatisfied soul of ancestors/Forefathers; Indian Folk Ritual for calling the unsatisfied soul of ancestors/Forefathers; Asian Folk Ritual for calling the unsatisfied soul of ancestors/Forefathers to be continued….