HSC Unit : 14 ; Lesson : 3 The Legend of Gazi
According to some myths and legends, Gazi Pir was a Muslim saint who is said to have spread Islam in the parts of Bengal close to the Sunderbans.
āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§, āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŽā§āĻ¸āĻ˛āĻŋāĻŽ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
He was credited with many miracles. For example, he could supposedly calm dangerous animals and make them docile.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻĒ, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻŦāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
He is usually depicted in paats or scroll paintings riding a fierce-looking Bengal tiger, a snake in his hand, but in on apparent danger.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¸ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĒ, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĨ¤
According to some stories, he also fought crocodiles who threatened the people of a region full of canals and creeks, indeed, a kind of watery jungle bordering the Bay of Bengal.
āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§āĻ āĻ˛āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇāĻā§ āĻšā§āĻŽāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§, āĻŦāĻā§āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ āĻ§āĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĨ¤
Because of his alert and vigilant presence, all predatory animals were said to have been kept within bounds.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§, āĻ¸āĻŦ āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
It was also believed that he enabled villagers to live close to forests and jungles and cultivate their lands. Consequently, people of these regions would pray to him for protection.
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻˇ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻĢāĻ˛āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻĒ, āĻāĻ āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤āĨ¤
The story of Gazi Pir has been preserved in folk literature as well as art and has performed in indigenous theater.
āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
In fact, some Gazir paat scrolls are part of the collection of the British Museum.
āĻāĻ¸āĻ˛ā§, āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ˛āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻ¯āĻžāĻĻā§āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻšā§āĻ° āĻ āĻāĻļāĨ¤
English | āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž |
Vocabulary
1. Myths 2. Legends 3. Spread 4. Credited 5. Miracle 6. Supposedly |
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ°
1./noun/Â āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ; āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻĨāĻž; āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻĨāĻž; āĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§; āĻĒā§ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻĨāĻž; 2./noun/Â āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŦāĻĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ; āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŦāĻĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§; āĻāĻĒāĻāĻĨāĻž; āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§ā§-āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§; āĻ˛ā§āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§; āĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāĻž; 3./verb/Â āĻā§āĻŋā§ā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻŋā§ā§ āĻĒā§āĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻž 4./adjective/Â āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤; 5./noun/Â āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ° 6./adverb/Â āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§; āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨-āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§; |
English | āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž |
Vocabulary
7. Docile 8. Fierce-looking 9. Apparent 10. Threatened 11. Creeks |
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ°
7. /adj/Â āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ 8. /adj/Â āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻ°; āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ ā§āĻ°; āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ 9. /adj/Â āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ 11. /noun/Â āĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ; āĻāĻžāĻ¤; |
English | āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž |
Vocabulary
12. Vigilant 13. Predatory 14. Preserved 15. Indigenous 16. Theatre |
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ°
12. /adj/Â āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻšāĻ°āĻžāĻ°āĻ¤ 13. /adj/Â āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§/ wkKvix 14. /adjective/Â āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤; āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤; āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤; 15. /adj/Â āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻĻā§āĻļāĻāĻžāĻ¤; āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻļā§ā§ 16. /noun/Â āĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻļāĻžāĻ˛āĻž, āĻ°āĻā§āĻāĻŽāĻā§āĻ, āĻĨāĻŋā§ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° |