चारण देविया
सेणी जी लालस जाति की चारणी गुजरात की काछेला वेदा जी की पुत्री थी ! अपनी बाल्य अवस्था मे हिमालय जाकर अपना लोकिक शरीर त्याग दिया था ! वीझानंद जो भाचलिये शाखा के चारण थे व उक्त शक्ति से ब्याह करना चाहते थे ! लेकिन वचनानुसार समय पर नही पहुच पाये , शक्ति ने अपना शरीर त्याग दिया था ! माताजी का ग्राम जुढीया , जिला जोधपुर मे भव्य मन्दिर हे !
इन्द्र माता : इन्द्र नामक शक्ति का जन्म जिला नागौर खुड़द नामक ग्राम मे सागर दानजी रतनु के यहाँ हुवा था ! साक्षात आवडा देवी का अवतार थी ! मरदाना पोशाक मे रहती थी !वर्तमान मे उक्त देवी का अवतार जोधपुर जिले मे जुढीया ग्राम मे सुवा नामक शक्ति साकार रूप मरदाना वेश मे विराजमान हे ! इनके पिता का नाम किशन दान लालस था !इस कलिकाल मे मैया के बड़े चमत्कार हे !
सती माता चंदू : आप मांडवा ग्राम के उदे जी सिन्ढायच
की पुत्री थी , आपका ससुराल दासोडी था ! आपने पोखरण ठाकुर सलाम सिंह के
अन्याय करने के कारण भरी जमर किया था ! मैया के अनेक चमत्कार हे !
शीलो सती :
आपका पियर कोडा ग्राम था ! ठकर दान रतनु की पुत्री थी , व ससुराल झणकली
ग्राम मे था ! पति का नाम जोगराज जी बिठू था ! खोखर राजपूतो व उनके हिमायती
जैसलमेर राजा पर जमर किया था ! माड़ खावड़ के ग्रामो मे आपके विशेष चमत्कार
हे ! इसी ग्राम मे देमो नामक सती ने गुडा राणा के अन्याय के कारण जमर किया
था ! यह ग्राम तो सतियों का गढ़ हे !!
जामो सती जी :
जामो सती जी जो हड़वेचा ग्राम के सुंदर दान चारण की पुत्री थी , आपका
ब्याह मिठ्डीये सिंध प्रदेश मे हुवा था , पति का नाम अमरदान देथा था ! आपने
रिंध नामक सकल जाति के असुरो को जमर करके ख़त्म किया था ! व हरिसिंह को
अमर कोट का शाशक होने का वरदान दिया था !!
हरिया सती : आपका पियर मीठन ग्राम व ससुराल वाडखा जिला
सिरोही मे था , पिता का नाम वखत दान व पति का नाम दानजी था , उन्हें हिरणी
ठाकुर के आदमियों ने ख़त्म किया था , इस बात का पता अठारह दिन बाद सती को
चला , तब अपने पति का वेर लेने की उदेश्य से जमर किया , सावल जाति मे महँ
सती कहलाई ! आपके बड़े चमत्कार हे !!
शायर बाई का जन्म जयपुर जिला दाता मे रतनु जी किनिये के यहाँ हुवा था !
संमध कंवर जो पोकरण के पास बारहट का गाव , रतनु नाला शाखा मे मुरा दानजी के यहाँ अवतार धारण किया !
चारण जाति की मुख्य तेवीस शाखाए हें! कुछ लोग इसकी गिनती एक सो बीस बताते हें , लेकिन मुख्य तेवीसहें ! उपशाखाए ५६७ हें अंत शाखाओ की गिनती नही हें !
जो अखावत, लखावत , इशरावत, जुगतावत , अमरावत आदि योग पुरुषों के नाम गोत्र हें !!
१. मारू शाख : ५२ उपशाखा , इसमे मुख्य कोचर , देथा, सोदा, सीलगा, सुरतानिया , कीनिया आदि !
२. सऊवा शाख : ४७ उपशाखाइसमे मुख्य , इसमे मुख्य वरसडा, गोड़, सताल, मातंग, माणकव आदि!
३. बाटी शाख : ३० उपशाखा , इसमे मुख्य गाडन,सेलगडा, भसिया आदि !
४. तुबैल शाख :२० उपशाखा , इसमे मुख्य गुगडा, लखाणी, रागी, वेश आदि !
५. वाचा शाख : १६ उपशाखा , इसमे मुख्य आढा , महिया,सांदू आदि !
६. मीसण शाख : १६ उपशाखा , इसमे मुख्य मेगु, देमाल, तमर आदि !
७. ढाकरिया शाख : २४ उपशाखा , इसमे मुख्य कटारिया , अमोतिया , खेता , गोधा , गिरिया आदि !
८. जाखला शाख : ४ उपशाखा , इसमे मुख्य खलेल, महिसुर, झमाल आदि !
९. चौराडा शाख : ८४ उपशाखा , इसमे मुख्य कविया , खडिया , थेहड़ , चीबा आदि !
१०. गुनायच शाख : १४ उपशाखा , इसमे मुख्य गंगाणीय, सियाल, मालेधा आदि !
११. टापरिया शाख : 1३ उपशाखा , इसमे मुख्य शशिमाल, आतुल, जाखा आदि !
१२. भाचलिया शाख : १६ उपशाखा , इसमे मुख्य सिन्ढायच , उज्जवल, मजीढीया आदि !
१३. नरा शाख : ८४ उपशाखा , इसमे मुख्य कविया, खिडिया, चीता, थेहड़ आदि !
१४. अवसुरा शाख : ५५ उपशाखा , इसमे मुख्य आसिया, मुवड़ , सुगा, देभल, वणसुर आदि !
१५. नैया शाख : १६ उपशाखा , इसमे मुख्य सीया, सीसटया, थाम्भा आदि !
१६. धांधणिया शाख : १६ उपशाखा , इसमे मुख्य अमर, गोघट, सुमणा आदि !
१७. पुनड़ा शाख : १३ उपशाखा , इसमे मुख्य पुनड़, विजड़ आदि !
१८. लीला शाख : ६ उपशाखा,
१९. आसणिया शाख : १७ उपशाखा ,
२०. केशरिया शाख : १३ उपशाखा ,इसमे मुख्य मेह्डू, महियारिया , केशरिया , मोकल आदि !
२१. मादा शाख : ६ उपशाखा , इसमे मुख्य बाला, ढिकरया , बीझड़ आदि !
२२. रतनु शाख : ४१ उपशाखा , इसमे मुख्य गरवा, नाला, गंग, नर,
२३. रोह्ड़ीया शाख : १२ उपशाखा , इसमे मुख्य बीठू, कलहट, गादु , पुनसी, हड़वेचा, सावल, मीकस, धीरण , होहणीया , ओलेचा, पातरोड़ , आला,
HASMUKH B GADHAVI
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In India
there is a caste-system, which originally was based not upon wealth but
upon the functions that individuals carried out in Indian society.
There is a caste in India called Charan which is predominantly found in the Rajasthan and Gujarat states.
They
were known as “fathers” of Goddesses* as well as devout devotees and
‘sons’ of Goddesses who demonstrated extraordinary loyalty to their
masters. They passed along their knowledge of history from generation to
generation through the “spoken word.”
The traits of “Charans” character could be classified into the following five major categories:
1.Fearless and Tellers of truth :
One of the greatest virtues of Charans
was to go by the dictates of their conscience regardless of the
consequences. They never flinched to tell the truth however bitter it
was. For this they had to incur the wrath of the related parties
sometimes resulting in their own death. All the same they did not give
up the truth.
2. Highly Trust worthy and unflinchingly loyal :
Historically, Charans
were known as persons of very high moral integrity whose words could be
taken as truth. They believed in being men of their word and always
inspired others — particularly the Rajputs - to be so. Because of their
trustworthiness, they were kept as the guardians of the ladies and
children of Rajputs — particularly those killed in wars Charans treated
the ladies of the Rajputs as their own mothers, sisters and daughters,
reared up and educated their children as their own. For example, Rao
Chunda, the founding father of the Marwar State, had been brought up and
educated by a Charan family at a village called Kalau.
3. Learned scholars, great orators and heroic poets :
The entire community of Charans — particularly in North West India — is know n as ‘poet – community’. Many Rajputs address them with the mere title – Kaviraj– which means ‘Poet king’. In the so called good old days Charans
were the community who through their extraordinary mastery of the local
language were the source of entertainment of the masses as well as the
ruling masters. They were the living radio/TV. In whichever village a
classical Charan came,
people would gather in hordes and listen to his infinite unending
stories of heroism, sorrow and great past for many a whole nights
together. Poetry used to be an essential part of his delivery. Kings and
Lords used to reward Charans for their learned expressions and used to keep them as Advisors.
4.Devotees of Goddess Mothers :
There had been in all eighty four daughters of Charans
who were considered and accepted as Goddesses — not only by their own
community but by others too during the Ladies’ life-time and even
afterwards. The most famous among them were the seven sisters led by the
eldest – Mother Awar and their brother Khetal who lived over a thousand
years ago. Their temples are found all over the desert of Western
Rajasthan, particularly Jaisalmer District and Eastern Sindh province of
Pakistan under various names – Ai, Ainath, Awar, Jogmaya, Jagdamba,
Nagnech, Doongrech, Temdarai, Bhadriyarai etc. In the Gujarat and
Saurashtra region Mother – Khodiyar — the second of the seven sisters —
is more popular.
Mother
Karani lived about 600 years ago. Her life span stretched over 150
years, covering about six or seven generations. She was a very, very
important personality in her time; she laid the foundation stones of
Forts of Jodhpur and Bikaner, wherein her temples are located even
today. She is worshipped as a Goddess not only by the royal families of
the above two former Kingdom States but by all other folks. Her most
popular temple is situated at a place called Deshnok near Bikaner where
she had spent most of her life time. This place is inhabited by
descendants of her husband, but not her own decendents. She persuaded
her husband to marry another Charan Woman, and never had a physical
relationship with him. The temple of Mother Karani at Deshnok is also
known as ‘Temple of Rats’ and has been shown on BBC TV several times.
Mother Dewal and Raajal were the other prominent among the eighty-four.
5.Men of vision, wisdom and thoughts :
Because of the foregoing qualities — their vision, thoughtfulness and wisdom – Charans served as advisors to the Kings and Lords. Each Lord or King would keep at least one Charan as advisor in his court. Charans often used to be the mediators in the personal or inter-state feuds of the Rajputs. Other communities also respected Charans
for their vision, sensibility and wisdom. They settled many disputes
through peaceful negotiations, avoiding fights and wars; but they were,
at the same time, instrumental in exciting the minds of the martial
people — leading to war and destruction whenever they thought was the
hour to defend the native land against the foreign invasion and to
defend the honour of their women.
3) હિતેશ દાન કે મહેડું
તેમની સરખામણી મા આપણા સમાજ મા છોકરો અડધી જીંદગી મા-બાપ ના સહારે
ગુજારે છે , દીકરો -દીકરી બન્ને ને સમાન અધિકાર છે,કન્યા કેળવણી પર ભાર
મુકવાની જરુર છે . આપણે લોકો એ માતાજી ના માટે લાખો દાન કરિયે છિએ . પણ જો
શૈક્ષણિક સંસ્થા મા પૈસા આપવાની ની વાત આવે તો ચુપ કેમ ? થોડો વિચાર
બદલવાની ની જરુર છે ભાઇઓ , માટે મારા વડીલો ને વિંનતી છે કે શિક્ષણ પર
મુકવાની જરુર છે તેના માટે દરેક શહેર મા શિક્ષણ સંસ્થાઓ , છાત્રાલયો નુ
નિર્માણ કરવાની આવશ્યકતા છે જે સમાજ ના આર્થિક રીતે પછાત વિધાર્થીઓ માટે
લાભદાયી નીવડશે .
મેરી આત્મા હે અજર અમર 
અમદાવાદ્દથી ૬૦ કિ.મી દ્દૂર ઉત્કંઠેશ્વરના કોતરોમાં ૭૦ વર્ષિય આલાભાઈ ગઢવી આજે પણ ચારણી સાહિત્યના અસ્સલ છંદ્દોની મહેક પ્રસરાવી રહ્યા છે. વૃઘ્ઘત્વને અવસર બનાવતા આલાભાઈ રોજ બપોરે ચારણી સાહિત્યના અસ્સલ છંદ્દોનું ગાન કરીને લોકસાહિત્યની મહેક પ્રસરાવી રહ્યા છે.