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Sunday, February 11, 2018

Tobacco: A plant used in Garhwali Mantra (Myths)

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 (सैद्वालीसैद्वाळीसय्यदवाली  ). 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 मेहरबानमेरे 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There are Ghadela or Jagar for Saidwali (keshav Anuragi , Nad Nadnai unpublished)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                                    सल्लाम वाले कम   
त्यारा वै गौड़ गाजिना                               सल्लाम वाले कम  
म्यारा मियाँ रतनागाजी                             सल्लाम वाले कम   
तेरी वो बीबी फातिमा                                   सल्लाम वाले कम    
तेरी वो कलमा कुरआन                              सल्लाम वाले कम     
 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   



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Copyright@ Bhishma Kuk retiMumbai 2017
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