Kao (bull)
Ringkasan
Kao adalah banteng ilahi dalam mitologi dan cerita rakyat Meitei yang ditangkap Khuman Khamba dalam legenda Kao Phaba, bagian dari epos Khamba Thoibi.
Kao is a divine bull in Meitei mythology and folklore captured by Khuman Khamba in the legend of Kao Phaba, part of the Khamba Thoibi epic.
Kisah dan tradisi
Kao adalah banteng ilahi legendaris dalam mitologi dan cerita rakyat Meitei di wilayah Moirang kuno, yang ditangkap oleh Khuman Khamba. Ia muncul dalam legenda Kao Phaba, juga disebut Khambana Kao Phaba, dari epos Khamba Thoibi. Menurut kisahnya, banteng berbahaya itu telah membunuh banyak orang di dekat air sehingga perempuan Khuman tidak dapat memancing. Kongyamba, bangsawan kaya klan Angom, menipu pelayannya, Khamba, agar menangkap banteng itu dengan berpura-pura dirasuki roh ilahi dan menuntut dagingnya atas nama dewa Thangjing. Utusan mengusulkan olahraga besar menangkap banteng liar, raja Khuman setuju, dan sebuah koloseum megah dibangun. Khamnu memberi tahu Khamba bahwa banteng itu pernah milik ayah mereka; Khamba menyebut nama ayahnya, dan banteng liar itu menjadi jinak dan lembut. Sebuah ringkasan lama epos itu menggambarkan Khamba berdiri di tanah kokoh, menangkap banteng pada tanduknya, dan dibawa ke dalam hutan (menurut ringkasan lain, banteng yang kuat itu membawanya ke hutan lebat); di sana ia membisikkan nama ayahnya sehingga banteng mengenali tali sutera dan mengikatkannya sendiri di lehernya. Dalam uraian itu, keesokan harinya Khamba membunuh banteng untuk menghormati dewa Thangjing. Kongyamba mengaku telah menangkap banteng itu, tetapi ia takut dan memanjat tempat tinggi ketika diminta melawannya, sementara Khamba menghadapinya dengan berani. Pada 2001 lukisan Khambana Kao Phaba disimpan dalam koleksi tetap sebuah museum di Bhopal, dan pada 2011 pertunjukan teater tentang banteng Kao diproduksi oleh Laihui Ensemble.
Kao is a legendary divine bull in the Meitei mythology and folklore of the ancient Moirang realm, captured by Khuman Khamba. It appears in the legend of Kao Phaba, also called Khambana Kao Phaba, of the Khamba Thoibi epic. In the tale the dangerous bull had killed many people near the water, so the women of Khuman could not fish. Kongyamba, a rich nobleman of the Angom clan, tricked his servant Khamba into catching the bull by pretending to be possessed by a divine spirit and demanding its flesh in the name of the god Thangjing. Envoys suggested staging a grand contest to catch the wild bull, the king of Khuman consented, and a large arena was constructed. Khamnu told Khamba that the bull had once belonged to their father; Khamba told the bull his father's name, and the wild bull became tame and gentle. An older summary of the epic shows Khamba standing on firm ground, catching the bull by the horns and being carried into the jungle, where he whispers his father's name so that the bull knows the silken rope and ties it round its own neck. In that account, on the next day Khamba kills the bull in honour of the god Thangjing. Kongyamba claims to have captured the bull but is afraid and climbs to safety when asked to fight it, while Khamba faces it bravely. In 2001 the painting Khambana Kao Phaba was kept in the permanent collection of a museum in Bhopal, and in 2011 a theatre show about the bull Kao was produced by the Laihui Ensemble.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Tradisi Meitei (Manipur)
- Kawasan / Region
- Asia Selatan
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Legendary Creature
- Habitat
- Water