Garhwali Folk Tale about Shukla community settling in Udaipur Patti Pauri Garhwal
(Folk Tales /Community from Garhwal Series-113)
Collected by Bhishma Kukreti
(Narrated by Mr. Jagdish Prasad Shukla of Ramjiwale Ganv, Udaipur, Pauri Garhwal)
Most of upper castes Garhwali communities are migrated communities from various parts of India. Therefore, each community has folk story about settling in Garhwal. Shukla community has its own folk story about settling in Ramjiwale village of Patti Udaipur, Pauri Garhwal.
There was a Karmkandi, Astrologer Shukla family that migrated to Nangal, Bijnor from Banaras. After some time, a family settled in Kankhal Haridwar. The man had three sons one settled in Haridwar, second in Kankhal and third was living in Jwalapur. The name of third son was Mahesha Nand Shukla. Mahesha Nand met Sudarshan Shah in Jwalapur (most probably in that time when he was in exile). Mahesha Nand was great astrologer and could draw picture of a person without seeing the person but by his astrology knowledge.
Tehri King Sudarshan Shah appointed Mahesha Nand Shukla as one of Purohit in Tehri court. One day, King Sudarshan Shah asked Mahesha Shukla to draw the picture of his queen. Mahesha Nand did not see the queen in the past at all. However, by his mere sound knowledge of astrology Mahesha Nand drew picture of the queen. He drew a black mole on the thigh of the queen. The King became suspicious that definitely Mahesha had bodily relationship with the queen that was why the astrologer could draw mole in the same place in picture as of real place.
Sudarshan Shah was in rage and he ordered his four soldiers to kill Mahesha Nand and bring his eyes and blood soaked clothes as proof of his death, Soldiers took Mahesha Nand in Jungle for killing. When Mahesha Nand Shukla came to know about reality he convinced soldiers not to kill him. As per advice of Mahesha Nand Shukla, the soldiers showed eyes of a sheep and its blood soaked clothes of Mahesha Nand Shukla. King Sudarshan Shah was satisfied.
Mahesha Nand Shukla fled to Haridwar and started living as Sadhu in Haridwar.
Bisht was the Thokdar (landlord) of Mathi Banwas of Udaipur Patti. He lost his seven sons within short time after taking birth. Bisht Thokdar was a sad man. He met Mahesha Sadhu in Haridwar. Mahesha Sadhu performed a ritual and blessed Bisht that his next son would live for long.
Bisht wife gave birth to eighth son who did not die as other sons die. The son grew as normal boy. When the time of Chudakarm Sanskar or first shaving ceremony of the boy came the Thokdar Bisht decided to have Mahesha Shukla as his priest for performing the Sanskar. He went to Haridwar and requested Mahesha Nand Shukla to come to Mathi Banwas for performing rituals of Chudkarm Sanskar of his son.
Mahesha Nand Shukla came to Banwas and performed Chudakarm Sanskar. In Dakshina, Thokdar Bisht offered a land of Ramjiwale village to Mahesha Nand Shukla. Mahesha Nand Shukla saw foot print of Lord Rama there and settled there in Ramjwale Ganv. Mahesha Nand settled in Ramjiwale village and built Rama temple there where foot print of Rama was there. Mahesha Nand wedded a Bahuguna girl from Bugani.
This way Shukla settled in Ramjwale.
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
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