Folk Dance-Song in Naming Ceremony of Garhwal

Characteristics of Garhwali Folk Dramas, Folk Theater/Rituals and Traditional Plays part -208           

   Song and Dance in Life Cycle Events, Religious Rituals or Garhwali Folk Dramas with  Karmkand -2

                         कर्मकांड के गढ़वाली लोक नाटक – 2        

                     Presented by Bhishma Kukreti (Folk Literature Research Scholar)

 Naming Ceremony is important aspects of Hindu child.

          There were two rituals in naming ceremony run simultaneously in past. The Pundit used chant Sholkas in Sanskrit inside the room with mother, child and relatives.  

         While the Pundit is busy in Chanting Sholka and performing Karmkand of Namkaran or Dashptan or Naming Ceremony in the room, a Harijan Mangler (Woman singer of Auspicious Song) used to sing auspicious songs outside the room (courtyard). Many times the village women also sing with Mangler.  The following Garhwali folk Song is taken from Rawain Jaunpur sung at the time of Naming Ceremony (Namkaran or Dashotan)-

दशोटण /दशूटन अथवा नामकरण संस्कार का जौनसारी -गढ़वाली लोक गीत

बोला बोला सगुन बोला , बोला बोला सगुन बोला

गणपति आंगुणी बढ़ई बाजे ,गणपति आंगुणी बढ़ई बाजे

सुधि -बुधि देवी का आनंद छाये ,सुधि -बुधि देवी का आनंद छाये

विष्णु जी का आंगुणी बढ़ई बाजे ,विष्णु जी का आंगुणी बढ़ई बाजे लक्ष्मी जी का आंगुणी बढ़ई बाजे ,लक्ष्मी जी  का आंगुणी बढ़ई बाजे

ब्रह्मा जी  का आंगुणी बढ़ई बाजे, ब्रह्मा जी  का आंगुणी बढ़ई बाजे

ब्रह्माणी जी  का आंगुणी बढ़ई बाजे, ब्रह्मणी जी  का आंगुणी बढ़ई बाजे

नारैण जी  का आंगुणी बढ़ई बाजे, नारैण जी  का आंगुणी बढ़ई बाजे

बाबा जी  का आंगुणी बढ़ई बाजे, बाबा जी  का आंगुणी बढ़ई बाजे

माँ जी  का आंगुणी बढ़ई बाजे, माँ जी  का आंगुणी बढ़ई बाजे

धौळी  जी  का आंगुणी बढ़ई बाजे, धौळी जी  का आंगुणी बढ़ई बाजे

तू ह्वेलु बेटा देवतौं को जायो तू ह्वेलु बेटा कुल को उज्याळो

आज जाया तेरा नाम धर्याले

तू जाया कुल को राखी नाउ

(Reference- Madhuri Manuraj Barthwal, Shailvani Tritiy Varshik Visheshank, 2004, page 63)

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti 29/8/2014 for interpretation notes  

Contact ID -bckukreti@gmail.com

Characteristics of Garhwali Folk Drama, Community Dramas; Folk Theater/Rituals and Traditional to be continued in next chapter

References -

1-Dr Shiva Nand Nautiyal, Garhwal ke Loknritya Geet

2- Keshav Anuragi, Nad Nandani (Unpublished)

3- Dayashankar Bhatt, Divya Sangit (Unpublished)

4- Glossary of Indian Classic Music

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 Folk Dance-Song in Religious Rituals of Naming Ceremony of Garhwal; Folk Dance-Song in Religious Rituals of Naming Ceremony of Ravain Garhwal;Folk Dance-Song in Religious Rituals of Naming Ceremony of Uttarkashi Garhwal;  Folk Dance-Song in Religious Rituals of Naming Ceremony of Tehri Garhwal; Folk Dance-Song in Religious Rituals of Naming Ceremony of Dehradun Garhwal; Folk Dance-Song in Religious Rituals of Naming Ceremony of Ravain of Tehri Garhwal;  Folk Dance-Song in Religious Rituals of Naming Ceremony of Jaunpur of Dehradun Garhwal; Folk Dance-Song in Religious Rituals of Naming Ceremony of Jaunpur of Garhwal;