Mythological story of my origin
Long long ago, in ‘satyuga’, Lord Shiva of Kailash wanted to marry the daughter of Himalaya, Parvati. A kumbha, pot was required for the marriage ceremony but not one of all those assembled knew how to make one. At least a Brahmin, Kulalak offered his services, From Lord Vishnu he took his sudarshan chakra to work on as a wheel, using the Mandar hillock as a pivot; from Lord Shiva his ghotana (pestel) for turning the wheel, langota, loin-cloth for mopping, Kamandalu, water jar, for holding the water, and also his jenua, the sacred thread for detaching the pot from the wheel. Lord Brahma offered the adi-kurma, primeval tortoise for smoothing the vessel and making use as scraper. And thus with these tools. Kulalak prepared pots and the marriage was duly performed. For all the time to come Kulalak had set the basic tools of the potter’s craft. Ever since his descendents have been called kumbhar.
The potter community i belong to
Long long ago, in ‘satyuga’, Lord Shiva of Kailash wanted to marry the daughter of Himalaya, Parvati. A kumbha, pot was required for the marriage ceremony but not one of all those assembled knew how to make one. At least a Brahmin, Kulalak offered his services, From Lord Vishnu he took his sudarshan chakra to work on as a wheel, using the Mandar hillock as a pivot; from Lord Shiva his ghotana (pestel) for turning the wheel, langota, loin-cloth for mopping, Kamandalu, water jar, for holding the water, and also his jenua, the sacred thread for detaching the pot from the wheel. Lord Brahma offered the adi-kurma, primeval tortoise for smoothing the vessel and making use as scraper. And thus with these tools. Kulalak prepared pots and the marriage was duly performed. For all the time to come Kulalak had set the basic tools of the potter’s craft. Ever since his descendents have been called kumbhar.
The potter community i belong to
