Koubru

Koubru (Koupalu) is the Meitei guardian god of Mount Koubru in northern Manipur and one of the four cardinal Umang Lai of Sanamahism — the guardian of the north-western direction (the Maikei Ngakpa Lai). He dwells on the mountain's summit with his consort, the goddess Kounu; Mount Koubru is a major pilgrimage site of the tradition. With Thangjing, Marjing and Wangbren he forms the four-fold guardianship of the cardinal directions invoked in Meitei ritual.

Domains

• north western direction
• sacred mountains

Powers

• Guard the north-western quarter of the Kangleipak world

Epithets

• Koupalu

Relations

• companion: Thangjing
• companion: Marjing
• companion: Wangbren
• spouse: Kounu

Sources

• S. N. Arambam Parratt, The Religion of Manipur (1980)
• Meitei tradition (Sanamahism): the Maikei Ngakpa Lai