Lord Jhulelal: An Analytical Study
by Thakkar Harish Gopalji | 2018 | 62,623 words
This thesis studies Lord Jhulelal, the most important deity revered by Sindhis in India and beyond. Traditional views hold Lord Jhulelal as an incarnation of Vedic Deity Varuna (the river God). Historically, Jhulelal is a binding force for the Sindhi community who had to leave Sindh during the partition of India in order to settle at distant places...
Part 5.5 - Janam Sakhi Shri Amar Uderolal Saheb
The book can be called bilingual as some part of the book is in Hindi. The book is divided into two major parts. Part (Bhado) one is Pooj Jhulelal Janam Sakhi and part two is ‘Amar Vaṇi’.
Before going on a voyage by sea, the Sindhis offer their worship to Uderolal for their safe return to home. Therefore, they worship Jhulelal or Uderolal as the incarnation of the God of the waters and as their own ‘patron deity’. It may be noted that the words ‘patron deity’ are found to be used here for Jhulelal. This chapter of this book needs to be given a special cognizance. The information herein is very useful and valuable to study Sindhi deity Jhulelal.
This book describes the life story of Lord Jhulelal also known as Uderolal Sahib. It has one hundred and thirty-six pages, the script is Devnagari and language is Sindhi. After the life story, a few pages have been devoted to various poetic forms in praise of Lord Jhulelal such as Stuti, Shri Amarlal Ashtak, Panjada, (also known as Panjaro) Aarti, Palau (Pallo) and Bhog which is sung while offering Prasad to the Lord.