Kounu
Manipuri · deity · mythic prehistoric · Recorded classification
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: KoubruWife and consort of the mountain-god Koubru, with whom she dwells on the summit of Mount Koubru.Meitei tradition: Kounu the consort of the mountain-god Koubru (Koupalu), dwelling together on Mount Koubru (secondary)
Sources
- existence: S. N. Arambam Parratt, The Religion of Manipur (1980) (secondary); Meitei tradition (Sanamahism): the goddess Kounu, consort of Koubru and guardian of the northern direction (secondary)