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TAMIRJAVYNBILEGSAIKHAN
MasteroftheShiliinBogdmountain
Mongolsconsiderallmountainsandwatersashavingtheirownspirits.The“owner
ofland”(gazriinezen)appearsinvariousformsdependingonitsownpower.The
DarigangasrefertothreebasicversionsaboutthemasterofShiliinBogd.
ThemasterofShiliinBogdasaman
AccordingtosomepeoplethemasterofShiliinBogdisafierceblackman.Inthe
earlytimesrustlersusedtosacrificeavirgingirlasanofferingtohim.Itwasbelieved
thatsuchsacrificewouldsatisfythemasterofShiliinBogdandgivepowertomen,
whodidit.
AninformantcalledDamdinsurentoldmethefollowingstory:
AnelderlymantoldmeastoryaboutsacrificingahumanforShiliinBogd
mountain.Inthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury,onedangerousmanusedto
sacrificerepeatedlymanygirlstothemasterofthatmountain.Whenhewas
losinghispower,hesacrificedgirlsforregainingit.Onenighthekilledand
offeredagirltoShiliinBogd,andthenwenttocommitarobbery.Hestole
alotofthingsthatnight.Damba(Саагийнłамба),awell-known“good
man”ofDarigangaoncesavedagirlfromthatdangerousman.WhenIwas
young,Dambalivednearmyhome.Dambasaid:“OnceIsearchedforsome
ofmyhorsesinthevicinityofShiliinBogd.SuddenlyIheardawoman
wailingloudly.Ifoundthiscryingwomantiedtoatreewithafacecovered
withacottoncloth.Iuncoveredherface.Theyoungwomantoldmethat
shewasagirlofaDarigangamanwholivednearthelakeGanga.Shesaid
thatamanhadsnatchedherfromaplacenearherhomeandbroughthere.
Hewenttothewesternsideofthemountain,soIhidherbehindabigrock
andfollowedthatman’stracks.Hewassleepingatthewesternslopeof
ShiliinBogd.WhenIreachedhim,hewokeup.Helookedstrongerthan
me,soIdidnotdaretofightwithhim.InsteadIsaid:“IwasaDariganga
rustlerandwouldliketobelikeyou.”Themanagreed,andhesaidthat
hehadcapturedagirlandwouldsacrificehertothemountain’sowner.
Thenwewouldgotosteal.Eventuallyheorderedmetoguardourselves
tillnight.Asaresultofexhaustionhefellasleepagain.Iwaiteduntil
duskandIapproachedhimsilentlyandhithishead.Themanfelldown.
AfterthatItookhistools,money,andthehorse.
ThenIquicklyescapedwiththegirlfromthatplace.Whenwearrived
tothegirl’splace,herrelativesrejoiced,becausetheyhadsearchedfor
herforalongtime.Herfatherwasarichman,wholivedinthevicinity
ofGangiintsagaanovooatadistanceof50kilometersfromShiliinBogd.
Hegavemeseveralhorses,camelsandsheep.Consequently,Ihadnot
robbedagainsincethattime.Unexpectedly,Imetthedangerousmanin
