Sassi Punnu

🤍 SASSI PUNNU - A LOVE STORY 🤍

Sassi Punnu is one of Sindh's seven most popular tragic romances, and four of Punjab's. Umar Marvi, Momal Rano and Sohni Mahiwal, Laila Chanesar, Sorath Rai Diyach, and Noori Jam Tamachi are the other six members of the Seven Queens of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, a Sindhi and Sufi poet, wrote Sassui Punnu between 1700 and 1752.

There was once a raja who ruled the lands of Bhambour from the southern tip of modern-day Pakistan, in Sindh province. He had many children but was only blessed with one daughter. She was given the name Sassi, which means "moon," because they thought she was as pure and beautiful as the moon.

Astrologers predicted that Sassi's birth would be a curse for the royal family's prestige. Unfortunately, the poor parents had no other option. Sassi was unable to remain. The Queen directed that the child be placed in a wooden box and thrown into the Indus River.

A washerman from Bhambour village discovered the wooden box and the child inside. The washerman saw the child as a gift from God and took her home. He decided to adopt her because he didn't have any children of his own.

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Mir Punnun Khan, son of King Mir Hoth Khan (Hoth is a well-known Baloch tribe in Makran) (Balochistan).

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Punnu became curious of Sassi's beauty after hearing about her, and he was eager to meet her. So, the charming young Prince made his way to Bhambore. In order to get a glimpse of Sassi, he sent his clothes to Sassi's washerman father. They fell in love right away when he went to the washerman's house.

Punnu asked Sassi's parents for her hand in marriage. The dhobi understood the value of a humble husband, whether he was a prince or a peasant. He decided to put Prince Punnu to the test, telling him that if he could correctly wash a shirt, he would be able to marry his daughter, Sassi.

Punnu, who had never washed a single piece of clothing, was unable to wash the shirt like a dhobi in the river against the rocks. The shirt was brought back torn. The prince offered large sums of gold coins to compensate for his failed attempt, and the dhobi accepted it grudgingly, knowing that his daughter's heart would only be content with this.

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Punnu's father and brothers were opposed to his marriage to Sassi (Punnu being a prince and she being a washerwoman's daughter), so Punnu's brothers travelled to Bhambhoor for their father's sake. They threatened Punnu first, but when he refused, they tried more devious methods, pretending to enjoy and participate in the wedding celebrations and forcing Punnu to drink various types of wines. When he became inebriated, they carried him on the back to their hometown of Kech Makran.

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When Sassi woke up the next morning, she realised she had been tricked by her brothers-in-law. She went insane from the pain of being separated from her beloved and ran barefoot towards the town of Kech Makran. She had to cross miles of desert to get there. Alone, she continued her journey until her feet were blistered and her lips were parched from crying "Punnu, Punnu!".

She was thirsty and saw a shepherd emerge from a hut. He provided her with some water to drink. When he saw her incredible beauty, he had dirty lustful thoughts and tried to force himself on Sassi. Sassi fled and prayed to God to hide her, and when God heard her prayers, the land shook and split, and Sassi was buried in the valley of mountains.

Punu couldn't stop himself from running back to Bhambore when he awoke in Makran. He called out "Sassi, Sassi!" on the way, and the shepherd told Punnu the entire story. Punnu lamented the same prayer, the land shook and split once more, and he was buried in the same mountain valley as Sassi.

Sassi and Punnu were both devoured by the earth. In their place now stand two mountains, indicating that they will be together forever and that even death could not separate the star-crossed lovers.

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