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 5.4 - Thakkur Guru Pugar Rai
This book describes the story about Thakkur Pugar Saheb who was the cousin brother of Lord Jhulelal and his first disciple and descendant. The book is a mixture of prose and poetry, the script is Devanagari and the language is Hindi. There are 130 pages.
The name of the writer is Thakkar Kharayati Lal, his qualification is M.A. and he is a retired lecturer. The year of publication is 2001.
The book begins with ‘Lalu Devaṣṭakam’ which is in poetry form and it is in the praise (Stuti) of Lord Jhulelal. It seems that this Aṣhṭak is quite popular and seen in many books. It has eight stanzas and therefore called ‘Aṣhṭak’ and the ninth stanza is the one which describes the rewards that are received on the recitation of this ‘Aṣṭaka’.
The special features of this book are:
• An introduction by Dr. Thakur Rooplal Varma, M.A. Ph.D., retired senior Professor, Dayalsinh Evening College, University of Delhi, New Delhi.
• Dr. Thakur Rooplal Varma has stated in the introduction that he is the descendant of Lord Jhulelal and was, therefore, requested to write an introduction to this book by writer Thakkar Kharayati Lal.
• The writer Thakkar Kharayati Lal is stated to be a descendant of Thakkar Guru Pagar Rai.
There is a Nivedan (preface) by the writer as well in the beginning, which says that the writer has visited many temples of Lal Sai (Lord Jhulelal), attended many seminars and conferences, but he has not come across pictures or writings of Pugar Saheb and there is lack of awareness about Pugar Saheb among the followers of Lord Jhulelal.