Plant Myths and Traditions in Uttarakhand (Himalaya) - 7
By: Bhishma Kukreti, M.Sc. (Botany) (Mythology Research Student)
Botanical name: Nicotiana tobacum
Local name- Tamakhu
Tobacco might have come in Uttarakhand around seventeenth century and got spread very fast. Tobacco smoking is common in Uttarakhand.
Apart from common uses for smoking, wild tobacco is used for checking excessive growth (Dwijeebi, Dwijib, Doadjeeb) another tongue below main tongue.
Tobacco Myths in Uttarakhand
It is believed that many times, Sayyad or evil Muslim soul enter into body of person and starts paining to the person (Pashwa). For satisfying and getting rid of evil or good Muslim oul (called Sayyad), there are rituals performed by Tantrik-Mantrik and Jagri. In both the rituals) Tantra-Mantra and Ghadela), Tantrik or Jagri offer tobacco cake (tobacco leave dust mixed with molasses ) with clove or burning Chilam to the dissatisfied or angry Muslim soul. The ritual is called Saidwali. After Sayyadwali or Saidwali (सैद्वाली, सैद्वाळी, सय्यदवाली ). After Saidwali ritual, tobacco is burnt with clove on a cross road or place where the Pashwa was affected by Muslim soul.
There are two folk songs Saidywali as follows –
If a person is effected by unsatisfied Muslim soul, the Mantrik, Jhadkhandi or Jagri start performing ritual , worshiping the unsatisfied Muslim soul and start the ritual of Saidwali . The unsatisfied soul is offered Tobacco and the Jhadkhandi reads the Mantra
बाबा आलम को सलाम
हव्वा अम्मा को सलाम
कलवा बाबा सैद को सलाम
रहिमन मुकुलकिशोर पठान तख़्त को सलाम
फूलपरी बहन को सलाम
हे मेरे मेहरबान, मेरे पे हो जाओ मेहरबान
सलाम भाई सलल्म , सलाम
There are Ghadela or Jagar for Saidwali (keshav Anuragi , Nad Nadnai unpublished)
मुख्य जागरी के कथन ----------------------------- सहायक जागरी की भौण
सल्लाम वाले कम
त्यारा वै गौड़ गाजिना
म्यारा मियाँ रतनागाजी
तेरी वो बीबी फातिमा
तेरी वो कलमा कुरआन
These Mantras or Jagar work as the narration of Krishna worked for enhancing the self-esteem of Arjun that he developed self-confidence before Arjun goes for great battle . The subject feels self- assurance, self-confidence and that confidence /assurance induct the physical changes and psychological changes into body-mind of the effected one positively
Refrences
Dr Shiva Nand Nautiyal Garhwal ke Nrity geet , page 157-159
Dr Shiva Nand Nautiyal Garhwal ke Nrity geet , page 157-159
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Copyright@ Bhishma Kuk reti, Mumbai 2017
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