Hansaa re o o o Hansaa re
Posted on: September 7, 2024
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Today’s song is from the film Mahapooja aka Shri Satyanarayan Katha-1954.
Shri Satyanarayan is not an avatar of Vishnu. It is a form of Maha Vishnu. The pooja is described in Skanda Puran, in which Lord Vishnu tells Narad how this puja will help the Human beings in times of stress in Kaliyug. The custom of following this Vrat and doing Satyanarayan pooja gained momentum in the period of the ‘Bhakti Movement’, which began from the 7th century in South India – Tamilnadu – and peaked all over the rest of India during the 15 th to 17 th century.
Nowadays Satyanarayan Pooja is common in almost all states of India, except a few states. It is performed not only in distress times but also in almost all happy occasions like marriage, New House, Promotions, getting a job or such milestone happy events. The speciality of this pooja is that the benefits not only go to the person who performs it, but also the attendees of the poojawho listen to its story. Hence normally an invitation to attend the pooja is honoured by all people.
The Satyanarayan Pooja is especially popular in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, M.P., Bengal, Telangana and A.P. According to the us.amma.org site, it is also performed enthusiastically by the Indian diaspora in the US, UK and wherever Indian people are in a good number, all over the world.
The film Mahapooja-1954 was made by Amar Jyot Pictures, Bombay. It was directed by Dr. Shanti Kumar. He is different from the Music Director Shanti Kumar (Desai). In spite of several attempts in the last few years, I have not been able to get any information about him, except that he has directed 18 films, from Police-1944 upto Mahasati Behula-1964. The music was provided by 3 MDs – Avinash Vyas (4 songs), Shankar rao Vyas (3 songs) and Manna Dey (2 songs), for a total of 9 songs. Seven singers were used for these 9 songs.Surprisingly Avinash Vyas has used Talat Mehmood for 2 Bhajans. Bhajans by Talat are very rare, only because his shaky voice was not suitable for such songs. Manna Dey himself sang his 2 composed songs.
The cast of the film was Anant Kumar (aka Anant marathe- younger brother of famous classical singer Ram Marathe), Ratnamala, Amirbai, Shashi kapoor Sr., Bikram kapoor (father of singer Meena kapoor0, Sabita Chaterjee, Naaz and a long list of other actors numbering 20. In addition, there were 2 Guest artistes – Prem Adib and Murad.
The film is based on the well known Satyanarayan Katha…..
This story consists of a childless merchant and his adventures. There was a wise king named Ulkamuk. He had a pious and beautiful wife. He would go to the temple daily and would give charity to the Brahmins. One day near the banks of river Madhushala, where they were performing Lord Sri Satyanarayana’s vratham, a wealthy merchant was passing by. He anchored his boat, went to the king and asked him, “Oh King, please let me know the details about the vratham you are performing with such devotion”. The king replied that he was performing Lord Satyanarayana Swami’s vratham. He said that one who performs this vratham will gain worldly pleasures and attain salvation. The merchant with much eagerness asked him the details stating that, “Oh King, I would like to know the details as I am childless and would like to perform this vratham”. The king gladly gave the entire details about the vratham and its vidhanam.
After acquiring the entire details of the vratham, the merchant and his wife decided to perform the fast if they get a child. Sometime later his wife Lilavati became pregnant and she delivered a girl who they named Kalavati. The merchant’s wife Lilavati reminded him about his promise to keep the fast and perform the vratham. The merchant postponed it saying that he would do so when the daughter grows and is ready to be married. The merchant told his wife that during the time of Kalawati’s wedding it would be easy to do the fast because at the moment he was busy with his business. So saying he left for his business trip to various villages.
Kalawati grew up to be a beautiful girl. When the merchant saw his daughter was of marriageable age; he called the match-maker and requested him to search for an ideal match for his daughter. Hearing the merchant’s request, the match-maker reached Kanchan Nagar. From there, he brought the proposal of a young handsome boy. Agreeing to the proposal and after speaking to the boy’s parents, Kalavati’s marriage was performed with much fanfare and religious ceremonies & rituals. All this while and even at this time of his daughter’s wedding the merchant forgot about the promise to perform the Satyanarayana vratham. So the Lord decided to remind the merchant about his promise.
The merchant, after a few days, left for his business trip with his son-in-law by boat. They anchored their boat in a beautiful village, named Ratanpur ruled by King Chandraketu. One day, the thieves robbed the wealth of the king. After robbing they went and stayed at the same place where the merchant was staying. Seeing the guards following them, they left the entire loot near the merchant and then hid themselves. When the guards reached the merchant’s place, they saw all the king’s wealth beside the merchant and his son-in-law. Thinking them to be robbers, they arrested them and brought them before the king stating that they were responsible for the theft. The king, without giving any chance of explaining their case ordered both be confined to behind bars. Even their wealth was confiscated by the king.
While at the merchant’s house, the thieves robbed their entire wealth. This left his wife and daughter to beg for their daily bread. One day while begging for food, Kalawati reached a Brahmin’s house. At that time the Brahmin and his family were performing Lord Satyanarayana’s puja. After listening to the prayer and taking the prasadam, she left for home. By the time she reached home it was already dark.
Leelawati was worried. She asked her daughter Kalawati why it took her so much time to come home. Kalawati replied, “Oh Mother, today I was at a Brahmin’s house where they were performing Lord Satyanarayana’s vratham.” On hearing this, Leelawati recollected the long pending promise by her husband and narrated it to her daughter. She soon began the preparations for the Lord Satyanarayana vratham. She did the fast & prayed and asked the Lord for forgiveness. She prayed that her husband and her son-in-law return home safely.Lord Satyanarayana was pleased with the prayer and the fast. One day, he told King Chandraketu in his dream, “Oh King, You must release the merchant and his son-in-law as they are not the robbers. Return their wealth and set them free. If you do not do so, your kingdom will be destroyed.” In the morning, the king called the people in his court and told them about the dream.
The people agreed that the merchant and his son-in-law should be released by the king. The king asked the guards to bring the prisoners, returned all their belongings and set them free. The king told them that due to their wrongdoings, they had to undergo this suffering, but now there was nothing to fear & they could go back home. They bowed down to the king & left for home.
The merchant prayed first and then gave some wealth to the Brahmins before starting his journey home. When they went a little further, Lord Satyanarayana wanted to test them. He disguised as an old man and went up to the merchant. The Lord asked, “What is in your boat, give me little from there.” The merchant, in arrogance and pride, replied, “Oh Old man, we have nothing in our boat except hay and leaves.” On hearing such harsh words from the merchant, the Lord said, “Your words shall be true”. So saying, he went from there and sat on the bank of the river.
When the Lord went away, the boat started to rise higher in the water. The merchant was surprised at this. He went to check inside the boat. To his shock he saw that his boat which was filled with his wealth now contains only leaves and hay. Seeing this he fainted. When he came to his senses, he said “How could this happen?” His son-in-law meanwhile told him, “Do not cry over this. All has happened because you spoke harshly to the old man and lied to him. Still, nothing is lost. You could go back to him and ask him for his forgiveness. He may set everything right.”
The merchant, after hearing the words of his son-in-law, went in search of the old man. He bowed down before him and with respect said, “Oh Lord, please forgive me for the words I have spoken.” So saying, he bowed down with tears of sorrow in his eyes. When the Lord saw the merchant in his state of sorrow and crying for forgiveness, he said, “Oh foolish person, due to your deeds, you have seen all this sorrow & suffering.”
On hearing the merchant’s words filled with bhakti, the Lord was happy & he turned the boat full of wealth. When the merchant mounted his boat and saw it full with wealth again, he thanked the Lord & said, “With Lord Satyanarayana’s grace, my wish is fulfilled. When I reach home, I will do his prayer & fast”, so saying he left for his home.
When the merchant saw that his home-town Ratanpur is nearing, he sent a messenger in advance, to his house to inform his wife & daughter of his arrival. The messenger, on reaching the merchant’s house, bowed down to the merchant’s wife & gave them the most awaited news that the merchant & his son-in-law have reached Ratanpur.
Leelawati had just finished doing her Satyanarayana Puja meanwhile. She told her daughter to finish doing the prayer and then come & receive her husband & her father. Kalawati finished doing her puja quickly & without taking the prasadam left to meet her husband. The Lord got angry at her for this, and so he drowned her husband with the boat. When Kalawati did not see her husband; she was shocked and she fainted on the floor.
On seeing his daughter and the sudden disappearance of the boat, the merchant was shocked. He prayed to Lord Satyanarayana, asked him for his forgiveness and prayed to the Lord to take them out of this difficulty. The Lord said to the merchant, “Oh merchant, your daughter, in a hurry to meet her husband has left my prasadam. When she goes back and takes the prasad with due respect, only then will she see her husband.” On hearing this, Kalawati ran home, ate the prasad, offered respects to Lord Satyanarayana and came back to meet her husband. When the merchant saw this, he was very happy.
The merchant then performed Lord Satyanarayana’s vratha with his family every month from then onwards. They all gained the pleasures of life and after their death they got the ultimate gift of ‘Moksha’ (Salvation – Liberation from the cycle of life and death).
As far as Manna Dey is concerned, I have always felt that he never got his dues from the industry. True to our tradition of branding and categorising people,he was also branded as ” fit only for classical songs and bhajans”. The fact is,if you see some of his songs he sang for Raj Kapoor(romantic), for Mehmood(comedy), for Balraj Sahni(serious songs) and a host of other Genres, Manna Dey has always given his best. Still he did not get what he deserved. A lot has been written about Manna Dey, so there is no point repeating his Biography. Instead, here are 10 special points about Manna Dey….
1. Manna Dey’s singing talent came to the fore while he was studying at Scottish Church College. Later he started taking singing lessons from his uncle Krishna Chandra Dey as well as Ustaad Dabir Khan.
2. Manna Dey’s career as a playback singer started with the movie Tamanna in the year 1943. His uncle, Krishna Chandra Dey composed the musical score and he paired up with the well-known Suraiya to sing this wonderful duet. The entire nation loved this song and Manna Dey became a household name.
3. Mohmammad Rafi had famously said that though the world listens to his songs, he only listens to Manna Dey’s songs.
4. Manna Dey sang two hugely popular song with the evergreen Kishore Kumar- Yeh dosti(Sholay) and Ek chatur naar (Padosan)
5. In his playback singing career spanning over seven decades, Manna Dey sang in many languages, mainly Bengali and Hindi. He sang more than 1200 songs in Bengali, 85 songs in Gujarati films, 55 songs in Marathi, 35 in Bhojpuri and several others in ten more different languages.
6. Dey had teamed up with Bhimsen Joshi and belted out the classic number Ketaki Gulab Juhi.
7. His autobiography, Jiboner Jalsaghorey, has been published by renowned Ananda Publisher in the year 2005 which has been translated in English as Memories Come Alive, in Hindi as Yaden Jee Uthi and in Marathi as Jiboner Jalsaghorey.
8. Manna Dey is one of the rarest singers who has worked with more than 100 music composers.
9. He sang a record 160 songs with Asha Bhosle and 101 duets with Mohd Rafi.
10. Dey was a huge fan of Rajesh Khanna. “I loved the way he picturised music. The success of a song depends upon how an actor picturises it. He was the number one in picturising songs. I will be indebted to him,” said Dey about the first superstar of the country.
Today’s song is sung by Manna Dey, also composed by himself. Let us enjoy it….
Song- Hansa re o o o Hansa re (Mahaa Pooja)(1954) Singer- Manna Dey, Lyricist- Ramesh Gupta, MD- Manna Dey
Lyrics
Hansa re
o o o o
Hansa re
kar ke preet pachhtaanaa kyaa aa
kar ke preet pachhtaanaa kyaa aa
ro ro ke ankhiyaan dukhaanaa kyaa
o jee
ro ro ke ankhiyaan dukhaanaa kyaa
Hansa re
o o o o
machle armaan to tu unko machalne de
dil ki aag pagle dil mein hi jalne de ae
hans hans kar jalta parwaanaa
hans hans kar jalta parwaanaa
marne se ghabraanaa kyaa
ro ro ke ankhiyaan dukhaanaa kyaa
o jee
ro ro ke ankhiyaan dukhaanaa kyaa
Hansa re
o o o o
kaise bataaun tujhe
o matwaale
o bhole bhaale
o matwaale
o bhole bhaale
kaptee hai duniya waale
tan se ujle
man se kaale
tan se ujle
man se kaale
waqt pade koi kaam na aaye
waqt pade koi kaam na aaye
aison ko dukhda sunaanaa kyaa
ro ro ke ankhiyaan dukhaanaa kyaa
o jee
ro ro ke ankhiyaan dukhaanaa kyaa
Hansa re
o o o o
kismat ka dosh hai
rosh kisi ka kyun
dhadkan koi sun na paaye
ho ja khaamosh kyun
preet ki pagle reet yahi hai
preet ki pagle reet yahi hai
dosh kisi pe lagaanaa kyaa
ro ro ke ankhiyaan dukhaanaa kyaa
o jee
ro ro ke ankhiyaan dukhaanaa kyaa
Hansa re
o o o o
Hansa re
o o o o
Hansa re
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