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Sassi Punnun is the story of
eternal love and symbol for the boundary free existence of
this emotion which often compared with worship the God. It
is often said that it is the bodies to fall pray of death
where as love is immortal and free from the cycle of birth
and rebirth. Legendry tragic love story of Sassi and
Punnun is classic illustration of this.
As the history said Sassi was born as the princes of Royal
family of Bhambour but was left in the flow of Indus river
due to astrological prediction of proving a curse to Royal
pride and founded by a childless washer man, who looked
after her as the blessing of God, so Sassi was brought up
in a small village in the poor washer man family, with the
time she grown up as one of most beautiful girl. Fame of
her mesmerising and unmatched beauty spread for miles and
miles away from her village and reached to Punnun [Panhu
Khan] son of King Ali Hooth [son of Mir Jalal Khan,
renowned Balouch leader and father of Talpur] of Kicham (Kech).
Young prince Punnun become eager to look the mesmerising
beauty in person so he decided to travel for the village
of Sassi. After reaching the village he adopted trick of
sending his cloths to Sassi's father for washing so that
he can visit his house and have glimpse of the beauty.
This was the incident of love at first sight when both
meet. Knowing the status difference parents of both were
not agree for the marriage. Sassi's father was first to
agree though Punnun failed in the test of washing the
cloth but he pleased the villagers by keeping the gold
coins in the tore cloths. Royal family adopted a trick and
ask Punnun to wait for marriage till his brother reach
there. Brother of Punnun reached to village of Sassi and
on the first night of marriage arranged a grand
celebration in the this festive mood Punnun was instated
and forced to drink various kinds of drink not only by
brother and some other family members, as the natural
result, Punnun become intoxicated, loosing his senses.
Family marched back to Kicham city with unconscious body
of Punnun on camel back almost at midnight.
Sassi came to know about the incident of night on the next
morning. This was a heart breaking and most abnormal news
for her. Felling cheated Sassi, in the grief of separation
from her lover started running towards the Kicham city.
The journey was through the deserts, mountains and valleys
and Sassi was barefoot but her love was insuring and
prompted her to face the dangerous hazards which finally
resulted as her death. On her way to Kicham, thirsty Sassi
come across with hut of a shepherd asking for the drinking
water, shepherd gave her drinking water but also tried to
imposed his lust on her. Sassi started running away and
with close eyes was praying the God for rescue, her
running ended with a mountain valley.
On the other side when Punnun came back to senses he found
himself at Kicham city and at once started his journey
back to village of Sassi. On the journey way he learned
from the shepherd about the Sassi and decided to rest
forever in the same mountain valley. |
