Nanda Jat Jagar, नंदा जात जागर - 1

Nanda Jat Jagar: Awareness Rituals about Goddess Nanda Devi -1

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     The Garhwali folk literature expert, great Himalayan drawing artist Dr. Nand Kishor Hatwal provides us many versions of folk songs/Jagar in his book, film and in various write ups.   

  Nanda Jagar are famous in Kumaun, Upper Garhwal (Chamoli, Rudra Prayag and upper Pauri Garhwal). Therefore, there are variations in Nanda Devi goddess folk stories and Jagar as well. The following Jagar is familiar in Chamoli and Rudra Prayag regions.

  The story of Nanda Devi goddess begins with the emergence of galaxy (sristhi) called as Jugbaddh, Jugbandhan, Jalakar, jalokar etc. The same version of emerging of galaxy is also seen in Dhol Sagar but different story.

                      नंदा जात जागर -1

(s = आधी अ)

मूल संकलन - डा नन्द किशोर हटवाल , देहरादून

                  सृष्टिs रच्याण (सृष्टि की रचना )

जनमी गाया पंखी-पंखीण

पंखी-पंखीण नल -नलीण

तनारा ह्वेग्या तीन आंडूर

ख्यलैल्या मायान हथकऴयुं मा

तीन अंडूरा छैयी फंड्येला

तुम अंडूरा आंयाँ -बाँयां न जाया

यौक फंड्येली ऊपर धोळि

जनमी गये ऐंच आगास

हाकि फण्येटि धरतीमा ड्वोऴये (धोळे)

जनमी गये तौळ धरति

यौक फण्येटि पूरब धोळि

जनमि गैयि पूर्बो राज

यौक फण्येटि पश्चिम धोळि

जनमि गैयि पश्चिम राज

यौक फण्येटि दक्षिण धोळि

जनमि गैयि दक्षिण राज

यौक फण्येटि उत्तर धोळि

जनमि गैयि उत्तर राज

                              Translation of Jagar Nanda Devi -1:

At fist bird came in existence and then Nal and Nalin

They delivered eggs. The creator took them on the palm

The eggs started to roam here and there.

Then the Creator   threw one to up and sky was born; He threw another to below and earth was born; He threw another to east and east direction was born; he threw another to west and west was born; He threw another to south and south direction was born; he threw another to north and north direction was born.

                                     Following Story

The following story is that the Creator became happy to see his creation. However, the Creator felt sorry that without male the earth will not develop. The original Creator fell down and he divided his body into two parts. One part became Shiva and other part as Nanda.   

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti, for interpretation, 2/2/2013

Notes on Cultural rituals (Nanda Jat Jagar); Garhwali Cultural rituals(Nanda Jat Jagar); Kumauni Cultural rituals(Nanda Jat Jagar); Uttarakhandi Cultural rituals(Nanda Jat Jagar); Mid Himalayan Cultural rituals; Himalayan Cultural rituals(Nanda Jat Jagar);  North Indian Cultural ritual(Nanda Jat Jagar) s; Indian Cultural rituals(Nanda Jat Jagar); Indian subcontinent Cultural rituals(Nanda Jat Jagar); SAARC Countries Cultural ritual(Nanda Jat Jagar) s; South Asian Cultural ritual(Nanda Jat Jagar) s; Asian Cultural rituals(Nanda Jat Jagar); Oriental Cultural rituals(Nanda Jat Jagar to be continued..