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 Meitei · Koupalu · cultthe lord of Koubru (Mount Koubru)Koupalu, Wikipedia (secondary)

Relations

• companion: ThangjingCo-guardian of the directions with Thangjing (SW).Meitei tradition: the four Maikei Ngakpa Lai as the guardians of the directions (secondary)
• companion: MarjingCo-guardian of the directions with Marjing (NE).Meitei tradition: the four Maikei Ngakpa Lai as the guardians of the directions (secondary)
• companion: WangbrenCo-guardian of the directions with Wangbren (SE).Meitei tradition: the four Maikei Ngakpa Lai as the guardians of the directions (secondary)
• spouse: Kounu

Sources

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