according to beliefs, goddess yumjao leima is the divine representation of the (royal mother) of the kingdom. all the powerful queen mothers were integrated into goddess yumjao leima after their death. goddess yumjao leima herself was the all-time ruling queen mother. the most powerful person in a kingdom was always the queen mother - representation of goddess yumjao leima. in ancient kangleipak, cut off heads of the enemies from the war were offered to the goddess. the meitei kings ruled the kingdom in the name of their queen mothers. battles and wars were conducted in the name of the queen mothers. one example is that of an event recorded in the cheitharol kumbaba: