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, is said to have multiple divine incarnations in the forms of many feminine beings. The "Laion Laichat", an ancient Meitei scripture, mentions the 31 divine forms of the goddess, among which Panthoibi and Chang-Ning Leima, are significant.

 Incarnations 
NamesAlternate spellingsLatin transliterationEnglish translation (or description) ꯄꯥꯟꯊꯣꯢꯄꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ, ꯄꯥꯟꯊꯣꯢꯕꯤ, ꯄꯥꯟꯊꯣꯏꯄꯤPanthoibiGoddess of war, love and fertility ꯇꯥꯟꯊꯣꯡ ꯂꯩꯃꯇꯥꯟꯊꯣꯪ ꯂꯩꯃTanthong Leima ꯂꯦꯝꯊꯣꯡ ꯂꯩꯃꯂꯦꯝꯊꯣꯪ ꯂꯩꯃLemthong Leima ꯂꯝꯇꯦꯡ ꯂꯩꯃꯂꯝꯇꯦꯪ ꯂꯩꯃLamteng Leima ꯍꯩꯅꯧꯄꯣꯛ ꯂꯩꯃHeinoupok LeimaGoddess of mango treeꯆꯪꯅꯤꯡ ꯂꯩꯃꯆꯡꯅꯤꯡ ꯂꯩꯃ, ꯆꯪꯅꯤꯪ ꯂꯩꯃ, ꯆꯡꯅꯤꯪ ꯂꯩꯃChang-ning Leima ꯅꯨꯡꯀꯣꯢꯄꯤꯅꯨꯡꯀꯣꯏꯄꯤ, ꯅꯨꯡꯒꯣꯢꯕꯤ, ꯅꯨꯡꯒꯣꯏꯕꯤNoong-koipi (Nungoibi) War goddessꯀꯣꯂꯣꯢ ꯂꯩꯃ ꯀꯣꯂꯣꯏ ꯂꯩꯃKoloi LeimaGoddess of namingꯊꯨꯝ ꯂꯩꯃꯊꯨꯝꯔꯩꯃThumleimaGoddess of salt and salt brinesꯉꯥꯂꯩꯃꯉꯥꯔꯩꯃNgaleimaGoddess of fishꯊꯥꯂꯩꯃꯊꯥꯔꯩꯃThaleimaGoddess of moonꯐꯧꯑꯣꯢꯄꯤ ꯐꯧꯑꯣꯏꯄꯤ, ꯐꯧꯑꯣꯏꯕꯤ, ꯐꯧꯑꯣꯢꯕꯤ, ꯐꯧꯂꯩꯃ, ꯐꯧꯔꯩꯃPhouoipiGoddess of agriculture, crops and foodꯌꯣꯠ ꯂꯩꯃꯌꯣꯠꯔꯩꯃYot-LeimaGoddess of ironꯋꯥꯇꯂꯩ ꯁꯤꯜꯍꯩꯄꯤꯋꯥꯇꯔꯩ ꯁꯤꯟꯍꯩꯕꯤWaatalei SilheipiGoddess of artisans and occupationꯀꯣꯟ ꯂꯩꯃꯀꯣꯜꯂꯩꯃKon-LeimaGoddess of utensilsꯈꯥꯢꯄ ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ ꯆꯅꯨ ꯈꯥꯏꯄ ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ ꯆꯅꯨKhaipa Ningthou Chanuꯃꯣꯢꯅꯨ ꯆꯅꯨ ꯃꯣꯏꯅꯨ ꯆꯅꯨMoinu Chanu (Imoinu) Caretaker goddess of mankind, wealth and prosperityꯄꯤꯊꯦꯠ ꯂꯩꯃPithet Leimaꯂꯥꯢꯋꯥ ꯂꯩꯃ ꯂꯥꯢꯁꯟ ꯊꯥꯟꯄꯤꯂꯥꯏꯋꯥ ꯂꯩꯃ ꯂꯥꯏꯁꯟ ꯊꯥꯟꯕꯤLaiwa Leima Laisan Thaanpi ꯈꯥꯄꯤ ꯂꯨꯀꯣꯢ ꯆꯅꯨ ꯈꯥꯕꯤ ꯂꯨꯀꯣꯏ ꯆꯅꯨ Khapi Lukoi Chanu ꯂꯤꯛꯂꯥꯄꯤꯆꯥ ꯂꯤꯛꯂꯥꯕꯤꯆꯥLiklapicha ꯌꯥꯢꯄꯤ ꯂꯩꯃ ꯌꯥꯏꯕꯤ ꯂꯩꯃ, ꯌꯥꯢꯕꯤ ꯂꯩꯃ, ꯌꯥꯏꯄꯤ ꯂꯩꯃYaipi LeimaGoddess of soulsꯊꯣꯡꯉꯥꯛ ꯂꯩꯃꯊꯣꯪꯉꯥꯛ ꯂꯩꯃThongak LeimaGatekeeper goddess of the door of the deathꯁꯤꯇꯥꯅꯨꯄꯤSitanupi ꯆꯂꯥꯡ ꯂꯩꯃꯆꯔꯥꯡ ꯂꯩꯃChalang Leima (Charang Leima)  ꯄꯤꯊꯥꯢꯄꯤ ꯄꯤꯊꯥꯏꯕꯤ, ꯄꯤꯊꯥꯢꯕꯤ, ꯄꯤꯊꯥꯏꯄꯤPithaipiGiver Goddessꯈꯥꯡꯇꯂꯥꯢꯄꯤꯈꯣꯡꯇꯂꯥꯏꯄꯤ, ꯈꯣꯡꯗ꯭ꯔꯥꯢꯕꯤ, ꯈꯣꯡꯗ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯕꯤKhongtalaipi ꯁꯂꯤꯛ ꯂꯩꯃꯁꯔꯤꯛ ꯂꯩꯃSalik Leima (Sarik Leima)  ꯈꯝꯄ ꯌꯥꯡꯇꯩꯈꯝꯕ ꯌꯥꯡꯗꯩKhampa Yangtei ꯅꯨꯡꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯨꯡꯂꯥꯎꯄꯤꯅꯨꯡꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯨꯡꯂꯥꯎꯕꯤNungkhong NunglaopiGoddess of stonesꯄꯨꯛꯁꯂꯤ ꯂꯩꯃꯄꯨꯛꯁ꯭ꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯃPukhsali Leima 

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