Phuldei sangrand : a Garhwali folk Song for the new year celebration
Bhishm Kukreti
Phuldei sangrand means the first day of Phulun maina of the month of flower. The first day of Chait is called Phuldei sangrand .
There are many folk stories related to phulsangrand celebration of phulunmaina Maina celebration.
Goddess Parvati worshipped lord Shiva by different kinds of flowers and on this phulsangrand (Chait ki sangrand lord Shiva and goddess Parvati got married.
That is why the unmarried girls put flowers on the both corners of front door (deli/Dehri) or doorsill from this date till Baishakhi. The unmarried girls pluck flowers in the evening and put flowers on the doorsills. After plucking flowers, unmarried girls worship Lord Shiva. Children ( male and female) also put flowers on the doorsills .
Another folk story states that Rati offered flowers of adu and panyan to Kamdev and they got married. In the song-dance of Phuldei the words’ raimasi’ and ‘painyaan’ are compulsory in the song. Chait is the month of songs.
The following folk song is very common song sung on the day of phulsangrand.
फूल देई फूल देई संगरांद
फूल देई फूल ल देई संगरांद
सुफल करो नयो साल तुमकु श्रीभगवान
रंगीला सजीला फूल ऐगीं , डाळा बोटाला ह्र्याँ व्हेगीं
पौन पंछे दौड़ी गैन, डाळयूँ फूल हंसदा ऐन,
तुमारा भण्डार भर्यान, अन्न धन्न कि बरकत ह्वेन
औंद रओ ऋतु मॉस . होंद रओ सबकू संगरांद .
बच्यां रौला तुम हम त , फिर होली फूल संगरांद
फूल देई फूल देई संगरांद
स्रोत्र : डा शिवा नन्द नौटियाल
