Kaliya Nag Jagar: Asian/Oriental Ritual Folk Song about Krishna Winning Kaliya Nag (Cobra)

Asian Folklore, Folk Legends, Folk Myths of Kumaon-Garhwal, Haridwar, Uttarkahnd-69

Asian Pauranic /Epic, Marathon, Classic, Impressive, Grand, Mahabharata Folklore, Ramayana Folklores, Folktales, Folk Stories of Haridwar,   Garhwal, Kumaon, Uttarakhand – 5 

(The write up is dedicated to Dr. Hari Datt Bhatt ‘Shailesh’ his extensive works on Kumaoni-Garhwali (Asian) Folk and Modern Literature)

                                         By: Bhishma Kukreti

                        Krishna’s activities are nearer to common man. Therefore Krishna influenced every society and Krishna became hero of every society. In Garhwal-Kumaon, Lord Ram is worshipped as ideal person, therefore less folk literature is created about Rama.  

               There are many folk songs, folklores, folktales and folk saying about Krishna in Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar.

   One of the religious or ritual folk songs (Jagar) about Krishna is his winning to Kaliya Nag. The story has clear local color that Krishna advised Kaliya Nag to shift from Gokul to Uttarakhand.  

              कुमाऊं, गढ़वाल ,हरिद्वार  की लोक गाथाएँ  -69     

    
          ( टिहरी सेगढवाली लोक गीत,  उत्तरकाशी से गढवाली लोक गीत, पौड़ी से गढवाली लोक गीत,चमोली -रुद्रप्रयाग से गढवाली लोक गीत, नैनीताल से कुमाउनी लोक गीत, अल्मोड़ा से कुमाउनी लोकगीत,पिथोरागढ़ -बागेश्वर से कुमाउनी लोक गीत,चम्पावत , उधम सिंह नगर से कुमाउनी लोकगीत,उत्तराखंडी लोक गीत , हिमालयी लोक गीत, हरिद्वार से लोक गीत ,मध्य हिमालयी लोक गीत ,हिमालयी लोक गीत,उत्तर भारितीय लोक गीत, भारतीय लोक गीत श्रृंखला  ) 

                     कुमाऊं, गढ़वाल ,हरिद्वार  की  पौराणिक लोक गाथाएँ - 5  
    
                          

 कालिया नाग संबंधी जागर गाथा

 (सन्दर्भ : डा हरी दत्त भट्ट 'शैलेश', गढ़वाली भाषा और उसका साहित्य )
(इंटरनेट प्रस्तुति; भीष्म कुकरेती )


चल ग्वाल बाल भायो , तुम खेला गिंदुवा,सोना  का गिंदुवा मेरो , विष्णु पटन मढ्यु छ।
सोना का गिंदुवा , चांदी का घुँघर।
हे प्रभु सोबन गेंदुवा तेरो हाथ नि लियेंदु।
भ्वां नि धरेंदु।
तब खेलण जांदा सब कुञ्ज वन मा,कुञ्ज वन मा खिल्यां बार भांति फूल।
अनमन भांति की औंदे फूल की वासनी,भौंरा छन गुंजणा , ग्वारी रूणाणी छन,कि अनमन भाँति की केसर लेला।
सारा कुञ्ज वन मा खेल गेंदुवा।
छट छुटी गेंदुवा जमुना मा पडि गे।
वीं गैरी जमुना मा माछुने घुऴयाळे।
तब विष्णु भगीवान धै लगौंदा।
ग्वाल बाल सब ड़्यार बौड़ी ऐना,जिया को बाळ जमुना छाल छुटिगे।
तब जिया जिया जसोमति इन बैन बोदी-सबूका बाला घर ऐन, मेरा कृष्ण नि आयो।
जागदी रै गये सया राणी सत्यभामा।
काली नाग रैंदो तैं गैरी जमुना,हे मेरा कृष्ण नाग डसी जालो।
कृष्ण भगीवान इन रैन बली,गाडी दिने गेंदुवा , साधी लाइन नाग।     

                  There was a great snake Kali Nag in Kalidah tank into Yamuna. He had sixteen hundred queens. Once with his shepherd friends, Krishna was playing ball. The ball fell into Kalidah tank. Krishna jumped into Kalidah tank. His friends were afraid and ran away to village. Krishna’s mother Jasoda started weeping madly.

            Krishna reached to court of Kali Nag. He played his flute. The sixteen hundred queens were attracted to beauty of Krishna.

              All snake queens advised Krishna to return back as Kali Nag was very angry snake. Krishna told the queens he would go back only after taking gold ball with silver rings. The queens informed that the ball is into s mouth of Kali Nag who was sleeping. Queen snakes advised him that Kali Nag would flow his deathly poison on him. Krishna did not listen to snake queens. He put his hand into Kali Nag mouth and got the ball out. Kali Nag awoke. The great snake started stirring his fifty two mouthed hoods. Krishna rode on snake hood. Krishna won over the great snake kali Nag. Krishna started dancing over snake hood.

                 Kaliya nag reminded Krishna that he helped his father Vasudev crossing Yamuna when Krishna was born. Kali Nag reminded Krishna that he covered child Krishna by his hood. Krishna advised Kaliya Nag to leave Gokul and shift to Uttarakhand. Krishna blessed Kaliya Nag that Kaliya Nag family would flourish in Uttarakhand and Nag would be worshipped by people there.     

             The villagers with Nand and Jasoda came to Yamuna bank. They saw that Krishna was dancing on snake hood. Krishna came out of tank. Everybody was pleased.   

  Kaliya nag shifted from Gokul to Uttarakhand and flourished here. He is our God.  

Copyright (Interpretation) @ Bhishma Kukreti, 27/06/2013

Folklore, Folk Legends, Folk Myths of Kumaon-Garhwal-Haridwar (Uttarakhand) to be continued…70  

Pauranic /Epic, Marathon, Classic, Impressive, Grand, Mahabharata Folklore, Ramayana Folklores, Folktales, Folk Stories of Haridwar,   Garhwal, Kumaon, Uttarakhand  to be continued…6 

                          

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टिहरी सेगढवाली लोक गीत,  उत्तरकाशी से गढवाली लोक गीत, पौड़ी से गढवाली लोक गीत, चमोली-रुद्रप्रयाग से गढवाली लोक गीत, नैनीताल से कुमाउनी लोक गीत, अल्मोड़ा से कुमाउनी लोकगीत,पिथोरागढ़ -बागेश्वर से कुमाउनी लोक गीत,चम्पावत , उधम सिंह नगर से कुमाउनी लोकगीत,उत्तराखंडी लोक गीत , हिमालयी लोक गीत, हरिद्वार से लोक गीत ,मध्य हिमालयी लोक गीत ,हिमालयी लोक गीत,उत्तर भारितीय लोक गीत, भारतीय लोक गीत श्रृंखला जारी…

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