the meitei people believed that goddess imoinu lives in the houses of those who strictly obey her favorite social and moral behavior norms. imoinu blesses such people with "nungai yaifaba" (well being and prosperity), "watta padaba" (having neither shortage nor excess), "tekta kaidaba" (unaffected by troubles of life) and "punshi nungshangba" (long life). these are the basic needs of life in the human world.