General Doha
Rohini barsai, mrig tapai, kisan ki yahi pehchaan hai.
General doha mein sadiyon purani Ghagh-Bhaddari lok-parampara ki wo kahawatein hain jo nakshatra aur ritu dekh kar boai ka sahi samay batati hain. Isi lok-gyaan ki taraf Quotes bhi padhein.
उत्तम खेती, मध्यम बान।
निकृष्ट चाकरी, भीख निदान॥
Transliteration: Uttam kheti, madhyam baan. Nikrisht chaakari, bheekh nidaan.
Meaning: This traditional Ghagh saying ranks livelihoods: farming is the best occupation, trade is middling, service/employment is inferior, and begging is the worst...
सर्व तपै जो रोहिनी, सर्व तपै जो मूर।
परिवा तपै जो जेठ की, उपजै सातो तूर॥
Transliteration: Sarva tapai jo Rohini, sarva tapai jo Moor. Pariva tapai jo Jeth ki, upjai saato toor.
Meaning: This Ghagh proverb on farming lore...
शुक्रवार की बादरी, रही सनीचर छाय।
तो यों भाखै भड्डरी, बिन बरसे ना जाए॥
Transliteration: Shukrawar ki badari, rahi sanichar chhaay. To yon bhaakhai Bhaddari, bin barse na jaaye.
Meaning: Bhaddari says if clouds that gather on a Friday still...
भादों की छठ चांदनी, जो अनुराधा होय।
ऊबड़ खाबड़ बोय दे, अन्न घनेरा होय॥
Transliteration: Bhadon ki chhath chaandani, jo Anuraadha hoye. Oobad khaabad boye de, ann ghanera hoye.
Meaning: This folk saying holds that if the sixth night of...
Kabir Doha
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सावन सुक्ला सप्तमी, जो गरजै अधिरात।
बरसै तो झुरा परै, नाहीं समौ सुकाल॥
Transliteration: Sawan sukla saptami, jo garjai adhirat. Barsai to jhura parai, naahin samau sukaal.
Meaning: This traditional weather-lore doha says if thunder rumbles at midnight on the...
रोहिनी बरसै मृग तपै, कुछ कुछ अद्रा जाय।
कहै घाघ सुने घाघिनी, स्वान भात नहीं खाय॥
Transliteration: Rohini barsai Mrig tapai, kuchh kuchh Adra jaay. Kahai Ghagh sune Ghaghini, swaan bhaat nahin khaay.
Meaning: Ghagh tells his wife Ghaghini that...
उत्रा उत्तर दै गयी, हस्त गयो मुख मोरि।
भली विचारी चित्तरा, परजा लेइ बहोरि॥
Transliteration: Utra uttar dai gayi, Hast gayo mukh mori. Bhali vichaari Chittara, parja lei bahori.
Meaning: This farming proverb says even if the Uttara Phalguni and...
हस्त बरस चित्रा मंडराय।
घर बैठे किसान सुख पाए॥
Transliteration: Hast baras Chitra mandaraay. Ghar baithe kisan sukh paaye.
Meaning: This folk saying promises that if rain falls in Hasta and clouds hover through Chitra nakshatra, the farmer can sit...
जो बरसे पुनर्वसु स्वाती।
चरखा चलै न बोलै तांती॥
Transliteration: Jo barse Punarvasu Swati. Charkha chalai na bolai taanti.
Meaning: This traditional saying holds that rain during the Punarvasu and Swati nakshatras brings such prosperity that no one needs to...
Rahim Doha
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दसै असाढ़ी कृष्ण की, मंगल रोहिनी होय।
सस्ता धान बिकाइ हैं, हाथ न छुइहै कोय॥
Transliteration: Dasai Asaadhi Krishna ki, Mangal Rohini hoye. Sasta dhaan bikaai hain, haath na chhuihai koye.
Meaning: This weather-lore doha says if the tenth day...
