Pipal Puja Geet: Asian Dendrolatry Folk Song or Sacred Fig Tree/Pipal Worshipping Folk Songs from Ravain, Garhwal

Oriental/Asian Folk Literature from Ravain/Rawaeen, Yamuna-Tons Valley Region, Uttarkashi, Dehradun, Garhwal -30 

Asian/oriental Jagar Gatha (Lyrical Prose Folk Ritual Sayings), Religious Traditional Songs, Customary Sacred Songs from Ravain/Rawaeen, Yamuna -Tons Valley, Uttarkashi, Garhwal Region-24

            Folk Songs/Folktales collection by late Dr. Jagdish Prasad ‘Jaggu’ Naudiyal 

                 Translation, Interpretation by: Bhishma Kukreti

                Dendrolatry means worshiping tree. Tree worshipping has been a popular tendency in all societies of all ages.  

                There are many trees and herbs are worshipped by Garhwalis and Kumaunis. Sacred fig tree is one the trees worshipped by many means and many rituals. The Pipal or sacred fig tree is called the incarnated forms of Lords Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Shani/Saturn star resides ion Pipal or sacred fig tree. People offer water on the roots of Pipal or sacred tree. People tie white thread around stem of Pipal or sacred tree. People offer rice, red pithai and other religious items to papal tree.  

          The following folk song is sung in Ravain for worshipping sacred fig tree (Pipal).  

   

           रवांइ, उत्तरकाशी  , देहरादून गढ़वाल क्षेत्र  के  प्रचलित   लोक गीत- 30 

,  उत्तरकाशी,   देहरादून  के रवाँइ क्षेत्र से जागर या धार्मिक अनुष्ठान के लोक गीत/कथायें    -23  


 
   (मूल -डा जगदीश 'जग्गू' नौडियाल,  )   
( इंटरनेट प्रस्तुति  एवं अतिरिक्त व्याखा - भीष्म कुकरेती )

 पीपल पेड़ पूजा

पीपल देव जै जैकार
तू  रोग मार गौ की हार
पीपल देव जै जैकार
तू विष्णु रूप जै जै कार
त्वैम लोक दूध चार
पीपल देव जै जैकार

O Sacred Fig Tree!  I worship you.

O Sacred Fig Tree!  Diseases are eradicated by you.

O Sacred Fig Tree!  Village farms and Fields are germinating places for you.

O Sacred Fig Tree!  I worship you.

O Sacred Fig Tree!  Vishnu form is you.

O Sacred Fig Tree!  Milk will be offered by me to you.

O Sacred Fig Tree!  I worship you.

Copyright Interpretation, @ Bhishma Kukreti 29/6/2013

   References:

Dr Jagdish Prasad Naudiyal, Uttarakhand ki Sanskritik Dharohar  (Ravain Kshetra ke lok Sahitya ka Sanskritik Adhyayan

2-Sudha Chandola, Some Goddess Rituals from Non Narrative folk songs of India

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Folk Literature of Ravain/Rawaeen, Yamuna -Tons Valley Region, Uttarkashi, Dehradun, Garhwal to be continued…31

Jagar Gatha (Lyrical Prose Folk Ritual Tales), Religious Traditional Songs, Sacred Customary songs  from Ravain, Yamuna-Tons Valley, Uttarkashi, Garhwal Region to be continued…25

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