Kounu

Kounu is the Meitei goddess who is the consort of the mountain-god Koubru (Koupalu) and the guardian of the northern direction, named in the prose of manipuri_koubru as his consort. She has her own abode on Mount Kounu and a second on Mount Koubru; both are Meitei pilgrimage sites. Authored here with the spouse link to Koubru.

Domains

• northern direction
• sacred mountains

Powers

• Personify and protect Mount Kounu and the northern hills

Relations

• spouse: Koubru

Sources

• S. N. Arambam Parratt, The Religion of Manipur (1980)
• Meitei tradition (Sanamahism): the goddess Kounu, consort of Koubru and guardian of the northern direction