Draupadi Swayambar Jagar: Asian, Kumaon Epic based Folk Song/ Lyrical Folktale about Draupadi choosing Husband

Asian Folklore, Folk Legends, Folk Myths of Kumaon-Garhwal, Haridwar, Uttarkahnd-71

Asian Pauranic /Epic, Marathon, Classic, Impressive, Grand, Mahabharata Folklore, Ramayana Folklores, Folktales, Folk Stories of Haridwar,   Garhwal, Kumaon, Uttarakhand – 7 

(The write up is dedicated to Dr. Urvidatt Upadhyaya for his extensive works on Kumaoni-Garhwali (Asian) Folk and Modern Literature)

                                         By: Bhishma Kukreti

                          There is slight difference between a Kumaoni Jagar (Folk Song) and Mahabharata epic story about Draupadi Swayambar (a princess choosing Husband). In Kumaoni folktale song, Arjun comes as Sage or Jogi in the Swayambar.  There is also difference in Kumaoni folk song tale that the kings had to pierce Kaudi set on the hair of Draupadi. Otherwise the average story is that kings had to pierce eye of fish.

                 कुमाऊं, गढ़वाल ,हरिद्वार  की लोक गाथाएँ  -71     

    
          ( टिहरी सेगढवाली जागर, लोक गीत;  उत्तरकाशी से गढवाली जागर, लोक गीत; पौड़ी से गढवालीजागर,  लोक गीत; चमोली -रुद्रप्रयाग से गढवाली जागर,लोक गीत; नैनीताल से कुमाउनी जागर,लोक गीत;अल्मोड़ा से कुमाउनी जागर,लोक गीत;पिथोरागढ़ -बागेश्वर से कुमाउनी जागर,लोक गीत;चम्पावत , उधमसिंह नगर से कुमाउनी जागर,लोक गीत;उत्तराखंडी जागर,लोक गीत;,  हरिद्वार से जागर,लोक गीत;,मध्यहिमालयी जागर,लोक गीत;, हिमालयी जागर,लोक गीत;उत्तर भारितीय जागर,लोक गीत; भारतीयजागर,लोक गीत; एशियाई जागर,लोक गीत श्रृंखला  ) 

                     कुमाऊं, गढ़वाल ,हरिद्वार  की  पौराणिक लोक गाथाएँ/जागर गाथाएँ - 7  
    

                   
                            द्रौपदी स्वयंबर 

(सन्दर्भ: डा उर्वी दत्त उपाध्याय , कुमाऊँ की लोकगाथाओं का साहित्यिक और सांस्कृतिक अध्ययन )

तै जोगी दगड़ी चेली, तू कसिके रौली,
नोणिया छ गात तेरो, कुसुमिया रूप हो।
कसिकै चुपडै चेली, धूणी की बभूती,
कसिकै कुदली लाटी, भादौ खरी होल,
कसिकै तपिली चेली, जेठ खरा धूप।
मास की बढ़नी चेली , दिन में बण छी,
कसी के करली लाटी, एक खट चाकरी।       

               King Drupad had a daughter Draupadi. Her name was Kamsin before marriage. King Drupad went to astrologer to know about future of Draupadi. The astrologer advised that King should not carry on arranged marriage for Draupadi but should arrange Swayambar. The astrologer advised to king Drupad to call princes and Kings from seven regions.

                When Draupadi became young king Drupad organized Swayambar for Draupadi that she could choose husband. King Drupad invited kings and princes from seven regions including Hastinapur.   

                All the four brothers of Arjun and his mother Kunti advised Arjun to participate in the Draupadi Swayambar.

              Arjun took the Jogi appearance as per his friend’s advice. As Jogi, Arjun went to Drupad kingdom at Swayambar place.

  Arjun hide his bow and arrow below his Asan and sat here.

           The condition was that the winning prince or king had to pierce a Kaudi (a shell) set on the hair of Draupadi by his arrow watching shell in the oil in a vessel. Draupadi was sitting above on a chariot.

        No king could pierce Kaudi by his arrow. At last, Arjun stood up and asked bow and arrow. Every defeated king offered him his bow but Arjun did not like any bow and arrow. Drupad offered Arjun a bow weighing twenty ton. Arjun broke the bow. At the end Arjun pierced the Kaudi by his arrow and his bow.

        Now as per condition, Draupadi was wife of Arjun who was in the appearance of Jogi. However, Drupad put another condition that a garland would be thrown and garland would fall on whoever neck Draupadi would marry him. The Garland was thrown into sky and that garland fell on the neck of Arjun. Drupad was sad that his daughter had to spend life in poor conditions.

 Draupadi went with Arjun.

               In a place Draupadi felt thirsty. Draupadi asked Arjun to bring water. Draupadi told him that Wherever Tushar bush tress would be there and Nyoli bird would be whistling there would be water. Arjun went to bring water. He changes his appearance and came in his original appearance of prince Arjun. Arjun brought water but Draupadi refused to take water from stranger. Arjun told her that he is not Jogi but he is Arjun.  

               Kamsin sent message to her parents that Arjun is prince. Drupad arranged marriage procession and rituals for marrying Kamsin with Arjun. Now, Kamsin was called Draupadi after marrying with Arjun.  

             

             

   

Copyright (Interpretation) @ Bhishma Kukreti, 1/7/2013

Folklore, Folk Legends, Folk Myths of Kumaon-Garhwal-Haridwar (Uttarakhand) to be continued…72  

Pauranic /Epic, Marathon, Classic, Impressive, Grand, Mahabharata Folklore, Ramayana Folklores, Folktales, Folk Stories of Haridwar,   Garhwal, Kumaon, Uttarakhand  to be continued…8 

                          

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