Origin Myth: According to the Mundhum of the Kulung Community
Compilation: Kishor Subba (Limbu)
Field Work 2017, Practices of Allo in Kulung Community, M.A. Anthropology dissertation.
Ninmaridu began looking for the bridegroom's location. One day, Ninmaridu saw a bright star in the sky. And she made a plan to marry a star. Ninmaridu sent the Chiburke bird to talk about the marriage proposal. On the way... Chiburke met the Paruhang (Mahadev) on the way. Paruhang asked Chiburke, "Where are you going, Chiburke?" Chiburke said, "Ninmaridu is going to marry the star." Ninmaridu sent me to talk to her about the marriage proposal. Paruhang laughed: "The star is in the sky." "How do you bring him?" Chiburke said, "So what to do now?" "Why don't you marry Ninmaridu?" Paruhang asked, "How is Ninmaridu?" "Ninmaridu is very beautiful. "Ninmaridu is the most beautiful girl in the world," said Chiburke. Paruhang, on the other hand, was old, crouched, and crippled. And Paruhang said, "If she is gorgeous, why should she marry an ugly old man?" giving him a bamboo comb that was made by the Paruhang and saying, "Well! Take it and give it to Ninmaridu. If Ninmaridu likes the comb, we will get married.
Chiburke returned with the bamboo comb given by Paruhang. Ninmaridu was very happy with the beautifully handcrafted bamboo comb sent by Paruhang. And she was eager to meet and marry a boy with such good skills. Ninmaridu sent Chiburke to "bring Paruhang immediately." Arriving at Paruhang, Chiburke told Paruhang, "Ninmaridu sent for you; go with me immediately." Paruhang stipulates, "I am ugly and incapacitated." "If she does not like me, you must carry me back here." Chiburke has accepted Paruhang's condition. Chiburke takes Paruhang to Ninamridu, but she does not like the ugly Paruhang. Chiburke was transported back to Paruhang's location based on his condition. Paruhang dried up all the water on the earth, thinking that Ninmaridu had insulted him. When Ninamridu could not find water anywhere, she fainted from thirst. Chiburke ran around looking for water. Paruhang, on the other hand, had spilt his spam on the Pidalu leaves. Remembering the water, Chiburke reached the place where Ninamridu had fainted. Chiburke soaked his tail, poured water on Ninmaridu's mouth, and sprinkled it on her face. Ninmaridu regained consciousness.
Compilation: Kishor Subba (Limbu)
Field Work 2017, Practices of Allo in Kulung Community, M.A. Anthropology dissertation.
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| Handicraft product by Kulung people Photo: Kishor 2017 |
The earth was once completely covered in water. Ninamma (Parbati's mother) made the Sumeru mountain's Madani (a typical wooden blender) and the Neti (a handle rope) by Kalinag (the black snake) on the mound raised by Dhamira (a termite). Then she blended the watery earth with the land as the earth rose up and the water went down. She created marine creatures and plants after the earth, and then terrestrial creatures. When Ninmaridu (Parbati) became young, she thought of marrying air. She said to her mother, "Mother, I will marry air." Ninamma insisted, "Air is your father." You should not marry him," but Ninamridu was not listening, so her mother said, "Well, if you're not listening to me at all, go to the windy hill and call the air by calling Lukuri. Lukuri... The wind blows when he hears the call. "If the wind lifts your skirt above your knees, remember that the wind has married you; and if the wind wraps your skirt around your knees, remember that he has covered her daughter's shame, and you should look for another bridegroom." Ninmaridu went to Batase Danda (a windy hill) and summoned air. Lukuri. Lukuri. The wind blew faster and faster when he heard the call. But the wind wrapped Ninmaridu's skirt around her feet.
Ninmaridu began looking for the bridegroom's location. One day, Ninmaridu saw a bright star in the sky. And she made a plan to marry a star. Ninmaridu sent the Chiburke bird to talk about the marriage proposal. On the way... Chiburke met the Paruhang (Mahadev) on the way. Paruhang asked Chiburke, "Where are you going, Chiburke?" Chiburke said, "Ninmaridu is going to marry the star." Ninmaridu sent me to talk to her about the marriage proposal. Paruhang laughed: "The star is in the sky." "How do you bring him?" Chiburke said, "So what to do now?" "Why don't you marry Ninmaridu?" Paruhang asked, "How is Ninmaridu?" "Ninmaridu is very beautiful. "Ninmaridu is the most beautiful girl in the world," said Chiburke. Paruhang, on the other hand, was old, crouched, and crippled. And Paruhang said, "If she is gorgeous, why should she marry an ugly old man?" giving him a bamboo comb that was made by the Paruhang and saying, "Well! Take it and give it to Ninmaridu. If Ninmaridu likes the comb, we will get married.
Chiburke returned with the bamboo comb given by Paruhang. Ninmaridu was very happy with the beautifully handcrafted bamboo comb sent by Paruhang. And she was eager to meet and marry a boy with such good skills. Ninmaridu sent Chiburke to "bring Paruhang immediately." Arriving at Paruhang, Chiburke told Paruhang, "Ninmaridu sent for you; go with me immediately." Paruhang stipulates, "I am ugly and incapacitated." "If she does not like me, you must carry me back here." Chiburke has accepted Paruhang's condition. Chiburke takes Paruhang to Ninamridu, but she does not like the ugly Paruhang. Chiburke was transported back to Paruhang's location based on his condition. Paruhang dried up all the water on the earth, thinking that Ninmaridu had insulted him. When Ninamridu could not find water anywhere, she fainted from thirst. Chiburke ran around looking for water. Paruhang, on the other hand, had spilt his spam on the Pidalu leaves. Remembering the water, Chiburke reached the place where Ninamridu had fainted. Chiburke soaked his tail, poured water on Ninmaridu's mouth, and sprinkled it on her face. Ninmaridu regained consciousness.
When Ninmaridu woke up, it started raining again, and all the natural activities of the earth are returning to normal. After some time, Ninmaridu fell ill. Ninmaridu sent Chiburke to see the fortune teller. Chiburke arrived at Molung looking for a Dhami (the fortune teller). Kalchude (a blackbird) asked Dakshina (the gift amount) to see the fortune. Chiburke had gone empty-handed. Then Chiburke returned to Ninmaridu and took as much as the Kalchude had asked for and reached back to the Kalchude again. While looking at the fortune teller, Kalchude said, "Look, if your patient is looking like a pregnant woman.." And Chiburke asked, "Who will be the father of the baby?" Then Kalchude said, "Paruhang is the baby's father..."After Chiburke narrated the story of Kalchude, Ninmaridu became all right.
Ninmaridu sent Chiburke to ask Paruhang, "What to do after giving birth?" Paruhang said, "Leave the children born to Ninmaridu wherever they want to go." "When a child is born crying with a bow in his hand, Ninmaridu has to keep it with her and grow up the baby." Ninmaridu did as Paruhang instructed, leaving all the children born to do as they pleased before the child born with a bow and arrow.The child born with the bow and arrow was raised by her, and the human race evolved on Earth.So the myth of the Kulung community is that human beings are the descendants of the child born with a bow and arrow.
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