Sassi Punnu Novel By Almas MA Pdf Download
Sassi Punnuh or Sassui Punhun سسی پنوں, is a love story from Sindhi and Balochi folklore. The story is about a faithful wife who is ready to undergo
all kinds of troubles that would come her way while seeking her beloved
husband who was separated from her by the rivals.
Punnu:
Mir Punnhun Khan (Mir Dostein Hoth) is the son of Mir Aalii, son of King
Mir Hoth Khan, ancestor of the Hoths, a famous Baloch tribe in Balochistan. King Hoth was son of Mir Jalal Khan, ruler of today's Balochistan (Pakistan) region in the 12th Century, and father of Rind, Lashari, Hoth, Korai, Talpur and Jatoi.
Sassi :
Sassi was the daughter of the Raja of Bhambore in Sindh
(now in Pakistan). Upon Sassui's birth, astrologers predicted that she
was a curse for the royal family’s prestige. The Raja ordered that the
child be put in a wooden box and thrown in the Sindhu. A washerman of the Bhambore
village found the wooden box and the child inside. 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.When Sassui became a young girl, she was as beautiful as the
fairies of heaven. Stories of her beauty reached Punhun and he became
desperate to meet Sassi. The handsome young Prince therefore travelled
to Bhambore. He sent his clothes to Sassi's father (a washerman) so that
he could catch a glimpse of Sassi. When he visited the washerman's
house, they fell in love at first sight. Sassui's father was dispirited,
hoping that Sassi would marry a washerman and no one else. He asked
Punnhun to prove that he was worthy of Sassui by passing the test as a
washerman. Punnhun 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 trick worked, and Sassui's father agreed to the
marriage.
The lovers meet their end:
The next morning, when Sassui got up, she realized that she was cheated.
She became mad with the grief of separation from her lover and ran
barefoot towards the town of Kech 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 "Punnhun, Punnhun!". The
journey was full of dangerous hazards. Punnhun’s name was on Sassui's
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, he tried to force himself on Sassui. Sassui ran away
and prayed to God to hide her and when God listened to her prayers, land
shook and split and Sassui found herself buried in the valley of
mountains. When Punhun woke in Makran
he could not stop himself from running back to Bhambore. On the way he
called out "Sassui, Sassui!" to which the shepherd told Punnhun the
whole story. Then Punnhun also lamented the same prayer, the land shook
and split again and he was also buried in the same mountain valley as
Sassui. 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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