Suju ki Sunari Jagar Gatha: Folk Song, Lyrical Folk Story about Krishna’ Love for a Goldsmith Woman

Suju ki Sunari Jagar Gatha: Folk Song, Lyrical Folk Story about Krishna' Love for a Goldsmith Woman

 

Folklore, Folk Legends, Folk Myths of Kumaon-Garhwal, Haridwar, Uttarkahnd-44

 

Love Folklore, Folktales, Folk Stories of Love, Adoring, Affection, Fondness, friendliness, Liking from Haridwar,   Garhwal, Kumaon (Uttarakhand) – 2 

 

                                         Bhishma Kukreti

 

                    There are two types of Jagar Gatha/Folk Songs/Lyrical folk Tales/Poetic Folk Stories about Krishna in Garhwal and Kumaon.

        First type of lyrical folk stories from Garhwal and Kumaon are derived from Pauranic or Mahabharata base. These poetic folk tales may be love stories related to Krishna or versed traditional stories related to diplomatic, strategy making power or divine power of Krishna. The poetic love folk narrations about love by Krishna or love for Krishna are colored into local culture of Kumaon and Garhwal.

                The second type of rhythmical folk stories or traditional poetic fictions about love by Krishna or love for Krishna by other woman are purely created by local folks and these folk songs are definitely in local cultural customs and styles.

  The following love folk song related to Krishna is created by Nathpanth local Jagri and shadow of philosophy of Nathpanth as the song narrates about Kabir, Dadu, Kamal types of Sufi philosopher. The important aspect of this traditional song from Garhwal, Kumaon is that   the female character is from untouchable caste (Goldsmith). Krishna calls the husband of his lover as 'elder brother'. That also show the social structure in Kumaon and Garhwal where untouchable aspect persisted but the inhabitants of both societies had bondage.

          

        कुमाऊं, गढ़वाल ,हरिद्वार  की लोक गाथाएँ/जागर  -44  

                    कुमाऊं ,  हरिद्वार, गढ़वाल , की प्रणय  लोक गाथाएँ -2 

                              सूजू की सुनारी

                     (सन्दर्भ: डा गोविन्द चातक )

 तै सोवन द्वारिका रंद होला कृष्ण भगवान

राणियो को रौन्सिया छया फुलूँ का हौंसिया

रातरू होंदि थोड़ा , सुपिना होंदा भौति

भगवानन सुपिना मा देखे सूजू की सुनारी

नौ गज धौमेली देखि , चूड़ियों भरी हाती

आज जसि आंखी देखी , धौळी जसी माँग

रंग की रावली सुनारी विरह वावली।

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कनकैक जि  सुनारी , द्वारिका बुलौलो

तब भगवान मंनसूबा ठाणदा , मंत्र  गंठ्योदा

बीती गै रैणि कांठ्यो आई गै घाम -

तै द्वारिका वो धावड़ी लगौंद -

तब द्वारिका बैठी गे घणी सभा

कबीर कमाल बैठिन सुखीर दाद

पंचनाम दिवतौं से कृष्णा बोल्दा

सुणीयाला देवताओ, सुपिना की बात -

मैन गुजराती हिंडोला देखी , फटिंगू का खंब

सबी कुछ पैदा होंदी सोनू कखन आलो?

नाथ की लगदी ये ठाकुर मा बोली -

हे भगवान जन्देऊ मान्यन गर्दनी मालीक
फटिंगू का खंब बणौला चांदी की चौकी

पर सोनो कखन आलौ

 

                Once in Dwarika, in dream, Lord Krishna saw beautiful goldsmith woman Sunari of Suju. Suju was husband of Sunari. Krishna fell in love for Sunari in dream.  When Krishna awoke, he did not find beautiful Sunari who ha attractive long hair and was with attractive bangles on her hands.

 

  Lord Krishna called his court. There were great saints as Kabir, Dadu and Kamal in the court of Krishna in Dwarika. Krishna said to   his court scholars and administrators," I saw Guajarati gold Hindola in dream. I would like to have same type of Gold Hindola."

  The administrators sent servants in search of gold in Dwarika. Then the question of competent Goldsmith arose. Krishna told that there was excellent goldsmith named Suju in Sujlikot. They invited Suju goldsmith.  Sunari the wife of goldsmith became ready to go with Suju for Dwarika.

  When Sunari and Suju reached Dwarika, Krishna saluted, respected Suju as elder brother and Sunari as Bhabhi (wife of elder brother).

  Suju started constructing Hindola. Sunari used to sit there. Krishna also used to sit there.  Krishna thought that Sunari was beautiful as he saw in dream. Krishna used to see her with affection and Sunari also responded with affection, Suju was angry but could not express his anger.

 In evening Suju beat his wife Sunari.

Krishna wanted to teach Suju a lesion.  

 Krishna broke the under construction Hindola by his magical rice grains. Krishna ordered to kill Suju as punishment. Sunari requested not to kill her husband. Krishna asked Sunari to live in her Harem after the death of her husband. Sunari told that Suju was her life.

Krishna became happy and told to Suju that he was making fun with Suju and Sunari.  Krishna offered great gifts for both and sent them back to Sujlikot with due respect.

           

 

 

Copyright (Interpretation) @ Bhishma Kukreti, 1/06/2013

Folklore, Folk Legends, Folk Myths of Kumaon-Garhwal-Haridwar (Uttarakhand) to be continued…45  

Love Folklore, Folktales, Folk Stories of Love, Adoring, Affection, Fondness, friendliness, Liking from Haridwar,   Garhwal, Kumaon ( Uttarakhand ) to be continued…3 

                          

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Bhishma Kukreti, Notes on History, Folk Literature of Haridwar

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