Bhemata aur Ped: Environment based Garhwali Folk Story for Quality and Procurement Managers

Garhwali Folk Tales, Fables, Traditional stories, Community Narratives for Effective Managers, Effective executives, Effective Boss, Effective Supervisors or Stories for Effective management, management Lesson from Garhwali Folk Literature from Garhwal, part- 48   

       Collected and edited by: Bhishma Kukreti (Management Training Expert

             The story is many hindered years back. There used to live childless pair and a village. The woman named Sarru used to deliver child but the children used to die within shortest period. The husband thought it was due to Bhemata (Vidhata or creator of this earth) desire. However, Sarru used to feel spry every moment.

           Recently, Sarru lost her child after sixteen days of birth. She was speaking against Bhemata or Vidhata. Suddenly Bhemata or the creator of earth appeared. Bhemata or creator of earth asked, “Sarru! Why are you unhappy?”

Sarru replied in rage,” Should I not be angry on you? You kill my children after birth.”

Bhemata told,” Definitely there must be a reason behind your children dying at early age.”

Sarru replied angrily,” No you are my enemy and you take my children at early age.”

Bhemata or creator of earth told,” Sarru! I shall come after a couple of days and would answer your question for death of your children dying early age.”

  One day in morning Sarru went to pluck Maize corn to maize field. Without any thought she was plucking corns and putting them into basket.

 Bhemata or earth creator appeared and asked,” Sarru! What are you doing?”

Agitating Sarru replied,” Can’t you see that I am plucking Maize Corns.” Sarru displayed all corns before Bhemata by tilting the basket.

Bhemata picked one corn unfolding the corn she told,” Well this corn is ripped.”

Bhemata picked up another corn, unfolded the corn and said,” Sarru! This corn is totally unripe and even milk is not there in the seeds.”

Sarru was furious and replied, “I Do you suggest that I should see each and every corn and then only pluck the corn? I don’t have time to check which corn is ripped and which is not ripe.”

 Bhemata answered,” You can pluck unripe but I can’t take life of child at early age?”

 Sarru said sorry and took the vow not to pluck unripe fruits.

She delivered a child and at that time the child lived for longer than past but died at the age of four month.

Sarru again blamed Bhemata for death of child. Bhemata appeared and said,” I shall answer your queries at proper time.”

 One day, Sarru went to jungle to cut wood and grass. She was cutting young plants of oak and pine for wood.

Bhemata appeared and asked, “Sarru! What are you doing?”

Sarru realized that she was cutting young shoot of pine and oak for her petty purpose.

She said,” I am sorry Bhemata. I shall never cut young shoots of pine or any tree.”

From that day, Sarru never cut young shoots.

Sarru delivered seven sons and they got full life till hundred years because now Sarru never cut young trees.

Copyright @ Bhishma Kukreti 5/1/2014 for review and interpretation                     

Garhwali Folktales, Fables, Traditional stories for Managers,/executives, boss, supervisors or Stories for management from Garhwal to be continued…

                                 References

1-Bhishma Kukreti, 1984, Garhwal Ki Lok Kathayen, Binsar Prakashan, Lodhi Colony, Delhi 110003, 

2- Bhishma Kukreti 2003, Salan Biten Garhwali Lok Kathayen, Rant Raibar, Dehradun

3- Bhishma Kukreti, Garhwali Lok Kathaon ma Prabandh Vigyan ka Tantu , Chitthi Patri’s Lok Kathayen Visheshank  , Dehradun

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