Sambodhi 2013 Vol 36

Author(s): Jitendra B Shah
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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Hasu Yajnik
SAMBODHI
Rasālo in Sindhi-Kutchi, which continued to have a tradition of signing in Kutch up to the end of the last century.2
No.1 is in Gujarāti, 2 to 6 are connected with tribal languages. Nos. 2, 3, 5 and 6 are in Bhili, 4 in Kunkanā mother tongue of Dāng District, tribal area of South-Gujarāt. No.7 a heroic historical ballad is in Vāgadi dialect No.8 ShāhJo-Rasālo in Kutchi.
No. 2, 3, 4 are Paurāņic, mythological, religious epics. No. 5, 6, 7 are non-paurānic, historical and No.8 Şufi interpretation of love stories. 1. Bharathari-Gopichand :
This Gujarati epic is narrated-sung in various Pānkhadi "(petals of a flower) by Bharathari community. Rāvan Haththo (four-stri instrument). The complete text is not available. Pānkhadi-I, Bharathari-nobhekh (Bharathari becoming Nath-Sadhu), II birth and Bharathari's marriage and III Sakāl Khelave Raja Bharathari (Bharathari sees ast six births) 3
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Pānkhadi-l, narrates how, Bharathari became Nāth-Sadhu, disciple of Gorakh and came to his palace to beg bhikshā (food). Bharathari's family commandingly tried to change this decision of his. Knowing his determination his mother advised him not to set off toward north where his sister resides. In spite of this taboo Bharathari went there and asking by his sister, he ordered the fish in the river to come out remain alive on the banks of the river and go back in the river. Bharathari fulfilled the wish of his sister by blessings of Gorakh and proved that he is a real 'Nāth and he can make alive the dead and can control past, present and future.
Pankhadi-III of Rāmā-Pārghi(hunter) described and dramatically shows the past 6 births of Bharathari. This Pankhadi is suggestive, symbolic and explains the concept and meaning of 'Nāth', means a master of his own timeelement. It means 'Nath' is one who controls time-element and not a person who is subject to time or controlled by time-element. It is the ultimate spiritual achievement or Sidhdhi of Nāth that they themselves create anything at any time, they have power to overcome the time-element and can sustain their own life under any fatal conspiracy, odd and advent circumstances, they can make alive the dead and they can show the past births of anybody and.can bring the past, the present and the future at the same time.