Dahuka boli (, also "Dahuka gita" (ଡାହୁକ ଗୀତ)) are poetic recitations which Dahukas (or Ratha bhanda), the charioteers, recite during the Rath Yatra in Puri, Odisha. Ratha Yatra being a symbolic expression of fertility and Life cycle, these "boli" sung by the Dahuka contain bawdy songs. It is believed that unless the Dahuka boli is sung 'Ratha' doesn't move. These songs are sung publicly without any kind of hold on the lyrics. Dahuka controls the movement of Ratha during the festival. The Dahukas are believed to be the descends of the famous 84 Mahasiddhas.
Lyrics samples OdiaEnglish (transliteration) ମାରି ଶାଶୁ ନଣନ୍ଦ ଘରେ ଶାଳୀ māri sāsu naṇanda gharē sāḷi ମାଅ ମାରିଆ କାହ୍ନୁ ଭଇଲ କବାଳୀ māa māriā kāhnu bhaila kabāḷi
OdiaEnglish (transliteration) ହୋ ଭଗତେ! ହୋ.. hō bhagatē hō କାଳୀ ଗୋରୀ ଦିହେଁ ଗାଧୋଇ ଗଲେ, kāḷī gōrī dihē gādhōi galē ଗଛରୁ ଖସିଲା ଡାଳ, gacharu khasilā ḍāḷa କାଳୀ କହୁଛି ଗୋରିଲୋ kāḷī kahuchi gōrilō ତୋ ବିଆରେ ନାହିଁ ବାଳ ॥ tō biārē nāhi bāḷa OdiaEnglish (transliteration) ହୋ ଭଗତେ! ହୋ.. hō bhagatē hō ହାଡ଼ୁପା କହିଲେ ବାଇ ଏଠାର, hāḍupā kahilē bāi ēthara ଯୋନି ଦରଶନ ସୁଖ ଅପାର । jōni daraśana sukha apāra ଭଗରେ ବାଜିଲେ ଲିଙ୍ଗର ମୁଣ୍ଡି, bhagarē bājilē liṅgara muṇḍi ତିନିଧାର ନାଳ ନିଅଇ ତେଣ୍ଡି । tinidhāra nāḷa niai tēṇḍi ଛ ଗଣ୍ଠି ଭେଦଇ ସେ ନାଳ ଯେବେ, cha gaṇṭhi bhēdāi sē nāḷa jēbē ରମଣ କରିବୁ ଭଗତେ ତେବେ ॥ ramaṇa karibu bhakata tēbē Asit Mohanty. ରଥେ ଭଣ୍ଡ ଡାକ ଡାକଇ ଡାହୁକହେ ଭଗତେ ହୋ . The Sunday Indian (In Oriya). July 20, 2011
History "Dahuka boli" have many derivatives from Charyapada. One of the earliest Dahuka boli by Kanhapa is as follows: ମାରି ଶାଶୁ ନଣନ୍ଦ ଘରେ ଶାଳୀ ମାଅ ମାରିଆ କାହ୍ନୁ ଭଇଲ କବାଳୀ Roman transliteration:māri sāsu naṇanda gharē sāḷi māa māriā kāhnu bhaila kabāḷi
In the "Swatwalipi () or Adhikara abhilekha () service no 104 there is the description of Dahuka and their service on "Ratha""Swatwalipi". Service clause no. 104 There is no description of such service in "Purusottama mahatmya" in Skandha purana. But there are descriptions of "Dahuka" in Purusottama Karmangi.Purusottama Karmangi
Text from Purusottama Karmangi
The boli/dahuka boli were also called as "Tucha pada" (ତୁଚ୍ଛ ପଦ), "Bhanda gita" (ଭଣ୍ଡ ଗୀତ) or "Bakra gita" (ବକ୍ରଗୀତ). During the earlier 20th century Jagadeba Mishra, a poet from Puri has written about the "Dahuka boli" his book "Sahari jalam": OdiaEnglish (transliteration) ରଥେ ଭଣ୍ଡ ଡାକ ଛାଡନ୍ତେ ଡାହୁକ rathē bhaṇḍa ḍāka chāḍantē ḍāhuka ବକ ସିଆଣିଆ ଲୋକ baka siāṇiā lōka ଅରକ୍ଷିତ ଯାକ ଶୁଣିବାକୁ ରଙ୍କ arakhita yāka suṇibāku raṅka ନମାନିଲେ ଶୋଷ ଭୋକ namānilē sōsa bhōka
Ban on Dahuka boli During 1995 The Jagannatha temple trustee officials banned the recitation of Dahuka boli. Apart from few exceptions since 1997, Dahukas never sung Dahuka gita.
See also Charyapada Rath Yatra Jagannatha
References
External links ପ୍ରାଚୀନ ଡାହୁକ ବୋଲି ବନ୍ଦ ହେବ କାହିଁକି? (In Odia). The Sunday Indian. July 18, 2011 Mohanty, Dhrutikama‘ଡାହୁକ ବୋଲି'-ସତରେ କ'ଣ ଅଶ୍ଳୀଳ? (In Odia). The Sunday Indian. July 12, 2011