Jiyarani Jagar: The Jagar (Ritual Folk Song) of a female legend

Folklore, Folk Legends, Folk Myths of Kumaon-Garhwal, Uttarkahnd-21

 Chivalry, Gallantry, Graciousness Folklores, Folk Legends, Folk Myths of Garhwal, Kumaon, Uttarakhand –6  

                                         Bhishma Kukreti 

        Jiyarani Jagar Gatha is famous near Haldwani of Kumaon region.  Jiyarani was the queen of Kumaon king Prithwipal (around fourteenth century). In her memory, there is a fair in Ranibagh Haldwani, Kumaon in the month of January.  

  The Jagar of Jiyarani starts as -

कुमाऊं और गढ़वाल की लोक गाथाएँ/जागर  -21    

जियारानी की गाथा : भडौ , कटकू, भड़वळि  या पांवड़ा जागर सन्दर्भ; दीप चंद  चौधरी, अस्कोट का  पालवंश  पृष्ठ -13 -17

आ  .....आ..... जिया  ........आ
नीलकंठ माज धरमवंती जिया
महादेव ज्यून की तीन ला बैणी छिन
जेठी छी गंगादेइ मांजिलो जिया
निकासि कन्नरा
गंगदेइ विवाई छ राजा पृथ्वी साईं
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आ  .....आ ..... जिया  ........आ
राजा पिथुर हिन रुक्क भेजी हाछ
आब खैरागढ़ बठि मैं विवाई लिजाव
राजा पिथुर छियो अस्सी बरस को
निमाउंती जिया छि ऊ बार बरषै की
बार बरषै की कन्या को रुक्क आइ  रयोछ
राजा पिथुर जो छ मुल-मुल हंस छ
लाद कर सेक वाको पुट फर पट्यौलो  
आँखों का भंवरी च्यूं गाँठी दि रौछ
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आ  .....आ ..... जिया  ........आ
तुरक को घोड़ो आछ
वाको केश तै का खुटा फंसी ग्योछ
नाप नूप वाले जब छै गज नौ वेद
भूरा तुरक कणी खबर है गैछ
आओ म्यार फौंज कूंछ
जाको यो केश हय
वींके खोजी ल्यावो 

          The story of Jiyarani Jagar states that once, the queen Jiyarani was bathing in a river at Chitrashila  near Ranibagh  . Her hair flew into river and reached far away to a Sayad who pulled the hair and kidnapped the queen Jiyarani.  The eighty year old king Prithvipal tried his best to free his queen from Turk Sayyad but failed to do so.

  Jiyarani put her condition to Pathan Turk Sayyad that if her army would get free her before twelve year he would marry her afterwards.

   Under the leadership of prince Hathiya Kunwar , the nine lakhs Kumaoni armed forces reached there to get free Jiyarani. Hathiya Kunwar got free the queen Jiyarani.

 There is other folk tale about Jiyarani that she became Sati (burning with her husband dead body).

Copyright (Interpretation) @ Bhishma Kukreti, 6/5/2013

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This chapter contains about Jiyarani Jagar (Devotional folk songs) of Kumaon; Jiyarani Jagar (Devotional folk songs) of Haldwani, Kumaon; Jiyarani Jagar (Devotional folk songs) of Sitarganj, Kumaon; Jiyarani Jagar (Devotional folk songs) of Rudrapur, Kumaon; Jiyarani Jagar (Devotional folk songs) of Sitarganj, Kumaon; Jiyarani Jagar (Devotional folk songs) of Kashipur, Kumaon; Jiyarani Jagar (Devotional folk songs) of Kicchha, Kumaon; Jiyarani Jagar (Devotional folk songs) of Kathgodam, Kumaon; Jiyarani Jagar (Devotional folk songs) of Kaldhungi, Kumaon; Jiyarani Jagar (Devotional folk songs) of halrakhan , Kumaon; Jiyarani Jagar (Devotional folk songs) of taikota, Kumaon; Jiyarani Jagar (Devotional folk songs) of Bhowali, Kumaon;