NUMIT KAPPA OF MANIPUR & MALAYSIA (SABAH FOLKLORE)

NUMIT KAPPA OF MANIPUR & MALAYSIA (SABAH FOLKLORE)

(This folklore show that some people from Malaysia might had migrated to Manipur).

Numit kappa (Manipur)

In Numit Kappa, we find an account of how a great archer, Kwai Nungjeng Piba had killed one of the two SUNs which had been shinning in the sky all throughout the day and night. Practically there was no darkness. But it was essential. So it was imperative that one sun should be shot down. Besides, it also gives us an idea of how the art of archery had been practised in ancient Manipur and India and its importance in war.

Perhaps that may be the reason why a number of Hindu gods and goddesses had been adorned with bow and arrow. The killing of one of the Sun gods, Taothuireng by the great archer Khwai Nungjeng Piba has been symbolically presented in the text. Allegorically, this book has also presented a truthful account of the society in the medieval period. Naothingkong Phambal Kaba deals with the coronation of King Naothingkhong in 763AD.

Numit kappa (Malaysia)

There was once a young couple who were very much in love. During their early married life, they spent all their time talking about having a prosperous family.

In time, the wife became pregnant and gave birth to their first child. One morning, she had to go out to dry some padi from the barn. It was a good distance from their house. Before she set forth, she left word for her husband that she would not be back until midday for she also had some cleaning to do. When she reached the barn, the suns were already high and were very hot. In those days, there were two suns. They would rise at the same time and emit the same amount of heat. It is said that the amount of heat we get today is equal to that emitted by the two suns then.

While the woman was spreading padi on the mat, the two suns became terribly hot. They were so hot that she had a stroke. The suns became still hotter. As she was lying on the ground, her stomach suddenly burst. Blood splashed all over her body and she died. Since the barn was quite far from her house, this terrible witnessed by anyone.

Meanwhile, back home, her dear husband was wondering what could have happened to his beloved wife for it was past noon already but there was still no sign of her. He began to feel worried so he set out to look for her. As he approached the barn, he was surprised to see the door wide open. But there was no one in sight. He came closer and then he saw the horrible sight. There, in front of him was his wife’s dead body. He was so overcome with shock that for a moment he could not think or move. Then pulling himself together, he took her in his arms and cried aloud. He slowly carried her back to the house.

That night, he tried to think what had possibly caused the death of his wife. It must be the two suns, he thought. If so, then he must confront them. In the morning, he took his best blowpipe and some darts, and set forth to find the suns. He walked for hours before he came to a spot where he could wait for the suns to rise. He waited anxiously. When the suns’ ray were just glimmering over the horizon, he took his best dart, and taking a careful aim, blew it towards one of them. To his relief, it struck one of the sun’s eyes. At that very moment, there was a sudden change in temperature. The earth became cooler. He uttered a loud cry in Kadazan, saying, Nah, nokohusi zou noh diozu do baino om purimono noh! (I have had my revenge and now feel it!). Relieved by the success of his vengeance, he decided to go home.

Since then, the sun which was partially blind only shows up at night as our silvery moon. The other appears during the day and that is our lovely sun.

When the villagers were told about what happened, they were very happy. They thanked the young man for making this world a more comfortable place in which to live. (courtesy: sabah folklore)

REASON OF TWO SUN BY SCIENTIST OR PHYSICIST.

Senior Lecturer of Physics at the University of Southern Queensland, outlined the scenario. Betelgeuse, one of the night sky’s brightest stars, is losing mass, indicating it is collapsing. It could run out of fuel and go super-nova at any time. When that happens, for at least a few weeks, we’d see a second sun, Carter says. There may also be no night during that timeframe. The Star Wars-esque scenario could happen by 2012, Carter says… or it could take longer. The explosion could also cause a neutron star or result in the formation of a black hole 1300 light years from Earth, reports news.com.au. But doomsday sayers should be careful about speculation on this one. If the star does go super-nova, Earth will be showered with harmless particles, according to Carter. “They will flood through the Earth and bizarrely enough, even though the supernova we see visually will light up the night sky, 99 per cent of the energy in the supernova is released in these particles that will come through our bodies and through the Earth with absolutely no harm whatsoever,” he told news.com.au.