Beend orJag Jagar : An Initiating a Garhwali Folk Song for Pandav Dance

 (Himalayan Traditional Dance-Songs Traditional Folk Dance-Song of Uttarakhand, Garhwali folk Dance- Song)  

                                          Bhishm Kukreti

              Pandau dance is a community folk dance of Garhwal and Kumaun. The music and songs are performed by professional and traditional class of Kumaun or Garhwal and the people dance on the Pandau music.

     In Pandau dance, the Das/Aujess narrate the stories of Mahabharata. However, before the stories and dances are started Aides sing an initiating song called ‘Beend’ or jag jagar. In this ‘Beend ‘song, aujees worship various deities of Garhwal and in Kumaun they remember the deities of Kumaun region.

   Apart from deities the narrator remembers all Pandavas –Kunti, Yudhisthar, Bhim, Arjun, Sahdev, Nakul , Abhimanyu too.

  There is specific music tone for ‘Beend’ or Jag’ song

                   पंडौ नृत्य का 'बींद' या जाग जागर

हरि को हरिद्वार जाग , गाँव का भूम्या ळ जाग

धौळी पयाल जाग, छेत्र का छेत्रपाल जाग

गंगोत्री घाट जाग

भांसरी का ताल जाग

तै सातरू जाग

तै मूलु मुखेम जाग

तै तलबला सेम जाग

चन्द्रबदनी माता जाग

राज राजेश्वरी नंदा जाग

खेंटा की अंछरियों जाग

पीड़ी कि भरड़ीयो (सरडी ) जाग

बदरी केदार जाग

दूध धारी नाग जाग

धर्म युधिसठर कि गादी जाग

अर्जुन को गांडीव जाग

भीम कि गदा जाग

सतवंती कुंती माता जाग

सतवंती नारी द्रौपदी जाग

सहदेव कि लाठी जाग

नकुल कि पाटी जाग

बाला घंड्याळ अभेमन्यु जाग

जाग जाग पाँच परमेश्वर जाग

Source: Dr Shiva Nand Nautiyal

Himalayan Traditional Dance-Songs Traditional Folk Dance-Song of Uttarakhand, Garhwali folk Dance- Song to be continued in next issue….

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