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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Gadhu Sumyal: Brave, Great Folk Legend of Garhwal and Kumaon


Folklore, Folk Legends, Folk Myths of Kumaon-Garhwal, Uttarkahnd-18
 Chivalry, Gallantry, Graciousness Folklores, Folk Legends, Folk Myths of Garhwal, Kumaon, Uttarakhand –3  

                                         Bhishma Kukreti 

   Every society had legends, heroes in each time. For examples, Maui is famous legend of Hawaii.
Gadhu Sumyal is one of the great, brave folk legends of Kumaon and Garhwal. Uttarakhand cultural historian Dr. Dinesh Baluni states that Gadhu Sumyal was contemporary of Kumaoni king Gyan Chand (1374-1419AD).Gadhu Sumyal was son of Rudi Bhad..
The Jagar of Gadhu Sumyal starts as 

       कुमाऊं और गढ़वाल की लोक गाथाएँ/जागर  -18   
गढू सुम्याळ जागर :भडौ , कटकूभड़वळि    या पांवड़ा 
सन्दर्भशिव नारायण सिंह बिष्ट , गढ़ु सुम्याळऔर हरी दत्त भट शैलेश  )

खिमसारी हाट रंदो गढू सुम्याळ,
मालू मा को माल होलो वो सुम्याळ
तखरिया माल होलू गढू  सुम्याळ
जैका बाबू , दादान तलवारी मारे
वैका  बेटा बि तरखार मारी लालो
खिमसारी हाट मा पड़े घुरमी अकाळ
 तड़फी तड़फी मरीन लोग उखड़ सी माछा
जागु जागु पड़ीन डाला का सा गेंडा
स्वागीण रांड ह्वैन   कोली का मरीन बाला
ज्वाती नी भुंचा कैनजिंदगी नी भोगी
तड़ी -तपड़ी करीकमाई सब खाई याले
भूख मरण लगै गढू सुम्याळ
चल मेरी जिया , लीला देइ
आरुणी जंगल जौला , जड़ी बूटी खौला
माता लेक तब गढू , माल ऐगे आरुणी जंगल
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तब दीपकोट मा वैन
कोटू बोणो कर याले
बैरी को एक नि रखे
रिझाना को सी शेष
तब सुरमा लीक , गढ़ु सुम्याळ
खिमसारी  ऐगे
माता ने बालो भेंटे
ब्वारीन सासु का पैर छुंयाँ
खिमसारी कोट माबड़ो आनंद बढ़
मर्द मरी गैन , बोल रई गैन
मर्दु का पंवाडा , गाया गैन     

              Gadhu Sumyal was great brave man of Khimsari Hat. His father and forefathers were brave Bhad. Once, there was worse famine in the region. People started starving. Children died on their mother’s hands. Women became widow. There was severe food shortage in the hose of Gadhu Sumyal.
           Gadhu Sumyal suggested his mother Lilavati to migrate for Aruni forest.  Mother and son started living on forest produces. Lilavati remembers the buffalos and cows of Deepu the elder uncle of Gadhu. She advised Gadhu Sumyal to bring buffalo of Dipu by bartering her necklace. Gadhu went to his elder uncle with his mother’s necklace. Gadhu asks Dipu of Dipkot to give milk producing buffalo against gold necklace. Dipu got conspiracy idea to kill Gadhu Sumyal. Dipu tells his conspiracy idea to his sons. Dipu sent Gadhu Sumyal to jungle for taking buffalo. Gadhu went to jungle and sons of Dipu followed him. Sons of Dipu threw big stones on Gadhu Sumyal.  Gadhu Sumyal caught their hands and asked for buffalo. They gave buffalo to him. Gadhu Sumyal returned to Aruni forest taking buffalo on his arms. When Lilavati saw buffalo she started weeping as the buffalo was infertile and she was unable to produce milk. They prayed for god and buffalo started producing milk.
          Gadhu Sumyal was great flute player. One day, he was playing flute in forest. A princess Surma used to live nearby. Surma was attracted to music of flute playing by Gadhu Sumyal and became his lover in her own mind. She searched Gadhu Sumyal for nine days and nine nights.  At last she met Gadhu Sumyal. Gadhu took Surma and went before his mother. Gadhu Sumyal married to Surma. Prosperously, those three started live happily.
              Dip was very jealous seeing Gadhu’s prosperity. Dip thought again to destroy Gadhu Sumyal.  Dip went to his nephew and asked him to collect taxes from Talla Salan and Malla Salan (South of Garhwal is called Salan). Dipu told a lie to Gadhu Sumyal that Salanis killed his father Udi.  Gadhu was angry to hear the story and became ready to take revenge the killing of his father by Salanis.  
              Gadhu became ready with weapons and ammunition. Surma became unhappy to know her husband going to Salan. Surma advised her husband not to go Salan. However, Gadhu Sumyal made her understand.   Surma advised Gadhu not to walk aloof path and without checking not to sit on a cot.    
           Gadhu Sumyal started his journey for Salan by riding on horse.  Salanis came to know arrival of Gadhu Sumyal and they also made strategy to kill him. Salanis dig a long dike and put the cot on it. Gadhu Sumyal came and Salanis offered him to sit on cot. Gadhu checked the cot by his stick and found the conspiracy.  Gadhu Sumyal killed his enemies by swords. After winning Gadhu Sumyal added new taxes.
           There in Dipokot, Dipu made another conspiracy. He gave gold coins to maternal uncle of Surma and wanted to make Surma as his son’s wife. Surma’s maternal uncle called Surma to Dipkot. The marriage procession was ready. By any means, Surma was sat into Pinas.  The servants started to take Surma on Pinas.  Surma saw Gadhu cooking food. She threw stones on cooking food.  Gadhu recognized hands of his wife Surma.
       Gadhu reached to Pinas. Surma told the real story. Gadhu Sumyal became angry. Gadhu Sumyal killed Dipu and his seven sons.
  After killing enemies, Gadhu Sumyal reached Khimsari hat and met his mother. Surma touched her mother in law’s feet. There was joy ever where in Khimsari hat. Happily, joyfully all congratulated Gadhu Sumyal.

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Copyright (Interpretation) @ Bhishma Kukreti, 2/5/2013
Folklore, Folk Legends, Folk Myths of Kumaon-Garhwal, Uttarakhand to be continued…19

Chivalry, Gallantry, gracious Folklores, Folk Legends, Folk Myths of Garhwal, Kumaon, Uttarakhand to be continued…4   
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This chapter contains the folk story of great folk legend of Uttarakhand; folk story of great folk legend of Pauri Garhwal Uttarakhand; folk story of great folk legend of Tihri Garhwal Uttarakhand; folk story of great folk legend of Chamoli Garhwal Uttarakhand; folk story of great folk legend of Rudraprayag Garhwal Uttarakhand; folk story of great folk legend of Uttarkashi Garhwal, Uttarakhand; folk story of great folk legend of Dehradun Garhwal, Uttarakhand; folk story of great folk legend of Hardwar Garhwal, Uttarakhand; folk story of great folk legend of Udham Singh Nagar Kumaon, Uttarakhand; folk story of great folk legend of Nainital Kumaon, Uttarakhand; folk story of great folk legend of Almora Kumaon, Uttarakhand; folk story of great folk legend of Champawat Kumaon, Uttarakhand; folk story of great folk legend of Bageshwar Kumaon, Uttarakhand; folk story of great folk legend of Pithoragarh Kumaon, Uttarakhand

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