Shedkudiya Beer: Folk Story Illustrating the Chief Assistant Brave Men of Folk Deity Chalda Masu

Folk Literature of Ravain/Rawaeen, Yamuna-Tons Valley Region, Garhwal -15

Jagar Gatha (Prose Folk Ritual Tales) from Ravain/Rawaeen, Yamuna -Tons Valley, Garhwal Region-8

            Song collection by late Dr. Jagdish Prasad ‘Jaggu’ Naudiyal 

                 Translation, Interpretation by: Bhishma Kukreti

                 Every Masu deity of Ravain region has an exclusive brave man. The brave man of individual Masu deity is also worshipped with the particular deity. Shedkudiya Beer is the brave man of Chalda Masu.  The following folk story is sung with the Jagar of Chalda Masu.

रवांइ गढ़वाल क्षेत्र का प्रचलित   लोक गीत- 15 
रवांइ क्षेत्र से जागर या धार्मिक अनुष्ठान के लोक गीत/कथायें    -8 
 
   (मूल -डा जगदीश 'जग्गू' नौडियाल) ( इंटरनेट प्रस्तुति  एवं अतिरिक्त व्याखा - भीष्म कुकरेती )

       चालदा मासु का  शेडकुड़िया बीर  

एक तो सयाणो ताई मत्थी पडि देवता शेडकुड़िया बीर 
वाहि सैण पडि , ह्वै असुखि अर रै बीमार।
न खाई सकौं वाक्या बोल्यो , दोष लाग्यो  देवता शेडकुड़िया बीर को तुम ऐसु करौ मासुए जोड़ियो हाथ एक लायो श्रीफल एक लायो सुपारी एक लायो पिठाई अर रूप्या सवा पांच त्यों चढाई भेंट देवता शेडकुड़िया बीर को ह्वे पड़ी दुःख ठीक सब ठीक रौ एति कथा , एति बात

There was an elite or village chief.

Shed Kudiya Beer became angry on village chief.

There was sudden serious illness for wife of village chief.

It was not possible taking smoothly the meal for wife of village chief.

It was much difficulty to walk inside-outside for wife of village chief.

Somebody went to astrologer for knowing the reason about serious illness of wife of village chief.

Astrologer advised that there should be prayer and offer Shrifal, sweet, nuts, five and quarter rupees to Shedkudiya Beer from family of village wife.

There was prayer, auspicious offers for Shedkudiya Beer from family of village chief.

Thereafter, there was healthy days, peace, happiness, prosperity for family of village chief.

  

Copyright for interpretation @ Bhishma Kukreti 10/6/2013

     References:

Dr Jagdish Prasad Naudiyal, Uttarakhand ki Sanskritik Dharohar  (Ravain Kshetra ke lok sahitya kaa Sanskritik Adhyayan

Folk Literature of Ravain/Rawaeen, Yamuna -Tons Valley Region, Garhwal to be continued…16

Jagar Gatha (Prose Folk Ritual Tales) from Ravain, Yamuna-Tons Valley, Garhwal Region to be continued…9

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