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A story on a little boy of tharu community.

Once upon time in a town of terai region of Nepal, there was a king called HARISH CHANDRA THARU of Tharu community. He was very rich in property and loves his people very much. One day he invited all the citizens of his town for RAJABHOG (palace party)and treats to his people by distributing rice, maize, wheat, chewra, vegetables and fruits. He delivered the graceful speech for the well fare of his citizens. Among them there was a poor old girl(unmarried) named MASUSAHI BHUDIA of Tharu community, she works in the palace. She was selected to work for rice making mill by The king Harish Chandra Tharu. She felt bad for this type of work because she was alone and no one for her support. So, she remembered the GOD for help. At that time the GOD gave her a dream that he will come in her dream. She was afraid about it. So, she went to neighbor home for shelter.                                                                                           
A boy of tharu community
        After mid night the GOD came to meet the MASUSHAI BHUDIA but he was unable to meet her and he returned back to his place and left some water on the vegetable called KENARI KA SAAG(CABBAGE). When she wake up in the morning then she went to bring the cabbage to prepare curry. After some months she became pregnant. After a month, she gave a birth to a child(boy).The boy was very healthy and smart. As the days passed, he became a young child. He used to go with neighbor children to play and for entertainment. The neighbor children used to ask him about Who was your father ? But unfortunately he could not answer. He used to ask about his father to his mother but she was unable to answer. So, one day she told to her son that his father was sun(bariyaoh). So, her son decided to meet his father, for that he took permission from his mother and he departed from home to meet sun (father) suggested by his mother.One the way he meet with different people at different situtations. Among them he meet with a women (widow) and she told him

Women: Where are you going?

Boy: I am going to meet my father i.e sun.
Women: Ok, if sun is your father then he is a GOD, so she said told him to reduce her trouble in her daily life.

Boy: ok, I will inform my father about it.After some dialogue, he went towards his destination. He tied a rope and counted as one message that should be told to sun. On the way he meet with a horse.

Horse: Where are you going boy?

Boy: I am going to meet my father.

Horse: The horse was suffering from stomach pain, so the horse told him to make him relief from this pain to the sun.

Boy: Ok, I will inform this message to the sun ( regarded as a GOD).In this way he meet different people and animals on the way. After few days he reached to his destination i.e sun. He meet with the sun.

Sun: Why did you come here?

Boy: I came here to meet my father as my mother suggestion.

Sun: Who is your father?

Boy: You are my father as my mother told me.

Sun: Are you a son of MASUASHAI BHUDIA?

Boy: Yes, I want to inform you that I meet different people and animals on the way. So, they gave me some message to you, then he told about widow and horse.

Sun: They are suffering from different trouble due to their own work. That was the reflect of their own bad works. He said if you do good job for the well fare to the people then they will never get trouble in their life.

Boy: Ok, I will told them when I will return from back to my home.
Sun: How did you manage your long journey to meet me. It’s really difficult.

Boy: My destination is to meet you. So, I walked towards my destination without hesitation because my dream is to meet you and now I was success to meet you.

Sun: You made me happy. So, I will give you a name JEETBAHAN that means SUCCESS. From today, the KALIYUG people will celebrate the success story about you, the women will take a bratha and worship to your success story. They will worship mahalaxmi in this festival and they will listen to your success story about you in that festival called JEETIYA.

Boy: I am very happy as he meet his father and got name JEETBAHAN.

JEETBAHAN: He told thank you father and he returned to his home and he convey the messages to the people. IT is a story of SUCCESS(JEETBAHAN).In this occasion the THARU people of Nepal are celebrating the JEETIYA festival. This festival tharu women take a bratha for one day/night with water and fruits only. They worship to the mahalaxmi devi for their future and prosper life. Detail about this festival in next post.

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  • Tharu kalyan karini sava
  • Tharu Jeetiya bratha katha


         
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