5/18/2014 Historical Love Stories: Sassi Punnu

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Sassi Punnu
Sassi Punnu
Sassi Punnu
Sassi Punnu is one of the seven
popular tragic romances of the
Sindh and four of the most
popular in Punjab. The other
six are Umar Marvi, Momal
Rano and Sohni Mahiwal, Laila Chanesar, Sorath Rai Diyach, Noori Jam
Tamachi commonly known as Seven Queens of Shah Abdul Latif
Bhittai.Sassui Punnu was written by the Sindhi and Sufi poet, Shah Abdul
Latif Bhittai in (1689-1752).
Sassi
Sassi was the daughter of the King of Bhamboor (it is in Sindh whose ruins
can be seen today). Upon Sassis birth, astrologers predicted that she was a
curse for the royal familys prestige. The Queen ordered that the child be
put in a wooden box and thrown in the river Indus. A washerman of the
Bhambour village found the wooden box and the child in the box. The
washerman believed the child was a blessing from God and took her home.
As he had no child of his own, he decided to adopt her.
Punnu
Punnun Khan, the son of King Mir Hoth Khan (Hoth, a famous Baloch
tribe in Makran (Balochistan). King Hoth was son of Mir Jalal Khan main
Baloch leader and elder of Talpur, Rind, Lashari, Hoth, Khosa and Marri
people of today) of Kicham (Kech).
Sassi and Punnu meet
When Sassi became a young girl, she was as beautiful as the fairies of
heaven. Stories of her beauty reached Punnu and he became desperate to
meet Sassi. The handsome young Prince of Makran therefore travelled to
Bhambour. He sent his clothes to Sassis father (a washerman) so that he
could catch a glimpse of Sassi. When he visited the washermans house,
they fell in love at first sight. Sassis father was dispirited, hoping that Sassi
would marry a washerman and no one else. Sassis father asked Punnu to
prove that he was worthy of Sassi by passing the test as a washerman.
Punnu agreed to prove his love. While washing, he tore all the clothes as,
being a prince, he had never washed any clothes. he thus failed the
agreement. But before he returned those clothes, he hid gold coins in the
pockets of all the clothes, hoping this would keep the villagers quiet. The
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trick worked, and Sassis father agreed to the
marriage.
Punnu s brothers
Punnus father and brothers were against the
his marriage to Sassi (Punnu being a prince
and she being a washermans daughter), and
so, for their fathers sake, Punnus brothers
traveled to Bhambhoor. First they threatened
Punnu but when he didnt relent, they tried
more devious methods.Punnu was surprised
to see his brothers supporting his marriage
and on the first night, they pretended to
enjoy and participate in the marriage
celebrations and forced Punnu to drink
different types of wines. When he was
intoxicated they carried him on a camels
back and returned to their hometown of Kech Makran.
The l overs meet thei r end
The next morning, when Sassi
realized that she was cheated,
she became mad with the grief
of separation from her lover
and ran barefoot towards the
town of Kich Makran. To reach
it, she had to cross miles of
desert. Alone, she continued
her journey until her feet were
blistered and her lips were
parched from crying Punnu,
Punnu! The journey was full of dangerous hazards, which lead to her
demise. Punnus name was on Sassis lips throughout the journey. She was
thirsty, there she saw a shepherd coming out of a hut. He gave her some
water to drink. Seeing her incredible beauty, dirty lustful thoughts came
into his mind, and he tried to force himself on Sassi. Sassi ran away and
prayed to God to hide her and when God listened to her prayers, land
shook and split and Sassi found herself buried in the valley of mountains.
When Punnu woke he was himself in Makran he could not stop himself
from running back to Bhambhoor. On the way he called out Sassi, Sassi!
to which the shepherd replied. The shepherd told Punnu the whole story.
Then Punnu also lamented the same prayer, the land shook and split again
and he was also buried in the same mountain valley as Sassi. The
legendary grave still exists in this valley. Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai sings this
historic tale in his sufi poetry as an example of eternal love and union with
Divine.
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