Folklore: A Tale of Bhadra (illusive soul)


Folklore: A Tale of Bhadra (illusive soul)
Kishor Subba Limbu
Source: Lal Bahadur Rai

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(Wall art by Arjun Khaling in Chumlung Him, Lalitpur)
Once upon a time, a man visited Jyotish (an astrologer) to get a good luck star for his Maitalu ritual. The astrologer said, "According to astrology, everything else is fine." But there is Bhadra (a kind of bad song), so it is better not to go. The man said, "If there's nothing wrong, then leave that Bhadra." The man went for his Maitalu ritual, neglecting the Bhadra. When he was going for Maitalu, he went to the toilet by the side of the road. His wife was waiting for him on the road. When he came back, another man was sitting with his wife, just like him. The man asked his wife, "Who is he?" She said, "My husband." The man asked again, "If he is your husband, then who am I?" She said,  "My husband".  The man wonders what is happening here. They reached the chief of the village for justice. When the chief asked them what happened and what they had come here for, They explain their subject of dispute. Then the chief asked the women, showing them one by one, "Who is your husband?" She said, "My husband" for the first one, and the chief asked again, showing another man, "If he is your husband, then who is this man?" She said "my husband" again. Then the chief said, "Oh, this is the problem; I got it, so please bring a Karuwa Lota (a typical metal water jug with a water dispenser pipe)." Putting Karuwa Lota in front of him, the chief said, "The man who would pass through this pipe would be the real husband of this woman." Now, how would it be possible for a human being to pass through the small pipe? The other one was Bhadra. The Bhadra swarm of ants is coming out of the pipe. Then the chief asked, "How may you pass through the small pipe hole?" "Tell the truth about who you are." Bhadra said, "Yes, I am Bhadra." This man went to the astrologer looking for a good star-sing day for his Maitalu ritual. The astrologer told him that there is Bhadra; it is better not to go. But this man undermined the Bhadra, and he went for the Maitalu. So I just want to show him what Bhadra is  Bhadra and why he should respect Bhadra. Then the Bhadra disappeared because he wanted to teach the man a lesson.
So, generally, please don't look for the start of your work as much as possible. If you are looking for it, you should respect every astrological sign properly.
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(source: Lal Bahadur Rai, Pachkhapan Municipality-5, Sankhuwasabha, Nepal)

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