Incarnations of Nongthang Leima
In Meitei folklore, mythology and religion, Nongthang Leima, the primordial goddess of thunder and lightning, dance and music, charming and seduction,[1][2][3][4] is said to have multiple divine incarnations in the forms of many feminine beings.[1] The "Laion Laichat", an ancient Meitei scripture, mentions the 31 divine forms of the goddess, among which Panthoibi and Chang-Ning Leima, are significant.[1][5]
| Nongthang Leima | |
|---|---|
| Member of Lairembis |
Incarnations
| Names | Alternate spellings | Latin transliteration | English translation (or description) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ꯄꯥꯟꯊꯣꯢꯄꯤ | ꯄꯥꯟꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ, ꯄꯥꯟꯊꯣꯢꯕꯤ, ꯄꯥꯟꯊꯣꯏꯄꯤ | Panthoibi | Goddess of war, love and fertility[6][7][8] |
| ꯇꯥꯟꯊꯣꯡ ꯂꯩꯃ | ꯇꯥꯟꯊꯣꯪ ꯂꯩꯃ | Tanthong Leima | |
| ꯂꯦꯝꯊꯣꯡ ꯂꯩꯃ | ꯂꯦꯝꯊꯣꯪ ꯂꯩꯃ | Lemthong Leima | |
| ꯂꯝꯇꯦꯡ ꯂꯩꯃ | ꯂꯝꯇꯦꯪ ꯂꯩꯃ | Lamteng Leima | |
| ꯍꯩꯅꯧꯄꯣꯛ ꯂꯩꯃ | Heinoupok Leima | Goddess of mango tree | |
| ꯆꯪꯅꯤꯡ ꯂꯩꯃ | ꯆꯡꯅꯤꯡ ꯂꯩꯃ, ꯆꯪꯅꯤꯪ ꯂꯩꯃ, ꯆꯡꯅꯤꯪ ꯂꯩꯃ | Chang-ning Leima | |
| ꯅꯨꯡꯀꯣꯢꯄꯤ | ꯅꯨꯡꯀꯣꯏꯄꯤ, ꯅꯨꯡꯒꯣꯢꯕꯤ, ꯅꯨꯡꯒꯣꯏꯕꯤ | Noong-koipi (Nungoibi) | War goddess |
| ꯀꯣꯂꯣꯢ ꯂꯩꯃ | ꯀꯣꯂꯣꯏ ꯂꯩꯃ | Koloi Leima | Goddess of naming |
| ꯊꯨꯝ ꯂꯩꯃ | ꯊꯨꯝꯔꯩꯃ | Thumleima | Goddess of salt and salt brines[9][10][11] |
| ꯉꯥꯂꯩꯃ | ꯉꯥꯔꯩꯃ | Ngaleima | Goddess of fish[12][13][14] |
| ꯊꯥꯂꯩꯃ | ꯊꯥꯔꯩꯃ | Thaleima | Goddess of moon |
| ꯐꯧꯑꯣꯢꯄꯤ | ꯐꯧꯑꯣꯏꯄꯤ, ꯐꯧꯑꯣꯏꯕꯤ, ꯐꯧꯑꯣꯢꯕꯤ, ꯐꯧꯂꯩꯃ, ꯐꯧꯔꯩꯃ | Phouoipi | Goddess of agriculture, crops and food[15][16][17][18] |
| ꯌꯣꯠ ꯂꯩꯃ | ꯌꯣꯠꯔꯩꯃ | Yot-Leima | Goddess of iron |
| ꯋꯥꯇꯂꯩ ꯁꯤꯜꯍꯩꯄꯤ | ꯋꯥꯇꯔꯩ ꯁꯤꯟꯍꯩꯕꯤ | Waatalei Silheipi | Goddess of artisans and occupation |
| ꯀꯣꯟ ꯂꯩꯃ | ꯀꯣꯜꯂꯩꯃ | Kon-Leima | Goddess of utensils |
| ꯈꯥꯢꯄ ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ ꯆꯅꯨ | ꯈꯥꯏꯄ ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ ꯆꯅꯨ | Khaipa Ningthou Chanu | |
| ꯃꯣꯢꯅꯨ ꯆꯅꯨ | ꯃꯣꯏꯅꯨ ꯆꯅꯨ | Moinu Chanu (Imoinu) | Caretaker goddess of mankind, wealth and prosperity[19][20] |
| ꯄꯤꯊꯦꯠ ꯂꯩꯃ | Pithet Leima | ||
| ꯂꯥꯢꯋꯥ ꯂꯩꯃ ꯂꯥꯢꯁꯟ ꯊꯥꯟꯄꯤ | ꯂꯥꯏꯋꯥ ꯂꯩꯃ ꯂꯥꯏꯁꯟ ꯊꯥꯟꯕꯤ | Laiwa Leima Laisan Thaanpi | |
| ꯈꯥꯄꯤ ꯂꯨꯀꯣꯢ ꯆꯅꯨ | ꯈꯥꯕꯤ ꯂꯨꯀꯣꯏ ꯆꯅꯨ | Khapi Lukoi Chanu | |
| ꯂꯤꯛꯂꯥꯄꯤꯆꯥ | ꯂꯤꯛꯂꯥꯕꯤꯆꯥ | Liklapicha | |
| ꯌꯥꯢꯄꯤ ꯂꯩꯃ | ꯌꯥꯏꯕꯤ ꯂꯩꯃ, ꯌꯥꯢꯕꯤ ꯂꯩꯃ, ꯌꯥꯏꯄꯤ ꯂꯩꯃ | Yaipi Leima | Goddess of souls |
| ꯊꯣꯡꯉꯥꯛ ꯂꯩꯃ | ꯊꯣꯪꯉꯥꯛ ꯂꯩꯃ | Thongak Leima | Gatekeeper goddess of the door of the death |
| ꯁꯤꯇꯥꯅꯨꯄꯤ | Sitanupi | ||
| ꯆꯂꯥꯡ ꯂꯩꯃ | ꯆꯔꯥꯡ ꯂꯩꯃ | Chalang Leima (Charang Leima) | |
| ꯄꯤꯊꯥꯢꯄꯤ | ꯄꯤꯊꯥꯏꯕꯤ, ꯄꯤꯊꯥꯢꯕꯤ, ꯄꯤꯊꯥꯏꯄꯤ | Pithaipi | Giver Goddess |
| ꯈꯥꯡꯇꯂꯥꯢꯄꯤ | ꯈꯣꯡꯇꯂꯥꯏꯄꯤ, ꯈꯣꯡꯗ꯭ꯔꯥꯢꯕꯤ, ꯈꯣꯡꯗ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯕꯤ | Khongtalaipi | |
| ꯁꯂꯤꯛ ꯂꯩꯃ | ꯁꯔꯤꯛ ꯂꯩꯃ | Salik Leima (Sarik Leima) | |
| ꯈꯝꯄ ꯌꯥꯡꯇꯩ | ꯈꯝꯕ ꯌꯥꯡꯗꯩ | Khampa Yangtei | |
| ꯅꯨꯡꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯨꯡꯂꯥꯎꯄꯤ | ꯅꯨꯡꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯨꯡꯂꯥꯎꯕꯤ | Nungkhong Nunglaopi | Goddess of stones |
| ꯄꯨꯛꯁꯂꯤ ꯂꯩꯃ | ꯄꯨꯛꯁ꯭ꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯃ | Pukhsali Leima |
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