Folklore, Folk Legends, Folk Myths, Jagar of Kumaon-Garhwal, Uttarkahnd-33
Chivalry, Gallantry, Graciousness Folklores, Folk Legends, Folk Myths, Ballads of Bravery of Garhwal, Kumaon, Uttarakhand –18
There are folk songs in Garhwal, Kumaon including Haridwar those are purely for entertaining and sometime passing the time too. There are folktales in poetic version those are religious-Jagar reserved for rituals and folktales in song version those are religious but also act for entertaining and joy as Pandav Nritya.
The Jagar also have information value and the importance of protecting history orally. In some Jagar, folktales contain mostly historical legends. The audience finds the history in the Jagar of Sakram Karki.
Shakram Karki had been minister in King Vijay Chand life (1924-25) when the king was at his teen age. There are folktales about Sakram Karki. King Vijay Chand ruled Kumaon from 1624-1638. Vijay Chand was lover of sex pleasure and handed over all powers to Shakram Karki and Piru Gusain.
The present folktale in poetic form praises the acts of Shakram Kargi.
कुमाऊं और गढ़वाल की लोक गाथाएँ/जागर -33
शकराम कार्की जागर गाथा ,जागर, वीर-वीरंगनाएं गाथा : भडौ , कटकू, भड़वळि या पांवड़ा,जागर
(सन्दर्भ: डा .कृष्णा नन्द जोशी, रुपहले शिखरों के स्वर )
द हो पाखड़ बाधन छ कार्की सकराम
गात मा पैरिछ झिलमिल वाको हो
माथा मा बाँधन छ मखमली साही हो
पीठी मा बाधन छ चन्दन वाली दाल हो
राती मा हिटंछ बाघ रातों जसो हो
दबूसों मा हिटंछ मानिख को जसो हो
शकराम कार्की जागर गाथा ,जागर, वीर-वीरंगनाएं गाथा : भडौ , कटकू, भड़वळि या पांवड़ा,जागर
(सन्दर्भ: डा .कृष्णा नन्द जोशी, रुपहले शिखरों के स्वर )
द हो पाखड़ बाधन छ कार्की सकराम
गात मा पैरिछ झिलमिल वाको हो
माथा मा बाँधन छ मखमली साही हो
पीठी मा बाधन छ चन्दन वाली दाल हो
राती मा हिटंछ बाघ रातों जसो हो
दबूसों मा हिटंछ मानिख को जसो हो
Due to old age of King Bahadur Chand, there was announcement for declaring coronation ceremony date for his son Trimal Chand as Champawat King. One thousand seven hundred Kumaoni Samants young brave youth, the subject of Chandpur, Bijapur, Dhaulgarh, elite men came at the occasion of coronation ceremony.
After coronation ceremony, all started offering gifts to new king in the atmosphere of music and dances. The King Trimal Chand asked his advisors to let him know those Samants did not attend the ceremony. Karkyunda Bunga Samant Singh Karki was absent for attending the coronation ceremony.
The King messenger reached to Samant Singh Karki for knowing his absence in the coronation ceremony. The old aged Samant Singh Karki informed about thread ceremony of his son on the same day.
In the mean time, Shakram Karki the son of Samant Singh Karki just reached there returning from his hunting. Shakram Karki (Sakram Karki) informed the messenger that if the king was fresh he was also new brave man (Bhad). Shakram told that he would reach the palace next day.
Next day, Samant Singh Karki, in soldier dress reached to palace by horse. Brave man Shakram Karki, bowing before the king, offered gifts to new king and told the reason for his father not attending coronation ceremony. The King angrily said that Samant Singh is arrogant. The King declared the punishment of Samant Singh Karki by firing from his Samanti post. The king declared that Samant Singh Karki had to pay fine for Rs four thousand. The King declared that Samant Singh Karki should be put into wall. Samant Singh told that his son would come with fined money and the king could put his son into the wall.
Samant Singh Karki came to his place and told the story to his son Shakram Karki. Shakram told that they had money and not to be worried.
Next day, Shakram Karki in soldier dress went to the court. Shakram Karki bowed before the king and offered fine. The king ignored Sakram Karki. Sakram Karki asked the reason to the king. When king saw the strong man. The body of Shakram Karki was the body of twelve brave men, widest back, neck as of bore and thick moustaches.
The King became happy to see so strong man. However, the king wanted to test.
Two birds were flying up and down on trees and on garden. The king asked his court men to kill two birds by an arrow. No court man was ready to do so. Shakram Karki killed two birds by an arrow.
The king ordered his court men to offer gifts to Shakram Karki. The court men felt insulted but offered gifts to Karki. Then court men demanded some money from Karki for going to Bhabahr plains. The King ordered Shakram Karki to return money to court men. Shakram Karki told that the king should order him for winning new territories instead of returning money. By the ill advice from court men, the King ordered to put Shakram Karki into wall. However, Shakram Karki broke all walls. The craftsmen showed their inability for building new walls due to not having appliances. Sakram Karki advised the king to send his princes to his father at Karkyoda Bungi for such appliances.
The princes went to Karkyoda Bungi where Samant Singh Karki welcomed them warmly. Samant Singh Karki arranged entertain the princess by wine and dancers. The princes forgot returning their palace. After many days, the king sent his men to take princes from Karkyoda Bungi. When the princes returned to the court they freed Shakram Karki.
Once, Shakram Karki attacked Maneshahi of Athalgarh with the help of Kingarmy.Shakram karki and his father won the territories came back the wealth from Athalgarh. However they did not share the wealth with the King.
The king asked Shakram Karki to share from loot. However, Shakram Karki refused to do so.
The King asked Shakram Karki to re attack on Athalgarh alone. Shakram Karki reached to Athalgarh and fought with many brave men of Maneshahi. Shakram Karki defeated brave men as Paig Uday Singh and Kalika Pathan.
However, Maneshah beheaded Shakram Karki. A faithful folk poet (Bhat or Jagari) of Shakram Karki took the beheaded head of brave Shakram Karki to all pilgrim places and showed Karki the pilgrim places.
Copyright (Interpretation) @ Bhishma Kukreti, 23/5/2013
Folklore, Folk Legends, Folk Myths of Kumaon-Garhwal, Uttarakhand to be continued…34
Chivalry, Gallantry, gracious Folklores, Folk Legends, Folk Myths of Garhwal, Kumaon, Uttarakhand to be continued…19
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