Inauspiciousness of Bhadra Tithi: A Ravain Garhwali Folk Tale from Garhwal

Garhwali Folk Tales, Fables, Traditional Stories, Community Narratives -85

  Compiled and Edited by: Bhishma Kukreti (Management Training Expert)

                                         (Reference: Dr Jagdish Naudiyal)

               Bhadra Tithi is an Hindu astrological time period. According to Astrological Mythology, Bhadra is said to be daughter of Sun and sister of Shani. According to Bhavishya Puran, Brahma blessed Bhadra that whoever would start new work on Bhadra time that person would get hurdle in the work.

  There is a Ravain (West Uttarkashi and North-West Dehradun region) folktale about not to start any work in Bhadra Tithi.

 One day, a village chief was going to another village for judgment. On that day, there was Bhadra Tithi. Village Chief was aware about Bhadra Tithi on that day. However, the village chief did not pay attention. On the way for another village, village chief encountered with a Bear. The Bear attacked on the face of village chief. The village chief cried and called for help. There were wood workers nearby jungle. They came and saved the village chief. The Bear wounded the village chief very badly.

 Now, the village chief experienced the importance of Bhadra Tithi. He vowed not to initiate any work on Bhadra Tithi.

*** Note –The writer does not believe on promoting Andh Vishwas or blind faith. This story is just to record the folk tales of Garhwal.

Copyright @ Bhishma Kukreti 26/4/2014 for review and interpretation

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, to be continued …in next chapter

                                 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

Garhwali folk Stories from Garhwal sequence; Garhwali folk Stories from Haridwar succession , Garhwal; Garhwali folk Stories from Dehradun Garhwal chain; Garhwali folk Stories from Uttarkashi Garhwal; Garhwali folk Stories from Tehri Garhwal series; Garhwali folk Stories from Chamoli Garhwal; Garhwali folk Stories from Rudraprayag Garhwal; Garhwali folk Stories from Pauri Garhwal Series to be continued ..  

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