Poireiton Khunthok
Poireiton Khunthok
Poireiton Khunthok is an ancient Meitei puya, or narrative work describing about the immigration of a band of colonists, led by a man, Poireiton, a prince and younger brother of Thongalen, the god of the underworld, in the plains of the Kangleipak.
"Poireiton Khunthokpaa MS; M Chandra Singh wrote an article in the Khonthang magazine, December, 1969, where he quotes many lines from the original Poireiton Khunthokpä in order to prove that Poireiton did not introduce fire in Manipur"
"In Poireiton Khunthok an instance of cremation of the son of Chakpa Shangloulembi was recorded. Dedication to fire has been the prevailing practice of the Chakpas, the earliest Loi community of Manipur."
"And among the hilly tracts surrounding the Manipur valley there are fires which are supposed to have been kindled in the time of Poireiton Khunthokpa."
"The Manipur chronicle Poireiton Khunthokpa records that a band of colonists came from "the land of death" to settle in Manipur. It is said that they were led here by the "Poireiton", whose king was one Khammung Thongaren. It is also written that these people brought "fire" with them."
"The historical text in Manipuri named Poireiton Khunthokpa, refers to the adventures of one coloniser from the East named Poireiton in Manipur. He visited many Shan villages in Kabaw Valley of Burma and the Eastern and Southern hills and Valley of Manipur. He came in search of fruits of immorality. This historical work refers to a number of tribes and communities living in Manipur. Poirei (Meitei), Chakpa. Naga... ."
"The oldest two books in Manipuri language are: Poireiton Khunthokand Numit Kappa."
