Morsand - Village History & Traditions

जो "मेरी" कहलाता था।
"मेरी" को देखते ही "भगवा"
चिढ़ा उठता था और अपनी
विशेष पद्धति से रोगी के विषय
में कहने लगता था। अन्त
में वह घोषणा करता था कि
रोग से छुट्टी मिल जाने पर
रोगी की पूजा के रूप
में अमुक-अमुक चीजें
देवी की सेवा में उपस्थित
करनी पड़ेगी। "भगवा"
के साथ रहने वाले को
"ओझरिया" और उनके गीत
और भजनों को "देवास"
कहते थे। कभी-कभी
उच्चवर्गीय लोग भी "भगवा"
बन जाते थे। "भगवा"
लोग अपने जीवन को
प्रदर्शन(?) के द्वारा लोगों की भीड़
करते थे। लोगों पर इसका
प्रभाव अधिक रहता था और
उससे डरना स्वाभाविक ही था।

What was called "meri".
Seeing "meri", the "bhagwa"
would get irritated and in his special
method would start speaking about
the patient's condition. In the end
he would declare that
after getting relief from the disease,
such and such things
would have to be presented
in service of the goddess
as worship for the patient.
Those who lived with the "bhagwa"
were called "ojhariya"
and their songs
and hymns were called "devas".
Sometimes
upper class people also became "bhagwa".
The "bhagwa" people
would attract crowds
through displays(?) of their life.
Its influence on people was great and
it was natural to fear them.